The Gruffalo
The Gruffalo is a work of art in Windermere, Westmorland and Furness, England. The Gruffalo is situated nearby to the scenic viewpoint Orrest Head, as well as near the forest Elleray Wood.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Orrest Head and Windermere railway station.
Orrest Head
Scenic viewpoint
Photo: Peter Trimming, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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. Orrest Head is situated 730 feet northeast of The Gruffalo.
Windermere railway station
Railway station
Photo: John Lomas, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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 2,100 feet south of The Gruffalo.
St Mary’s Church
Church
Photo: Alexander P Kapp, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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 1,700 feet southwest of The Gruffalo.
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
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.
Cleabarrow
Hamlet
Photo: Ian S, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Cleabarrow is a hamlet in Cumbria, England. It gives its name to a small tarn in the area. Cleabarrow is situated 2 miles south of The Gruffalo.
The Gruffalo
- Type: Work of art
- Artwork type: statue
- Category: tourism
- Location: Windermere, Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.38496° or 54° 23′ 6″ northLongitude
-2.90604° or 2° 54′ 22″ westOpen location code
9C6V93MV+XHOpenStreetMap ID
node 5597030029OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=artworkOpenStreetMap attribute
artwork_type=statue
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Highlights include Elleray Wood and High Hag Wood.
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