Slack Wood

Slack Wood is a forest in Claife, Westmorland and Furness, England. Slack Wood is situated nearby to the locality Balla Wray, as well as near the hamlet High Wray.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Wray Castle and Brockhole.

Wray Castle

Castle

Photo: CellsDeDells, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Wray Castle is a Victorian neo-gothic building at Claife in Cumbria within the boundaries of the historic county of Lancashire. The house and grounds have belonged to the National Trust since 1929.

Brockhole

Park

Photo: J Scott, CC BY-SA 2.0.

The Brockhole Lake District Visitor Centre, also known as the Brockhole National Park Visitor Centre, is a visitor centre and tourist attraction managed by the Lake District National Park Authority.

Wraymires Tarn

Lake

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Wraymires Tarn is a lake.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hawkshead and Windermere.

Hawkshead

Photo: Nessy-Pic, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Hawkshead is a picturesque village in Lake District National Park. It is the smallest true town in Britain.

Windermere is a town of 4,800 people in Cumbria. Tourism is popular in the town, owing to its proximity to the lake and local scenery. Boats from the piers in Bowness sail around the lake, many calling at Ambleside or at Lakeside where there is a restored railway.

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.

Slack Wood

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

54.3913° or 54° 23′ 29″ north

Longitude

-2.9602° or 2° 57′ 37″ west

Open location code

9C6V92RQ+GW

OpenStreetMap ID

way 165641151

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=wood

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Highlights include High Wray Village Hall and Arthur Wood.

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