Orrest Head

Orrest Head is a hill in the English Lake District on the eastern shores of Windermere. It is the subject of a chapter in Wainwright's The Outlying Fells of Lakeland, and the first fell he climbed.

Photo: Peter Trimming, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Windermere railway station and St Mary’s Church.

Windermere railway station

Railway station

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Windermere railway station serves the town of Windermere, in Cumbria, England. It is the northern terminus of the Windermere Branch Line, which runs from Oxenholme. Windermere railway station is situated 2,500 feet south of Orrest Head.

St Mary’s Church

Church

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St Mary's Church is in the town of 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. St Mary’s Church is situated 2,400 feet southwest of Orrest Head.

Windermere Hotel

Hotel

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Windermere Hotel, originally The Riggs Windermere, is a hotel in Windermere, Cumbria, England, located near Windermere railway station. The hotel opened at the time that the railway link with Kendal was established in 1847. It overlooks the A591 road. Windermere Hotel is situated 2,000 feet south of Orrest Head.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Troutbeck Bridge and Bowness-on-Windermere.

Troutbeck Bridge

Village

Photo: Mark Anderson, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Troutbeck Bridge is a village in the civil parish of Windermere and Bowness, in the Westmorland and Furness district, in the ceremonial county of Cumbria, England.

Bowness-on-Windermere

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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.