Lakes Aquarium
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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Darrin Antrobus, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Public aquarium
- Description: aquarium on the shore of Windermere, Cumbria
- Also known as: “Aquarium of the Lakes”
- Address: Lakeside, LA12 8AS
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Lakeside railway station and Fell Foot Park.
Lakeside railway station
Railway station
Photo: neil hanson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Lakeside railway station is a stop on the heritage Lakeside and Haverthwaite Railway. It was previously the terminus of the Furness Railway's Ulverston-Lakeside Line, which was closed as part of the Beeching Axe in 1965.
Fell Foot Park
Park
Photo: David Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Fell Foot Park is a country park situated at the southern end of Windermere in Cumbria, the largest lake in England. It is north of Newby Bridge in the civil parish of Staveley-in-Cartmel, in Westmorland and Furness. Fell Foot Park is situated 1,700 feet south of Lakes Aquarium.
Stott Park Bobbin Mill
Museum
Photo: Keith Wright, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Stott Park Bobbin Mill is a 19th-century bobbin mill and now a working museum located near Newby Bridge, Cumbria, England. Built in 1835, the mill was one of over 65 buildings in the Lake District which provided wooden bobbins to the weaving and spinning industry, primarily in Lancashire and Yorkshire. Stott Park Bobbin Mill is situated 3,400 feet northwest of Lakes Aquarium.
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.
Newby Bridge
Hamlet
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Newby Bridge is a hamlet in the Lake District, Cumbria, England. Historically in Lancashire, it is located several miles west of Grange-over-Sands and is on the River Leven, close to the southern end of Windermere.
Lakes Aquarium
- Categories: zoo, building, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Windermere, Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.27816° or 54° 16′ 41″ northLongitude
-2.95591° or 2° 57′ 21″ westOpen location code
9C6V72HV+7JOpenStreetMap ID
way 33643153OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=aquariumWikidata ID
Q6478947
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Egyptian Arabic—“Lakes Aquarium” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Lakes Aquarium”
- Egyptian Arabic: “اكواريوم البحيرات”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include South Windermere Sailing Club and Landing Wood.
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