Slack Cross
Slack Cross is a forest in Hawkshead, Westmorland and Furness, England. Slack Cross is situated nearby to the hamlet Grizedale, as well as near the locality Moor Gate.Places of Interest
Highlights include Esthwaite Water and Hill Top.
Esthwaite Water
Lake
Hill Top
Photo: Chris Brown, CC BY 2.0.
Hill Top is a 17th-century house in Near Sawrey near Hawkshead, in the English county of Cumbria. It is an example of Lakeland vernacular architecture with random stone walls and slate roof.
Brantwood
Museum
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Coniston and Satterthwaite.
Coniston
Photo: Tompage02, Public domain.
Coniston is a picturesque lakeside village in the Lake District National Park. Coniston sits next to Coniston Water, the Lake District's third largest lake is the home to many attempts at the world water speed record.
Satterthwaite
Village
Photo: JohnArmagh, Public domain.
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.
Near and Far Sawrey
Village
Photo: DS Pugh, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Near Sawrey and Far Sawrey are two neighbouring villages in the Furness area of Cumbria, England. Within the boundaries of the historic county of Lancashire, both are located in the Lake District between the village of Hawkshead and the lake of Windermere.
Slack Cross
Latitude
54.3486° or 54° 20′ 55″ northLongitude
-3.0206° or 3° 1′ 14″ westOpen location code
9C6R8XXH+CQOpenStreetMap ID
way 166753080OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=forest
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Grizedale and Moor Gate.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Knot Coppice and Stony Gate.
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