Woodhouse Islands
Woodhouse Islands is an islet in Buttermere, Cumberland, England. Woodhouse Islands is situated nearby to the forest Wilderness Wood, as well as near the islet Holme Island.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Rannerdale Knotts and Church of St James.
Rannerdale Knotts
Peak
Photo: Archie424, Public domain.
Rannerdale Knotts is a fell in the Lake District of Cumbria, England. Rising from the Buttermere valley, it is one of the smaller Cumbrian hills and is overlooked by a number of surrounding fells, such as Grasmoor, Whiteless Pike and, across Crummock Water, Mellbreak and the High Stile ridge.
Church of St James
Church
Photo: Alexander P Kapp, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Church of St James is situated 3,700 feet southeast of Woodhouse Islands.
Scale Force
Waterfall
Photo: Trevor Harris, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Scale Force is considered the highest waterfall in the English Lake District. Opinions vary about how its precise height is calculated, but the total height is normally stated as 170 feet. Scale Force is situated 1 mile west of Woodhouse Islands.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gatesgarth and Brackenthwaite.
Gatesgarth
Hamlet
Photo: Michael Graham, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Gatesgarth is a settlement in Lake District of England. It is situated to the east of the lake of Buttermere, on the B5289 road on its western approach to the Honister Pass. Gatesgarth is situated 2½ miles southeast of Woodhouse Islands.
Brackenthwaite
Hamlet
Photo: Ron Shirt, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Brackenthwaite is a hamlet in the parish of Buttermere, in the Cumberland district of Cumbria, England. It is situated some 6 miles south of Cockermouth. It lies within the Lake District National Park. Brackenthwaite is situated 3 miles north of Woodhouse Islands.
Thackthwaite
Hamlet
Photo: Andy Jamieson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Thackthwaite is a village in Cumbria, England, from which hikers can climb Low Fell and Fellbarrow. The place-name contains thwaite. A second place called Thackthwaite is located just to the north of Little Mell Fell, at. Thackthwaite is situated 4 miles north of Woodhouse Islands.
Woodhouse Islands
- Type: Islet
- Categories: locality and landform
- Location: Buttermere, Cumberland, Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.54699° or 54° 32′ 49″ northLongitude
-3.29026° or 3° 17′ 25″ westOpen location code
9C6RGPW5+QVOpenStreetMap ID
way 492374146OpenStreetMap feature
place=islet
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