Fir Holme
Fir Holme is an islet in Windermere, Westmorland and Furness, England. Fir Holme is situated nearby to the locality Bass Howe, as well as near Low Blind Howe.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Belle Isle and St Martin’s Church, Bowness-on-Windermere.
Belle Isle
Islet
Photo: Trevor Rickard, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Belle Isle is the largest of 18 islands on Windermere, a mere in the English Lake District, and the only one ever to have been inhabited. It is 1 km in length.
St Martin’s Church, Bowness-on-Windermere
Church
Photo: John Salmon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Martin's Church stands in the centre of the town of Bowness-on-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.
Windermere Jetty: Museum of Boats, Steam and Stories
Museum
Photo: Chris Allen, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Windermere Jetty: Museum of Boats, Steam and Stories is a museum on the eastern shore of Windermere between Bowness-on-Windermere and the town of Windermere in Cumbria, England. It reopened in March 2019 after 12 years' closure and redevelopment work.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bowness-on-Windermere and Cleabarrow.
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.
Cleabarrow
Hamlet
Photo: Ian S, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Cleabarrow is a hamlet in Cumbria, England. It gives its name to a small tarn in the area. Cleabarrow is situated 1½ miles east of Fir Holme.
Storrs
Hamlet
Storrs is a hamlet in the civil parish of Windermere and Bowness, in the Westmorland and Furness district of the ceremonial county of Cumbria, England. Storrs is situated 1½ miles south of Fir Holme.
Fir Holme
- Type: Islet
- Categories: forest, locality, and landform
- Location: Windermere, Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.36419° or 54° 21′ 51″ northLongitude
-2.92946° or 2° 55′ 46″ westElevation
138 feet (42 metres)Open location code
9C6V937C+M6OpenStreetMap ID
way 166260199OpenStreetMap feature
natural=woodOpenStreetMap feature
place=isletGeoNames ID
13285740
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