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The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Elterwater

  

Elterwater Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Elterwater

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Elterwater etymology

” ‘The lake frequented by swans’, from ON ‘elptr/’alpt’ ‘swan’, in the gen.[itive], sing.[ular] form with ‘-ar’, and ‘water’, probably replacing ON ‘vatn’ ‘lake’ “Whooper swans still winter on the lake”. (ON is Old Norse).

You can visit Elterwater places with Walkfo Elterwater to hear history at Elterwater’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Elterwater has 38 places to visit in our interactive Elterwater map, with amazing history, culture & travel facts you can explore the same way you would at a museum or art gallery with information audio headset. With Walkfo, you can travel by foot, bike or bus throughout Elterwater, being in the moment, without digital distraction or limits to a specific walking route. Our historic audio walks, National Trust interactive audio experiences, digital tour guides for English Heritage locations are available at Elterwater places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Elterwater & the surrounding areas.

“Curated content for millions of locations across the UK, with 38 audio facts unique to Elterwater places in an interactive Elterwater map you can explore.”

Walkfo: Visit Elterwater Places Map
38 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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Walkfo Elterwater tourism map key: places to see & visit like National Trust sites, Blue Plaques, English Heritage locations & top tourist destinations in Elterwater

  

Best Elterwater places to visit

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Elterwater has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Elterwater’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Elterwater’s information audio spots:

Foxghyll Country House, Ambleside Foxghyll Country House is Grade II listed on the English Heritage Register. It is a Regency building which seems to have been added to a much older house that was on the site. It was the home of many notable people including Thomas De Quincey.

Todd Crag Todd Crag is a satellite peak of Loughrigg Fell at 224 m (735 ft) It is not classed as a fell but is a vantage point near Ambleside.

Loughrigg Fell Loughrigg Fell is a hill in the central part of the English Lake District. It stands on the end of the long ridge coming down from High Raise over Silver How towards Ambleside.

Elter Water The name Elterwater means either Lake of the Swan or Lake of Alder. The lake is 1030 yd (930 m) long and varies in width up to a maximum of 350 yd. It has a maximum depth of 20 ft (6.1 m) and an elevation above sea level of 187 ft (57 m)

Rydal Water Rydal Water is 1,290 yards (1.18 km) long and varies in width up to a maximum of 380 yards (350m) It has a maximum depth of 55 ft (17m) and an elevation above sea level of 177 ft (54m) The lake is both supplied and drained by the river Rothay, which flows from Grasmere upstream and towards Windermere downstream. The waters of the southern half of the lake are leased by the Lowther Estate to the National Trust.

Black Fell (Lake District) Black Fell is a fell in the English Lake District. It rises to the north of Tarn Hows, between Coniston and Hawkshead.

Rydal Mount Rydal Mount is best known as the home of William Wordsworth from 1813 to his death in 1850. It is currently operated as a writer’s home museum.

Grasmere (lake) Grasmere is one of the smaller lakes of the English Lake District, in the county of Cumbria. Lake is 1680 yd long and 700 yd (640 m) wide, covering an area of 0.24 mi² (0.62 km²) The lake is fed and drained by the River Rothay, which flows through the village before entering the lake. The waters of the lake are leased by the Lowther Estate to the National Trust.

Silver How Silver How is a fell in the English Lake District, standing over the village of Grasmere. How, derived from the Old Norse word haugr, is a common local term for a hill or mound.

St Oswald’s Church, Grasmere St Oswald’s Church is in the village of Grasmere, in the Lake District, Cumbria, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Windermere, the archdeaconry of Westmorland and Furness, and the diocese of Carlisle. The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building.

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