Mire Close Wood

Mire Close Wood is a forest in Colton, Westmorland and Furness, England. Mire Close Wood is situated nearby to the hamlet Canny Hill, as well as near Newby Bridge.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Lakes Aquarium and Lakeland Motor Museum.

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.

Lakeland Motor Museum

Museum

Photo: DeFacto, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Lakeland Motor Museum is a museum now located at Backbarrow, Cumbria, England which houses a collection of classic cars, motorcycles, bicycles, pedal cars and motoring related items and memorabilia and an exhibition dedicated to the land and water speed record activities of Sir Malcolm Campbell and his son Donald Campbell.

Fell Foot Park

Park

Photo: David Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Fell Foot Park is a country park situated at the southern end of Windermere in Cumbria, the largest lake in England. It is north of Newby Bridge in the civil parish of Staveley-in-Cartmel, in Westmorland and Furness.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Backbarrow and Lakeside.

Backbarrow

Village

Photo: Chris Allen, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Backbarrow is a village in the Lake District National Park in England. It lies on the River Leven about 5 miles northeast of Ulverston in Furness in the county of Cumbria.

Lakeside

Hamlet

Photo: DS Pugh, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Lakeside is a village in Newby Bridge at the south end of 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.

Bouth

Village

Photo: Ian Barker, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Bouth is a village in the Westmorland and Furness district of Cumbria, England. Historically, it was part of the county of Lancashire. It is within the Lake District National Park.

Mire Close Wood

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

54.2642° or 54° 15′ 51″ north

Longitude

-2.9686° or 2° 58′ 7″ west

Open location code

9C6V727J+MH

OpenStreetMap ID

way 112183922

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=forest

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Localities in the Area

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Highlights include East Wood and Great Wood.

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