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Elterwater Cumbria Map

Traditional county: Cumbria · Unitary authority: Westmorland and Furness · Region: North West

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Place	Elterwater
Traditional County	Cumbria
Unitary Authority	Westmorland and Furness
Region	North West
Country	England, United Kingdom

Latitude	54.433619
Longitude	-3.038288
Place Type	Village

About Elterwater

Elterwater greets the morning light with a quiet clarity that seems to sharpen the very edges of the surrounding fells. It lies 3.0 miles west of Ambleside (from Ambleside: bearing 271°T, OS grid NY 327 047), and is situated south-east of Chapel Stile village. This collection of whitewashed stone cottages rests within the protected embrace of the Lake District National Park, where the horizon is defined by the rugged, lingering memory of industrial slate extraction. High above the rooftops, the Elterwater Slate Quarry Viewpoint offers a vantage point where the earth’s grey bones are exposed against a sky of sudden, shifting blues. To the north-east, the low-lying fields of Walthwaite Bottom collect the mountain mist, holding it until the sun finally climbs high enough to dissolve the vapour. The air here carries a distinctive, sharp crispness, a quality that clings to the limestone walls and the quiet, moss-damp lanes. Elterwater draws its character from the interplay between the silent, ancient stone and the restless, rushing waters of the nearby gills. It is a place where the landscape refuses to be tamed, remaining stubbornly indifferent to the passing of the seasons.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Lake District National Park (National Park) — locality lies within · 24k acres
Walthwaite Bottom (Valley) — 0.2 mi, 050° NE
The Fort (Historic Ruins) — 0.2 mi, 023° NNE
Elterwater Slate Quarry Viewpoint (Viewpoint) — 0.3 mi, 283° WNW
Elterwater Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 0.6 mi, 130° SE · 36 ha
Megs Gill (River) — 0.6 mi, 342° NNW
The Nab (Lake / Reservoir) — 0.7 mi, 129° SE
Baysbrown Wood Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 0.8 mi, 273° W · 49 ha
Two Rifle Ranges On Silver How (Scheduled Monument) — 0.9 mi, 355° N
Colwith Force (Waterfall) — 1.0 mi, 176° S
Baysbrown Pool (River) — 1.0 mi, 290° WNW
The Langdale Boulders, Two Prehistoric Rock Art Sites In Great Langdale 250M South Of Harry Place (Scheduled Monument) — 1.0 mi, 310° NW
Langdale Pool (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.1 mi, 185° S
Silver How (Hill / Mountain) — 1.2 mi, 354° N
Skelwith Force (Waterfall) — 1.2 mi, 131° SE
Loughrigg Tarn (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.2 mi, 102° ESE
Little Fell (Hill / Mountain) — 1.4 mi, 191° S
The Cathedral chamber (Viewpoint) — 1.4 mi, 214° SW
Dove Cottage (Museum) — 1.7 mi, 032° NNE
Rydal Cave (Attraction) — 1.8 mi, 068° ENE
William Wordsworth's Grave (Attraction) — 1.8 mi, 020° NNE
Moss Parrock (Park) — 1.9 mi, 019° NNE
Moot Mound At Fell Foot Farm, Little Langdale (Scheduled Monument) — 2.0 mi, 240° WSW
Dora's Field (Attraction) — 2.4 mi, 067° ENE
Rydal Mount (Historic Park or Garden) — 2.5 mi, 068° ENE · 1 ha
The Jubilee Figure (Public Artwork) — 2.5 mi, 065° ENE
Ice house (Attraction) — 2.6 mi, 064° ENE
Rydal Hall (Historic Park or Garden (Grade II*)) — 2.7 mi, 073° ENE · 86 ha
Rothay Park (Park) — 2.9 mi, 094° E
Zefferelli's By The Park (Cinema) — 2.9 mi, 094° E

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