Ullswater
Ullswater is a glacial lake in Cumbria, England and part of the Lake District National Park. It is the second largest lake in the region by both area and volume, after Windermere.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Lake
- Description: lake in the English Lake District
- Also known as: “Lake Ullswater” and “Ullswater Lake”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Hallin Fell and St Peter’s Church.
Hallin Fell
Peak
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Hallin Fell is a hill in the English Lake District surrounded on three sides by Ullswater.
St Peter’s Church
Church
Photo: Mick Knapton, CC BY-SA 3.0.
St Peter’s Church is situated in the valley of Martindale in Cumbria, England. The church is located at the top of the hause on the minor road between Martindale and Howtown.
Howtown Hotel
Hotel
Photo: Fraser Darrah, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Howtown Hotel is a hotel in Howtown, Cumbria, England, located near the southern shore of the Ullswater lake. Although it won the César Award for Best Hotel in 1991 by The Good Hotel Guide, Lonely Planet describes the hotel as "bewitchingly backwards" with early 20th century decor.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Martindale and Howtown.
Martindale
Hamlet
Photo: Mick Knapton, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Martindale is a valley, village and civil parish in Westmorland and Furness, England, situated within the Lake District National Park between the lakes of Ullswater and Haweswater.
Howtown
Hamlet
Photo: David Pickersgill, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Howtown is a hamlet in Cumbria, England, situated at a small harbour on the east shore of Ullswater in the Lake District. It lies within the civil parish of Martindale.
Watermillock
Village
Photo: Bob Jenkins, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Watermillock is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Matterdale, in the Westmorland and Furness district, in the ceremonial county of Cumbria, England. Watermillock is situated 2 miles northeast of Ullswater.
Ullswater
- Categories: ribbon lake and body of water
- Location: Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Western Panjabi—“Ullswater” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Ullswater”
- Chinese: “奧斯湖”
- Chinese: “阿尔斯沃特湖”
- Chinese: “阿爾斯沃特湖”
- French: “Ullswater”
- German: “Ullswater”
- Hebrew: “אולסוואטר”
- Icelandic: “Ullswater”
- Italian: “Ullswater”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Ullswater”
- Polish: “Ullswater”
- Russian: “Алсуотер”
- Slovenian: “Ullswater”
- Swedish: “Ullswater”
- Ukrainian: “Алсвотер”
- Welsh: “Ullswater”
- Western Panjabi: “السواٹر”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Birk Crag and Sleet Fell.
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