Ash Close Wood

Ash Close Wood is a forest in Hawkshead, Westmorland and Furness, England. Ash Close Wood is situated nearby to the hamlet High Dale Park, as well as near Middle Dale Park.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Hill Top and Esthwaite Water.

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.

Esthwaite Water is one of the smaller and lesser known lakes in the Lake District National Park in Cumbria, England. It is situated between the much larger lakes of Windermere and Coniston Water in the Furness area, historically part of Lancashire.

All Saints Church

Church

Photo: JohnArmagh, Public domain.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bowness-on-Windermere and Satterthwaite.

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.

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.

Ash Close Wood

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

54.3322° or 54° 19′ 56″ north

Longitude

-2.9911° or 2° 59′ 28″ west

Open location code

9C6V82J5+VG

OpenStreetMap ID

way 166769817

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=forest

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as High Dale Park and Middle Dale Park.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include High Dale Park and Little Lawrence Wood.

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