Mislet Plantation

Mislet Plantation is a forest in Windermere, Westmorland and Furness, England. Mislet Plantation is situated nearby to the hamlet High Borrans, as well as near the locality The Common.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Orrest Head and Holehird Gardens.

Orrest Head

Scenic viewpoint

Photo: Peter Trimming, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Orrest Head is a hill in the English Lake District on the eastern shores of Windermere. It is the subject of a chapter in Wainwright's The Outlying Fells of Lakeland, and the first fell he climbed.

Holehird Gardens

Garden

Photo: Carl Bendelow, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Holehird Gardens is an extensive 10-acre site located near Windermere, Cumbria, England. It is the home of the Lakeland Horticultural Society. The garden consists of a large variety of plants, particularly those suited to the local climate with its high rainfall.

Windermere railway station

Railway station

Photo: John Lomas, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Windermere railway station serves the town of Windermere, in Cumbria, England. It is the northern terminus of the Windermere Branch Line, which runs from Oxenholme.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bowness-on-Windermere and Ambleside.

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.

Ambleside

Photo: Mattbuck, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Ambleside is a town in Cumbria. It is located at the head of Windermere, England’s largest lake, within the Lake District National Park.

Staveley

Village

Photo: Richard Swales, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Staveley is a village in the Westmorland and Furness Unitary Authority, in Cumbria, England. Historically part of Westmorland, it is situated 4 miles northwest of Kendal where the River Kent is joined by its tributary the Gowan.

Mislet Plantation

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

54.3983° or 54° 23′ 54″ north

Longitude

-2.8823° or 2° 52′ 56″ west

Open location code

9C6V94X9+83

OpenStreetMap ID

way 510989242

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=wood

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Localities in the Area

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