Windermere Motor Boat Racing Club
The Windermere Motor Boat Racing Club is a British boating club based at Bowness-on-Windermere, Cumbria. The Club was founded in 1925 and is the oldest motor boat racing club in the world.- Type: Sports venue
- Description: British boating club
- Address: Newby Bridge Road, Windermere, LA23 3LJ
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Storrs Hall and Blackwell.
Storrs Hall
Hotel
Photo: FFNick, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Storrs Hall is a hotel on the banks of Windermere in Storrs in the Lake District, Cumbria, England. The hotel, a Grade II* listed Georgian mansion, is also home to the National Trust-owned folly the "Temple" on the end of a stone jetty on Windermere. Storrs Hall is situated 2,600 feet north of Windermere Motor Boat Racing Club.
Blackwell
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Blackwell is a large house in the English Lake District, designed in the Arts and Crafts style by Baillie Scott. It was built in 1898–1900, as a holiday home for Sir Edward Holt, a wealthy Manchester brewer. Blackwell is situated 1 mile northeast of Windermere Motor Boat Racing Club.
Storrs Temple
Tower
Photo: FFNick, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Storrs Temple is a tower, which is situated 2,600 feet north of Windermere Motor Boat Racing Club.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Storrs and Winster.
Storrs
Hamlet
Storrs is a hamlet in the civil parish of Windermere and Bowness, in the Westmorland and Furness district of the ceremonial county of Cumbria, England.
Winster
Village
Photo: Raymond Knapman, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Winster is a village in the Westmorland and Furness district of Cumbria, in North West England. Historically within the county of Westmorland, it is situated less than two miles east of Windermere, England's largest natural lake. Winster is situated 1½ miles east of Windermere Motor Boat Racing Club.
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. Near and Far Sawrey is situated 2 miles northwest of Windermere Motor Boat Racing Club.
Windermere Motor Boat Racing Club
- Categories: recreation area and sports location
- Location: Cartmel Fell, Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.33215° or 54° 19′ 56″ northLongitude
-2.93491° or 2° 56′ 6″ westOpen location code
9C6V83J8+V2OpenStreetMap ID
way 566677200OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=sports_centreOpenStreetMap feature
sport=motorOpenStreetMap feature
sport=motorboat_racingWikidata ID
Q17022029
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In Other Languages
“Windermere Motor Boat Racing Club” goes by many names.
- Japanese: “ウィンダミア・モーターボート・レースクラブ”
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