Derwentwater
Derwentwater, or Derwent Water, is a lake in the Lake District in North West England, immediately south of Keswick. It is in the unitary authority of Cumberland within the ceremonial county of Cumbria.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Lake
- Description: lake in the United Kingdom
- Also known as: “Derwent Water” and “Llyn Derwennydd”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Lord’s Island and Ruskin Monument.
Lord’s Island
Islet
Photo: Trevor Harris, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Lord's Island, which is one of the seven islands on Derwent Water in Keswick, Cumbria, England, got its name from the Earls of Derwentwater who used to live here.
Ruskin Monument
Photo: The joy of all things, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Ruskin Monument is a memorial to John Ruskin located on the edge of Derwentwater in the English Lakes at Friars' Crag, Keswick, Cumbria. It was erected on 6 October 1900, shortly after his death, largely through the efforts of Hardwicke Rawnsley.
Theatre by the Lake
Theater building
Photo: Phil Davies, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Theatre by the Lake is situated on the shores of Derwentwater in the Lake District in Keswick, Cumbria, England. It opened in 1999, replacing the mobile Century Theatre, and was made possible by an Arts Council Lottery Fund Grant.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Keswick and Portinscale.
Keswick
Photo: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Keswick is the northern tourist hub of the Lake District National Park and is a favourite base for serious walkers and climbers, artists and photographers, and anyone who enjoys mountain and lake scenery.
Portinscale
Village
Photo: Michael Graham, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Portinscale is a village in Cumbria, England, close to the western shore of Derwentwater in the Lake District National Park 1+1⁄2 miles from Keswick. For administrative purposes, Portinscale lies within the civil parish of Above Derwent, the unitary authority of Cumberland, and the ceremonial county of Cumbria.
Stair
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Stair is a village in Cumbria, England. It is situated in the Newlands Valley, to the west of Derwent Water and within the Lake District National Park.
Derwentwater
- Category: body of water
- Location: Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Western Panjabi—“Derwentwater” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Derwentwater”
- Cebuano: “Derwent Water”
- Chinese: “德文特湖”
- Dutch: “Derwent Water”
- French: “Derwentwater”
- German: “Derwent Water”
- Italian: “Derwent Water”
- Italian: “Derwentwater”
- Italian: “lago Derwent”
- Italian: “Lago Derwent”
- Japanese: “ダーウェントウォーター”
- Latvian: “Derventvoters”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Derwent Water”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Derwentwater”
- Polish: “Derwent Water”
- Russian: “Деруэнт-Уотер”
- Spanish: “Derwentwater”
- Swedish: “Derwent Water”
- Venetian: “lago Derwent”
- Welsh: “Derwentwater”
- Welsh: “Llyn Derwennydd”
- Welsh: “Llyn Derwentwater”
- Western Panjabi: “ڈرونٹواٹر”
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Localities in the Area
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Highlights include St Herbert’s Island and Rampsholme Island.
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