East Plantation

East Plantation is a coniferous forest in Cartmel Fell, Westmorland and Furness, England. East Plantation is situated nearby to the locality Sow Moss How, as well as near Ravensbarrow Old Man.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Simpson Ground Reservoir and Gummer’s How.

Simpson Ground Reservoir

Reservoir

Photo: Michael Graham, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Simpson Ground Reservoir is a reservoir in Cumbria, England, near the southeastern end of Windermere. It is located within a Forestry Commission conifer plantation, to the east of Staveley-in-Cartmel and provides fresh water supply for Grange-Over-Sands and the Haweswater aqueduct to Barrow.

Gummer’s How

Peak

Photo: StephenDawson, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Gummer's How is a hill in the southern part of the Lake District, on the eastern shore of Windermere, near its southern end. How, derived from the Old Norse word haugr, is a common local term for a hill or mound.

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.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Lakeside and Finsthwaite.

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.

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.