Attractions in the Lake District

Aira Force

Waterfall of 21 metres in several drops, with viewing bridges, owned by the National Trust.

• Ullswater & Pooley Bridge, The Lake District

Allan Bank

Villa above Grasmere that was Wordsworth's home from 1808 to 1811, now owned by the National Trust.

• Ambleside & Grasmere, The Lake District

Ambleside Roman Fort

Remains of a Roman fort at Waterhead, dating from the 1st or 2nd century AD.

• Ambleside & Grasmere, The Lake District

Armitt Museum and Library

Museum, gallery and library on Rydal Road; its website features Beatrix Potter material.

• Ambleside & Grasmere, The Lake District

Ashness Bridge

Stone bridge on the single-track road from Borrowdale to Watendlath.

• Keswick & Derwentwater, The Lake District

Belle Isle

Largest of the 18 islands on Windermere, one kilometre long and the only one ever inhabited.

• Windermere & Bowness, The Lake District

Blackwell, the Arts and Crafts House

Arts and Crafts holiday house designed by Baillie Scott and built in 1898–1900 for Sir Edward Holt.

• Windermere & Bowness, The Lake District

Bowder Stone

Large lava boulder in Borrowdale weighing an estimated 2,000 tons, with a staircase to the top.

• Keswick & Derwentwater, The Lake District

Brantwood

John Ruskin's home overlooking Coniston Water, now a museum and gallery run by a charitable trust.

Entry: according to the venue’s own page, read 25 Oct 2026. Special exhibitions and events may be charged. Source

• Coniston & Hawkshead, The Lake District

Bridge House

17th-century house built over Stock Beck in the middle of Ambleside, now owned by the National Trust.

• Ambleside & Grasmere, The Lake District

Brockhole on Windermere

Lakeshore house and grounds between Bowness and Ambleside, with a lake cruise landing and family attractions.

• Windermere & Bowness, The Lake District

Brothers Water

Small lake in the Hartsop valley at the foot of Kirkstone Pass, renamed after two brothers drowned there in the 19th century.

• Ullswater & Pooley Bridge, The Lake District

Burnmoor Tarn

Large natural tarn on Eskdale Fell, with a medieval corpse road passing its eastern shore.

• Wasdale & Eskdale, The Lake District

Castlerigg Stone Circle

Stone circle on a prominent hill east of Keswick, in the Lake District National Park.

• Keswick & Derwentwater, The Lake District

Cat Bells

Fell of 451 metres on the western shore of Derwentwater, one of the most popular in the Lake District.

• Keswick & Derwentwater, The Lake District

Claife Viewing Station

Viewing station on the western shore of Windermere, cared for by the National Trust.

• Windermere & Bowness, The Lake District

Cockshott Point

Headland south of Bowness Bay, reached by a 2 km stile-free route on the National Park Authority list.

• Windermere & Bowness, The Lake District

Coniston Water

Glacial lake about five miles long with the Coniston Fells above its western shore.

• Coniston & Hawkshead, The Lake District

Dalemain

Grade I listed country house near Pooley Bridge, on the Ullswater Way, with a tearoom.

Entry: according to the venue’s own page, read 25 Oct 2026. Special exhibitions and events may be charged. Source

• Ullswater & Pooley Bridge, The Lake District

Derwent Island House

Italianate house on Derwent Island owned by the National Trust and open to the public five days a year.

• Keswick & Derwentwater, The Lake District

Derwent Pencil Museum

Museum on Main Street about the making and history of pencils.

• Keswick & Derwentwater, The Lake District

Derwentwater

Lake in the northern Lake District, immediately south of Keswick.

• Keswick & Derwentwater, The Lake District

Dora's Field

• Ambleside & Grasmere, The Lake District

Dove Cottage

Home of William and Dorothy Wordsworth from 1799 to 1808, now part of the Wordsworth museum.

• Ambleside & Grasmere, The Lake District

Eskdale Mill

Grade II* listed corn mill in Boot, powered by Whillan Beck.

• Wasdale & Eskdale, The Lake District

Esthwaite Water

One of the smaller lakes in the National Park, between Windermere and Coniston Water, with Hawkshead at its northern end.

• Coniston & Hawkshead, The Lake District

Friar's Crag

• Keswick & Derwentwater, The Lake District

Gosforth Cross

Tall Viking high cross of the first half of the 10th century in St Mary's churchyard, Gosforth.

• Wasdale & Eskdale, The Lake District

Gowbarrow Fell

Low fell north of Ullswater beside Aira Beck, with the Aira Force waterfall on one side.

• Ullswater & Pooley Bridge, The Lake District

Grasmere

Lake with no motor boats, suited to rowing and swimming; boats can be hired in summer.

• Ambleside & Grasmere, The Lake District

Great Gable

Pyramid-shaped mountain at the head of Wasdale; the view over Wast Water to it is the basis of the National Park's logo.

• Wasdale & Eskdale, The Lake District

Grizedale Forest

Forest of about 24 square kilometres east of Coniston Water and south of Hawkshead, with walking and cycling.

• Coniston & Hawkshead, The Lake District

Hallin Fell

Small hill surrounded on three sides by Ullswater, close to the Howtown steamer stop.

• Ullswater & Pooley Bridge, The Lake District

Hardknott Pass

Steep pass between Eskdale and the Duddon valley, with a maximum gradient of 1 in 3.

• Wasdale & Eskdale, The Lake District

Hardknott Roman Fort

Remains of the Roman fort Mediobogdum, built between AD 120 and 138 on a rocky spur above Eskdale.

Entry: according to the venue’s own page, read 25 Oct 2026. Special exhibitions and events may be charged. Source

• Wasdale & Eskdale, The Lake District

Hawkshead Grammar School

School founded in 1585 where William Wordsworth was a pupil, now a museum in the village.

Entry: according to the venue’s own page, read 25 Oct 2026. Special exhibitions and events may be charged. Source

• Coniston & Hawkshead, The Lake District

Helvellyn

England's third-highest mountain at about 950 metres, with Striding Edge and Swirral Edge on its eastern side.

• Ullswater & Pooley Bridge, The Lake District

Hill Top

17th-century house at Near Sawrey that was Beatrix Potter's home; the National Trust opens it as a museum.

• Coniston & Hawkshead, The Lake District

Holehird Gardens

Ten-acre garden near Windermere, home of the Lakeland Horticultural Society, with rock and heather gardens.

• Windermere & Bowness, The Lake District

Irton Cross

Anglo-Saxon cross of the early 9th century in the churchyard of St Paul's, Irton.

• Wasdale & Eskdale, The Lake District

Keswick Launch

Cruises around Derwentwater from the Lake Road landing stage, with stops including Ashness Gate, Lodore and Hawes End.

• Keswick & Derwentwater, The Lake District

Keswick Museum

Local museum on Station Road showing the landscape, history and culture of the area.

• Keswick & Derwentwater, The Lake District

Latrigg

One of the lowest fells in the Lake District, popular for views over Keswick and down Borrowdale.

• Keswick & Derwentwater, The Lake District

Lodore Falls

Waterfall of more than 100 feet on the beck from Watendlath, strongest after heavy rain.

• Keswick & Derwentwater, The Lake District

Loughrigg Terrace

Path on Loughrigg Fell, a 335 metre fell with wide views over the central Lake District.

• Ambleside & Grasmere, The Lake District

Moot Hall

Grade II* listed building at the southern end of Main Street, in the market place.

• Keswick & Derwentwater, The Lake District

Muncaster Castle

Grade I listed castle overlooking the River Esk about a mile east of Ravenglass.

• Wasdale & Eskdale, The Lake District

Old Man of Coniston

Fell west of Coniston village, at least 802 metres high and the highest point of historic Lancashire.

• Coniston & Hawkshead, The Lake District

Old St Martin's Church, Martindale

• Ullswater & Pooley Bridge, The Lake District

Orrest Head

Hill above Windermere village with views over the lake; the first fell Alfred Wainwright climbed in Lakeland.

• Windermere & Bowness, The Lake District

Place Fell

Fell above Glenridding and Patterdale at the corner between the upper and middle reaches of Ullswater.

• Ullswater & Pooley Bridge, The Lake District

Ravenglass and Eskdale Railway

Fifteen-inch gauge heritage railway of about seven miles from Ravenglass to Dalegarth, near Boot.

• Wasdale & Eskdale, The Lake District

Ravenglass Roman Bath House

Ruined bath house of a 2nd-century Roman fort and naval base, with walls standing 13 feet high.

Entry: according to the venue’s own page, read 25 Oct 2026. Special exhibitions and events may be charged. Source

• Wasdale & Eskdale, The Lake District

Ruskin Museum

Village museum telling the story of Coniston, including Donald Campbell's Bluebird K7 on the lake.

• Coniston & Hawkshead, The Lake District

Rydal Cave

Large cave formed by quarrying, reached by footpath from Rydal Water towards Loughrigg Terrace.

• Ambleside & Grasmere, The Lake District

Rydal Mount

Home of William Wordsworth from 1813 until his death in 1850, now a writer's house museum.

• Ambleside & Grasmere, The Lake District

Rydal Water

Small lake between Ambleside and Grasmere, reachable by public transport and popular for gentle walks and swimming.

• Ambleside & Grasmere, The Lake District

Scafell Pike

England's highest mountain at 978 metres, part of the Scafell massif above Wast Water.

• Wasdale & Eskdale, The Lake District

St Andrew's Church, Dacre

• Ullswater & Pooley Bridge, The Lake District

St Catherine's Church

• Wasdale & Eskdale, The Lake District