Newlands Wood

Newlands Wood is a forest in Coniston, Westmorland and Furness, England. Newlands Wood is situated nearby to the locality Scarr Head, as well as near the hamlet Little Arrow.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Brantwood and St Luke’s Church, Torver.

Brantwood

Museum

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Brantwood is a historic house museum in Cumbria, England, overlooking Coniston Water. It has been the home to a number of prominent individuals. The house and grounds are administered by a charitable trust, the house serving as a museum dedicated to John Ruskin, one of its final owners.

St Luke’s Church, Torver

Church

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St Luke's Church is in the village of Torver, Cumbria, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Furness, the archdeaconry of Westmorland and Furness, and the diocese of Carlisle.

Peel Island

Island

Peel Island is one of the three islands of Coniston Water in the English Lake District, Cumbria. The two others are Fir Island and Oak Island. It is most famous for being one of the inspirations for Arthur Ransome's Wild Cat Island.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Satterthwaite and Seathwaite.

Satterthwaite

Village

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Satterthwaite is a small village with around 50 dwellings situated in Grizedale, a valley in the Lake District, England, about four miles south of Hawkshead.