Great Close
Great Close is a forest in Haverthwaite, Westmorland and Furness, England. Great Close is situated nearby to the village Haverthwaite, as well as near Low Wood.Places of Interest
Highlights include Bigland Tarn and Lakeland Motor Museum.
Bigland Tarn
Lake
Photo: David Brown, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bigland Tarn is a lake in Cumbria, England, about 3/4 mile southeast of Haverthwaite. Located at an elevation of 158 m, the lake has an area of 5.1 hectares and measures 325 m × 225 m.
Lakeland Motor Museum
Museum
Photo: DeFacto, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Lakeland Motor Museum is a museum now located at Backbarrow, Cumbria, England which houses a collection of classic cars, motorcycles, bicycles, pedal cars and motoring related items and memorabilia and an exhibition dedicated to the land and water speed record activities of Sir Malcolm Campbell and his son Donald Campbell.
Haverthwaite railway station
Railway station
Photo: bayphotographic, CC BY 2.0.
Haverthwaite railway station is the western terminus of the preserved Lakeside and Haverthwaite Railway; it serves the village of Haverthwaite, in Cumbria, England.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Backbarrow and Bouth.
Backbarrow
Village
Photo: Chris Allen, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Backbarrow is a village in the Lake District National Park in England. It lies on the River Leven about 5 miles northeast of Ulverston in Furness in the county of Cumbria.
Bouth
Village
Photo: Ian Barker, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bouth is a village in the Westmorland and Furness district of Cumbria, England. Historically, it was part of the county of Lancashire. It is within the Lake District National Park.
Greenodd
Village
Photo: Yohan euan o4, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Greenodd is a village in Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, England, 3 miles north-east of Ulverston. At the northern end of the Furness peninsula, it was historically part of Lancashire.
Great Close
Latitude
54.2467° or 54° 14′ 48″ northLongitude
-3.0192° or 3° 1′ 9″ westOpen location code
9C6R6XWJ+M8OpenStreetMap ID
way 93865779OpenStreetMap feature
natural=wood
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