Sandy Wyke
Sandy Wyke is a bay in Lakes, Westmorland and Furness, England.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Ambleside Roman Fort and Rydal Mount.
Ambleside Roman Fort
Archaeological site
Photo: Bill Boaden, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ambleside Roman Fort is the modern name given to the remains of a fort of the Roman province of Britannia. The ruins have been tentatively identified as those of either Galava or Clanoventa, mentioned in the Antonine Itinerary.
Rydal Mount
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Rydal Mount is a house in the small village of Rydal, near Ambleside in the English Lake District. It is best known as the home of the poet William Wordsworth from 1813 to his death in 1850, and his sister, the author, poet, and diarist Dorothy Wordsworth, until her death in 1855.
Armitt Library
Museum
The Armitt Museum, also known as the Armitt Museum and Library, is an independent museum and library, founded in Ambleside in Cumbria by Mary Louisa Armitt in 1909. It is a registered charity under English law.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ambleside and Hawkshead.
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.
Hawkshead
Photo: Nessy-Pic, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Hawkshead is a picturesque village in Lake District National Park. It is the smallest true town in Britain.
Windermere
Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.
Sandy Wyke
- Type: Bay
- Category: body of water
- Location: Lakes, Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.4125° or 54° 24′ 45″ northLongitude
-2.9772° or 2° 58′ 38″ westOpen location code
9C6VC27F+24OpenStreetMap ID
node 2476595953OpenStreetMap feature
natural=bay
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Satellite Map
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Brathay Rocks and Gale Naze Crag.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Bee Holme and Eagle Crag.
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