Great Tower Plantation

Great Tower Plantation is a forest in Cartmel Fell, Westmorland and Furness, England. Great Tower Plantation is situated near the locality Calf Parrock, as well as near Moor How Park.

Places of Interest

Highlights: Blackwell and Winster School.

Blackwell

Photo: GavinJA, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Blackwell is a large house in the English Lake District, designed in the Arts and Crafts style by Baillie Scott. It was built in 1898–1900, as a holiday home for Sir Edward Holt, a wealthy Manchester brewer.

Winster School

Community center

Photo: Dave.Dunford, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Winster School is a community center.

Windermere Motor Boat Racing Club

Sports venue

The Windermere Motor Boat Racing Club is a British boating club based at Bowness-on-Windermere, Cumbria. The Club was founded in 1925 and is the oldest motor boat racing club in the world.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bowness-on-Windermere and Near and Far Sawrey.

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.

Near and Far Sawrey

Village

Photo: DS Pugh, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Near Sawrey and Far Sawrey are two neighbouring villages in the Furness area of Cumbria, England. Within the boundaries of the historic county of Lancashire, both are located in the Lake District between the village of Hawkshead and the lake of Windermere.

Bowland Bridge

Village

Photo: Michael Cannell, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Bowland Bridge is a village in Cumbria, England. It was in the South Lakeland district until 2023 and is now in the unitary authority area of Westmorland and Furness.

Great Tower Plantation

Type: Forest
Location: Cartmel Fell, Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

54.3173° or 54° 19′ 2″ north

Longitude

-2.9343° or 2° 56′ 4″ west

Open location code

9C6V8388+W7

OpenStreetMap ID

node 434306782

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=wood

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Satellite Map

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Calf Parrock and Moor How Park.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Moor How Allotment and Moor Crag Plantation.

Cumbria: Must-Visit Destinations

Worth a closer look: Carlisle and Barrow-in-Furness.

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