Wellington X3336 Crash Site

Wellington X3336 Crash Site is a historic site in Bassenthwaite, Cumberland, England. Wellington X3336 Crash Site is situated near the peak Long Side, as well as near Carlside Tarn.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Long Side and Carl Side.

Long Side

Peak

Photo: Mick Knapton, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Long Side is a fell in the English Lake District, it is situated six kilometres north west of Keswick in the northern sector of the national park and is part of the Skiddaw group of fells.

Carl Side is a fell in the English Lake District, forming a part of the Skiddaw "family" near the town of Keswick and prominently visible from its streets. It is listed in Alfred Wainwright's Pictorial Guides to the Lakeland Fells as one of the Northern Fells.

Skiddaw

Peak

Photo: Antiquary, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Skiddaw is a mountain in the Lake District National Park in England. Its 931-metre summit is traditionally considered to be the fourth-highest peak but depending on what topographic prominence is thought to be significant is also variously ranked as the third- and the sixth-highest in England.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Little Crosthwaite and Applethwaite.

Little Crosthwaite

Hamlet

Photo: Ian Cunliffe, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Little Crosthwaite is a hamlet in the Cumberland district in the English county of Cumbria. It forms part of the civil parish of Underskiddaw. Little Crosthwaite is located on the A591 road on the eastern shore of the Bassenthwaite Lake between Keswick and Bassenthwaite.

Applethwaite

Village

Photo: Oliver Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Applethwaite is a village in the foothills of Skiddaw near Keswick in the English Lake District. It is in the county of Cumbria, and forms part of the civil parish of Underskiddaw, which has a population of 282. Applethwaite is situated 2 miles southeast of Wellington X3336 Crash Site.

Thornthwaite

Village

Photo: Trevor Littlewood, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Thornthwaite is a village in Cumbria, England. Historically in Cumberland, it is just off the A66 road, south of Bassenthwaite Lake and within the Lake District National Park. Thornthwaite is situated 2½ miles southwest of Wellington X3336 Crash Site.

Wellington X3336 Crash Site

Type: Historic site
Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
Location: Bassenthwaite, Cumberland, Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

54.64547° or 54° 38′ 44″ north

Longitude

-3.15992° or 3° 9′ 36″ west

Open location code

9C6RJRWR+52

OpenStreetMap ID

node 5041244324

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=aircraft_wreck

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Carlside Tarn and Skiddaw South Top.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Sandbeds Gill Lead Mine and Douglas Fir Trail.

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