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About Ullswater..
Ullswater is considered by many to be the lake districts most beautiful lake. It is 7.5 miles of pure beauty, and as you approach it from any direction you will see why. Ullswater has a beautiful backdrop of mountain scenery with sheer rock faces rising up from the lake, surrounded by fields of green and magnificent woodlands refecting variant colors into ullswater's mirroring surface. It is trully an outstanding sight, and one that you will never forget. The lake also has alot to offer the visitor, with many old villages and hamlets around it's shores, showing all aspects of lakeland life from past to present. Aswell as the stunning scenery and endless beautiful trails and walks, you will find that ullswater offers an excellent array of restaurants, craft shops, accommodation and much more to make your visit a warm and pleasurable one. The lake itself offers many of the water activities of Windermere, such as boating and sailing, and ferry tours up and down the lake but the spectacular scenery is what makes it stand out as alot of peoples favourite lake of the English lakelands.
For attractions in Ullswater, hotels in Ullswater and Ullswater visitor reviews, see below..
*Distances shown below are in a straight line. For true driving distances please visit the AA Route Planner
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Nearby Ullswater Attractions..
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Brougham Castle
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(8.14 miles, 13.09 km)
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Pictures (1)
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Derwentwater
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(11.34 miles, 18.25 km)
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Pictures (5)
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Arnside Tower
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(26.81 miles, 43.14 km)
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Pictures (1)
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Furness Abbey
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(33.04 miles, 53.16 km)
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Pictures (1)
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Langley Castle Hotel
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(36.06 miles, 58.02 km)
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Pictures (2)
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Lancaster Castle
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(36.23 miles, 58.29 km)
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Pictures (1)
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Blanchland Abbey
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(37.87 miles, 60.93 km)
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Pictures (1)
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Settle Carlisle Railway
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(42.23 miles, 67.95 km)
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Durham Cathedral
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(53.56 miles, 86.18 km)
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Durham Castle
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(53.58 miles, 86.21 km)
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Pictures (2)
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Other Nearby towns..
Askham (5.15 miles, 8.28 km)
Snow tinges the broad grass verges of tree lined streets and a weak, late afternoon sun, filters down across the view of Lowther Castle situated at the edge of the village.
Penrith (8.02 miles, 12.90 km)
Grasmere (10.14 miles, 16.32 km)
This tiny stone village is beautifully set between the tranquil waters of Grasmere Lake and the jagged heights of Helm Crag and Nab Scar
Ambleside (10.45 miles, 16.81 km)
Ambleside, meaning "Shieling" or summer pasture by the riverbank, lies next to the northern shore of Lake Windermere. A busy victorian town ideal as a base when visiting the Lake District
Watendlath (10.57 miles, 17.01 km)
Keswick (11.09 miles, 17.85 km)
Grange in Borrowdale (11.6 miles, 18.67 km)
A picturesque village in the Borrowdale valley, one of the most beautiful valleys in England.
Elterwater (12 miles, 19.30 km)
Elterwater is barely 200ft above sea level, it is picturesquely set beneath the glories of the Langdale Pikes
Borrowdale (12.57 miles, 20.22 km)
Little Langdale (12.91 miles, 20.78 km)
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Accommodation & Hotels in Ullswater
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Royal Hotel |
(3.16 miles, 5.09 km)
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Haweswater Hotel |
(4.65 miles, 7.48 km)
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Thistle Hotel Grasmere |
(10.22 miles, 16.44 km)
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The Queens Hotel |
(13.39 miles, 21.54 km)
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Ivythwaite Lodge hotel |
(13.93 miles, 22.41 km)
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The Old England Hotel |
(14.54 miles, 23.39 km)
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Waterhead Hotel |
(16.12 miles, 25.93 km)
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Stonecross Manor |
(18.44 miles, 29.67 km)
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Hundith Hill Hotel |
(19.35 miles, 31.13 km)
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Broughton Craggs Hotel |
(23.44 miles, 37.72 km)
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