Lake Windermere - The Lake District, Cumbria, UK.
N 54° 21.771 W 002° 55.364
30U E 505020 N 6023896
Lake Windermere located in The Lake District is the largest natural lake in England.
Waymark Code: WM13CG5
Location: North West England, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 11/08/2020
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Lake Windermere located in The Lake District is the largest natural lake in England.
Lake Windermere is a long, thin lake, 10.5 miles long, one mile wide and 220 feet deep, and is fed by numerous rivers. It is the largest natural lake in both the Lake District and in England.
The lake forms the central spine of the Windermere lake area of the Lake District. This area is also known as the South Lakes. In 1951 the Lake District National Park was established, encompassing all of the the South Lakes area.
In July 2017 the Lake District was awarded UNESCO World Heritage Status.
"Bowness-on-Windermere is on the east shore and the busiest tourist destination in the Lake District. It is an excellent centre for boating activities and has over 10,000 boats registered. Until March 2005 Windermere was the only lake in the Lake District without a speed limit. A 10 mph limit has now been imposed.
Steamers and launches operate from Bowness Bay to Waterhead at Ambleside, and Lakeside at the southern end.
At the southern end of the lake is Lakeside Pier, and Lakeside Station of the Lakeside and Haverthwaite Railway. Another popular attraction here is the Aquarium of the Lakes.
The only car ferry takes around 10 minutes to cross the centre of Windermere lake. It runs from Ferry Nab, just south of Bowness, to Ferry House at Far Sawrey and operates all year round.
Arthur Ransome based his book ‘Swallows and Amazons’ partly on Windermere lake and partly on nearby Coniston Water."
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