Lodore Falls
Lodore Falls is a waterfall in Cumbria, England, close to Derwentwater and downstream from Watendlath. The falls are located on the beck that flows from Watendlath Tarn, and tumble more than 100 feet over a steep cascade into the Borrowdale Valley.Photo: Antiquary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Waterfall
- Description: waterfall in Cumbria, England, UK
- Also known as: “Lodore Cascade” and “Rhaeadr Derwennydd”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Cat Bells and Bleaberry Fell.
Cat Bells
Peak
Photo: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Cat Bells is a fell in the English Lake District in the county of Cumbria. It has a height of 451 metres and is one of the most popular fells in the area.
Bleaberry Fell
Peak
Photo: Mick Knapton, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bleaberry Fell is a fell in the Lake District in Cumbria, England, with a height of 590 metres. It stands on the main watershed between Borrowdale and Thirlmere and can be climbed from either flank. Walla Crag is a subsidiary top of Bleaberry Fell.
High Seat
Peak
High Seat is a fell in the centre of the English Lake District. Despite being below 2,000 feet in elevation, it is the highest point for about five miles in any direction; a consequence of the curious fact that the centre of the district is lower than the surrounding parts.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Grange in Borrowdale and Watendlath.
Grange in Borrowdale
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Grange, often called Grange in Borrowdale, is a village in Borrowdale in the English Lake District. It lies just off the B5289 road to the south of Derwent Water and 4 miles south of Keswick, in the county of Cumbria, historically part of Cumberland, The village is overlooked by Grange Fell and Castle Crag, which flank either side of the narrow section of Borrowdale in which it sits.
Watendlath
Hamlet
Watendlath is a hamlet and tarn in the Lake District in the English county of Cumbria, historically part of Cumberland, Watendlath is owned by the National Trust and sits high between the Borrowdale and Thirlmere valleys at 863 feet above sea level. Watendlath is situated 1½ miles southeast of Lodore Falls.
Little Town
Hamlet
Photo: Mick Knapton, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Little Town is a hamlet in the civil parish of Above Derwent, in the Cumberland district of Cumbria, England. It is in the Penrith and Solway constituency of the United Kingdom Parliament. Little Town is situated 2 miles west of Lodore Falls.
Lodore Falls
- Categories: tourism, tourist attraction, and body of water
- Location: Borrowdale, Cumberland, Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
54.55785° or 54° 33′ 28″ northLongitude
-3.13805° or 3° 8′ 17″ westOpen location code
9C6RHV56+4QOpenStreetMap ID
node 310684391OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionOpenStreetMap feature
waterway=waterfallWikidata ID
Q1867776
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In Other Languages
From German to Welsh—“Lodore Falls” goes by many names.
- German: “Lodore Falls”
- Welsh: “Lodore Falls”
- Welsh: “Rhaeadr Derwennydd”
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Highlights include Shepherds Crag and Lodore Wood.
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