Windermere railway station

Windermere railway station serves the town of Windermere, in Cumbria, England. It is the northern terminus of the Windermere Branch Line, which runs from Oxenholme.

Photo: DS Pugh, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Type: Railway station
Description: railway station in Windermere, Cumbria, England
Also known as: “WDM”, “Windermere Railway Station”, and “Windermere Station”
Address: Station Precinct, Windermere, LA23 1AH

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Windermere Hotel and Windermere Library.

Windermere Hotel

Hotel

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Windermere Hotel, originally The Riggs Windermere, is a hotel in Windermere, Cumbria, England, located near Windermere railway station. The hotel opened at the time that the railway link with Kendal was established in 1847. It overlooks the A591 road. Windermere Hotel is situated 550 feet north of Windermere railway station.

Windermere Library

Library

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Windermere Library is situated 1,200 feet southwest of Windermere railway station.

St Mary’s Church

Church

Photo: Alexander P Kapp, CC BY-SA 2.0.

St Mary's Church is in the town of Windermere, Cumbria, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Windermere, the archdeaconry of Westmorland and Furness, and the diocese of Carlisle. St Mary’s Church is situated 1,600 feet west of Windermere railway station.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Troutbeck Bridge and Bowness-on-Windermere.

Troutbeck Bridge

Village

Photo: Mark Anderson, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Troutbeck Bridge is a village in the civil parish of Windermere and Bowness, in the Westmorland and Furness district, in the ceremonial county of Cumbria, England.

Bowness-on-Windermere

Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Bowness-on-Windermere is the main tourist centre for the South Lakes area of Lake District National Park. It sits on the shore of Windermere lake within the boundaries of the historic County of Westmorland. In 2011, it had about 3,800 permanent residents.