Heald Wood

Heald Wood is a forest in Claife, Westmorland and Furness, England. Heald Wood is situated nearby to the locality The Heald, as well as near Crier Of Claife.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Hill Top and Belle Isle.

Hill Top

Photo: Chris Brown, CC BY 2.0.

Hill Top is a 17th-century house in Near Sawrey near Hawkshead, in the English county of Cumbria. It is an example of Lakeland vernacular architecture with random stone walls and slate roof.

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.

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 Windermere and Bowness-on-Windermere.

Windermere is a town of 4,800 people in Cumbria. Tourism is popular in the town, owing to its proximity to the lake and local scenery. Boats from the piers in Bowness sail around the lake, many calling at Ambleside or at Lakeside where there is a restored railway.

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.