The Old Post House
The Old Post House is a chalet in Colton, Westmorland and Furness, England. The Old Post House is situated nearby to the museum Stott Park Bobbin Mill, as well as near the reservoir Mill Pond.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Stott Park Bobbin Mill and St Peter’s Church.
Stott Park Bobbin Mill
Museum
Photo: Keith Wright, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Stott Park Bobbin Mill is a 19th-century bobbin mill and now a working museum located near Newby Bridge, Cumbria, England. Built in 1835, the mill was one of over 65 buildings in the Lake District which provided wooden bobbins to the weaving and spinning industry, primarily in Lancashire and Yorkshire. Stott Park Bobbin Mill is situated 380 feet northwest of The Old Post House.
St Peter’s Church
Church
Photo: Alexander P Kapp, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Peter's Church is in the village of Finsthwaite, 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 Peter’s Church is situated 1,700 feet southwest of The Old Post House.
Lakes Aquarium
Public aquarium
Photo: Darrin Antrobus, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Lakes Aquarium is an aquarium in the village of Lakeside on the southern shore of Windermere, Cumbria, England. It is one of the docking points of Windermere Lake Cruises and also at one end of the Lakeside and Haverthwaite Railway. Lakes Aquarium is situated 3,100 feet southeast of The Old Post House.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Finsthwaite and Lakeside.
Finsthwaite
Village
Photo: Alexander P Kapp, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Finsthwaite is a small village in the Westmorland and Furness district, in the county of Cumbria, England. It is located near the Furness Fells and Windermere.
Lakeside
Hamlet
Photo: DS Pugh, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Lakeside is a Hamlet near Newby Bridge at the south end of Lake Windermere, England. Now in the county of Cumbria, before county reorganisation of 1974 it was in Lancashire, as part of the region known as Furness.
Newby Bridge
Hamlet
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Newby Bridge is a hamlet in the Lake District, Cumbria, England. Historically in Lancashire, it is located several miles west of Grange-over-Sands and is on the River Leven, close to the southern end of Windermere.
The Old Post House
- Type: Chalet
- Address: Ulverston, LA12 8AX
- Categories: building, tourism, and accommodation
- Location: Colton, Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
54.28482° or 54° 17′ 5″ northLongitude
-2.96462° or 2° 57′ 53″ westOpen location code
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