Rydal Cave
Rydal Cave is a quarry in Lakes, Westmorland and Furness, England. Rydal Cave is situated nearby to the island Little Isle, as well as near Heron Island.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Rydal Mount and Loughrigg Fell.
Rydal Mount
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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. Rydal Mount is situated 3,600 feet northeast of Rydal Cave.
Loughrigg Fell
Peak
Photo: David Edgar, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Loughrigg Fell is a hill in the central part of the English Lake District. It stands on the end of the long ridge coming down from High Raise over Silver How towards Ambleside, and is separated from its neighbours by the depression of Red Bank.
Dove Cottage
Museum
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Dove Cottage is a house on the edge of Grasmere in the Lake District of England. It is best known as the home of the poet William Wordsworth and his sister Dorothy Wordsworth from December 1799 to May 1808, where they spent over eight years of "plain living, but high thinking". Dove Cottage is situated 1 mile northwest of Rydal Cave.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rydal and Ambleside.
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.
Ambleside
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Ambleside is a town in Cumbria. It is located at the head of Windermere, England’s largest lake, within the Lake District National Park.
Clappersgate
Hamlet
Photo: Anthony Parkes, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Clappersgate is a village in the Westmorland and Furness Unitary Authority, in the county of Cumbria, England. Clappersgate is located on the B5286 road and on the River Brathay. Clappersgate is situated 1½ miles southeast of Rydal Cave.
Rydal Cave
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Categories: tourism, quarry, mine, and historic site
- Location: Lakes, Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.44318° or 54° 26′ 35″ northLongitude
-2.99657° or 2° 59′ 48″ westOpen location code
9C6VC2V3+79OpenStreetMap ID
node 254328272OpenStreetMap feature
historic=mineOpenStreetMap feature
landuse=quarryOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=mineOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attraction
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Highlights include Little Isle and Heron Island.
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