Thompson’s Holme
Thompson’s Holme is an islet in Windermere, Westmorland and Furness, England. Thompson’s Holme is situated nearby to the locality Bass Howe, as well as near Low Blind Howe.Places of Interest
Highlights include Belle Isle and Claife Heights.
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.
Claife Heights
Peak
Photo: Stephen Dawson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Claife Heights is an upland area in the Lake District, near to Windermere in Cumbria, England. It has a topographic prominence of 177 metres so is classified as a Marilyn.
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 Near and Far Sawrey.
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.
Near and Far Sawrey
Village
Photo: DS Pugh, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Near Sawrey and Far Sawrey are two neighbouring villages in the Furness area of Cumbria, England. Within the boundaries of the historic county of Lancashire, both are located in the Lake District between the village of Hawkshead and the lake of Windermere. Near and Far Sawrey is situated 1½ miles southwest of Thompson’s 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 2 miles south of Thompson’s Holme.
Thompson’s 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
54.36549° or 54° 21′ 56″ northLongitude
-2.93766° or 2° 56′ 16″ westElevation
131 feet (40 metres)Open location code
9C6V9386+5WOpenStreetMap ID
way 52490117OpenStreetMap feature
natural=woodOpenStreetMap feature
place=isletGeoNames ID
13285798
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