Baystones

Baystones is a hill in Lakes, Westmorland and Furness, England and has an elevation of 1,598 feet. Baystones is situated nearby to the village Troutbeck, as well as near the locality How.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Wansfell and The Queen’s Head Hotel.

Wansfell

Peak

Photo: Mick Knapton, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Wansfell is a fell in English Lake District situated 1+1⁄2 miles east of the town of Ambleside. The fell is part of the long southern ridge of Caudale Moor and occupies the swath of territory between Ambleside and the Troutbeck valley.

The Queen’s Head Hotel

Pub

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.

The Queen’s Head Hotel is a pub.

Troutbeck Park

Farm

Troutbeck Park is a farm to the north of Troutbeck village in Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria. In 1923, there was a risk of it being sold for development, so Beatrix Potter bought it and kept it as a working farm.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Troutbeck and Ambleside.

Troutbeck

Village

Photo: JaneArt, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Troutbeck is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Lakes, in Westmorland and Furness unitary authority in the ceremonial county of Cumbria, England. Troutbeck is situated 1½ miles south of Baystones.

Ambleside

Photo: Mattbuck, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Ambleside is a town in Cumbria. It is located at the head of Windermere, England’s largest lake, within the Lake District National Park.

Rydal

Village

Photo: Cmyk, Public domain.

Rydal is a village in Cumbria, England. It is a small cluster of houses, a hotel, and St Mary's Church, on the A591 road midway between Ambleside and Grasmere. Rydal is situated 2½ miles west of Baystones.

Baystones

Type: Hill with an elevation of 1,598 feet
Category: landform
Location: Lakes, Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

54.43957° or 54° 26′ 23″ north

Longitude

-2.9221° or 2° 55′ 20″ west

Elevation

1,598 feet (487 metres)

Open location code

9C6VC3QH+R5

GeoNames ID

7290447

Wikidata ID

Q24662423

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Bulgarian to Swedish—“Baystones” goes by many names.

Bulgarian: “Байстонес”
Cebuano: “Baystones”
Dutch: “Baystones”
Swedish: “Baystones”

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Localities in the Area

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Highlights include Dod Hill and Troutbeck Tongue.

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