Bee Holme

Bee Holme is an islet in Lakes, Westmorland and Furness, England. Bee Holme is situated near the forest Peathouse Close Wood, as well as near the islet Green Tuft Island.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Wray Castle and Galava Roman Fort.

Wray Castle

Castle

Photo: CellsDeDells, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Wray Castle is a Victorian neo-gothic building at Claife in Cumbria within the boundaries of the historic county of Lancashire. The house and grounds have belonged to the National Trust since 1929.

Galava Roman Fort

Archaeological site

Photo: Bill Boaden, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Ambleside Roman Fort is the modern name given to the remains of a fort of the Roman province of Britannia. The ruins have been tentatively identified as those of either Galava or Clanoventa, mentioned in the Antonine Itinerary. Galava Roman Fort is situated 1 mile north of Bee Holme.

Stagshaw Garden

Garden

Photo: Ben Gamble, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Stagshaw Garden is a woodland garden situated south of Ambleside, in Cumbria, England, and in the ownership of the National Trust. The garden is noted for its shrubs, including rhododendrons, azaleas and camellias. Stagshaw Garden is situated 1 mile northeast of Bee Holme.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Brathay and Clappersgate.

Brathay

Hamlet

Photo: Steph Aitchison, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Brathay is a hamlet in Skelwith parish in Cumbria, England. Historically part of Lancashire, the hamlet lies close to Clappersgate on the south bank of the River Brathay, and is about 0.9 miles south west of Ambleside.

Clappersgate

Hamlet

Photo: Anthony Parkes, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Clappersgate is a village in the Westmorland and Furness Unitary Authority, in the county of Cumbria, England. Clappersgate is located on the B5286 road and on the River Brathay.