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41 places in Lake District Road Alerts
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Ulpha Bridge, Duddon
Wild Swimming
Photo: Karl and Ali
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Ulpha Bridge, Duddon

Ulpha

At Ulpha Bridge, Duddon, the river offers a place for open-water swimming. The water has shallower, shelving edges. Parking or a roadside start is available nearby; check current arrangements before travelling. Treat jumping depths as unverified.

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Kailpot Crag, Ullswater
Wild Swimming
Photo: Tom Richardson
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Kailpot Crag, Ullswater

Ullswater, Cumbria

Kailpot Crag is a clear-water swimming place on Ullswater. The approach is roughly 1 mile on foot; check lake conditions and current access before entering.

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Devoke Water
Wild Swimming
Photo: John H Darch
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Devoke Water

Eskdale, Cumbria

Devoke Water lies between Eskdale and Ulpha, with an approach of roughly 1 km on foot. Parking or a roadside start is available nearby, but check current arrangements before travelling.

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River Brathay
Wild Swimming
Photo: Anthony Parkes
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River Brathay

Ambleside, Westmorland and Furness

At River Brathay, waterfalls feed natural swimming pools near Ambleside, Westmorland and Furness. Falls and plunge pools give the spot its character. Access is on foot. Treat jumping depths as unverified.

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River Duddon
Wild Swimming
Photo: Gordon Mellor
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River Duddon

Cumbria

River Duddon offers a stretch for open-water swimming in Cumbria. The water has shallower, shelving edges. Parking or a roadside start is available nearby; check current arrangements before travelling.

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Eskdale Bridge, Eskdale
Wild Swimming
Photo: Peter Trimming
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Eskdale Bridge, Eskdale

Eskdale, Cumbria

Eskdale Bridge, Eskdale offers open-water swimming near Eskdale, Cumbria. The water has shallower, shelving edges. Parking or a roadside start is available nearby; check current arrangements before travelling.

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Throstle Garth
Wild Swimming
Photo: Rob Noble
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Throstle Garth

Throstle Garth, Eskdale

Throstle Garth offers open-water swimming near Throstle Garth, Eskdale. Access is on foot.

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Blea Tarn
Wild Swimming
Photo: John Holmes
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Blea Tarn

Blea Tarn, Eskdale

Blea Tarn offers open-water swimming near Blea Tarn, Eskdale. The setting includes a river valley. Access is on foot.

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Sprinkling Tarn
Wild Swimming
Photo: Stephen Dawson
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Sprinkling Tarn

Rosthwaite

Sprinkling Tarn offers open-water swimming near Rosthwaite. The setting includes island views.

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Blackmoss Pot
Wild Swimming
Photo: Tom Richardson
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Blackmoss Pot

Rosthwaite

At Blackmoss Pot, waterfalls feed natural swimming pools near Rosthwaite. Falls and plunge pools give the spot its character. The setting includes rocky banks and cliffs. Watch for currents. Treat jumping depths as unverified.

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Birks Bridge, Duddon
Wild Swimming
Photo: Andy Stephenson
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Birks Bridge, Duddon

Ulpha

At Birks Bridge, Duddon, waterfalls feed natural swimming pools near Ulpha. Falls and plunge pools give the spot its character.

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Buckstones Jump
Wild Swimming
Photo: David Brown
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Buckstones Jump

Rydal, Ambleside

Buckstones Jump offers open-water swimming near Rydal, Ambleside. The water is reached from a shingle or pebble shore. Falls and plunge pools give the spot its character.

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Beach
Peel Island, Lake Coniston
Wild Swimming
Photo: jirikruta
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Peel Island, Lake Coniston

Blawith

Peel Island, Lake Coniston offers open-water swimming near Blawith. There is a sandy entry or shore. The setting includes island views.

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Beach
Loughrigg Tarn
Wild Swimming
Photo: Diliff
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Loughrigg Tarn

Skelwith Bridge

Loughrigg Tarn offers open-water swimming near Skelwith Bridge. Check current access, water quality and conditions before swimming.

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Tongue Pot, Eskdale
Wild Swimming
Photo: Richard Webb
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Tongue Pot, Eskdale

Boot

At Tongue Pot, Eskdale, the river offers a place for open-water swimming near Boot. The water has shallower, shelving edges. Treat jumping depths as unverified.

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Gill Force, Eskdale
Wild Swimming
Photo: Peter Trimming
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Gill Force, Eskdale

Boot

At Gill Force, Eskdale, waterfalls feed natural swimming pools near Boot. Treat jumping depths as unverified.

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Overbeck Br, Wastwater
Wild Swimming
Photo: N Chadwick
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Overbeck Br, Wastwater

Wasdale Head

Overbeck Br, Wastwater offers open-water swimming near Wasdale Head. The water has shallower, shelving edges.

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The Mortal Man
Pub
Photo: Martin Dawes
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The Mortal Man

Troutbeck

A historic Troutbeck inn with Lakeland views, a beer garden and guest rooms.

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The Red Lion
Pub
Photo: Tom Richardson
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The Red Lion

Lowick Bridge

A Crake Valley inn with cask ales, a fell-view garden and en-suite rooms.

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The Eagles Head
Pub
Photo: Gary Rogers
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The Eagles Head

Satterthwaite

A Satterthwaite village pub within Grizedale Forest.

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Go Ape Whinlatter Forest
Climbing

Go Ape Whinlatter Forest

Keswick

Go Ape Whinlatter combines high ropes with Forest Segway activities near Keswick. Its Lake District location brings woodland, moorland and mountain scenery into the outdoor experience.

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Go Ape Grizedale
Climbing

Go Ape Grizedale

Lake District

Go Ape Grizedale offers high-rope activities and a Zip Trekking adventure. The attraction centres on climbing and zip wires for visitors seeking an active outdoor challenge.

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Historic site
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Stott Park Bobbin Mill

Ulverston

Stott Park Bobbin Mill is a working mill from the Industrial Revolution in a woodland setting. Its machinery and industrial history are the focus of the attraction.

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Galleny Force
Nature reserve
Photo: Antiquary
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Galleny Force

England

Galleny Force is a waterfall on Stonethwaite Beck in Borrowdale. It offers a beck-side water feature rather than a visit to Derwentwater’s shore.

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Beach
Lodore Falls
Nature reserve
Photo: Antiquary
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Lodore Falls

Borrowdale

Lodore Falls tumble down a steep, rocky cascade near the southern end of Derwentwater. Water comes from Watendlath Tarn and descends more than 30 metres into Borrowdale, with broken rock giving the fall a layered shape.

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Ritson's Force
Nature reserve
Photo: Steve Bayley
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Ritson's Force

Wasdale

Ritson’s Force is a set of waterfalls on Mosedale Beck near Wasdale Head. A footpath from the Wasdale Head Inn reaches the falls, making them an attractive river-side outing within one of the Lake District’s most dramatic mountain valleys.

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Taylor Gill Force
Nature reserve
Google · Photo: Sally Allanson
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Taylor Gill Force

Borrowdale

Taylor Gill Force is a waterfall in the upper Borrowdale landscape near Seathwaite and Seatoller. The setting is one of steep Lakeland fells, with the paths towards Styhead Tarn and Great Gable making this an area for a proper hill walk.

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Aira Force
Nature reserve
Photo: Ballantyne108
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Aira Force

Matterdale

Aira Force is a waterfall in a wooded ravine above Ullswater, cared for by the National Trust. Aira Beck drops roughly twenty metres here before continuing towards the lake, with paths and bridges offering different views of the falling water.

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Shap Premonstratensian Abbey, including the precinct wall, abbey mill and mill race, and two fishponds
Historic site
Photo: James F. Carter
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Shap Premonstratensian Abbey, including the precinct wall, abbey mill and mill race, and two fishponds

England

Shap Abbey was a Premonstratensian monastery founded in the 12th century. Its tall west tower and church ruins remain prominent, while the precinct wall, mill race and fishponds reveal the water management and working landscape that supported the community.

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