2024
SD3996 : Boat House on Belle Isle
taken 2 years ago, near to Bowness-on-Windermere, Cumbria, England
Boat House on Belle Isle
Belle Isle is the largest of the 18 islands on Windermere and the only one to have ever been inhabited. It was originally called Longholm until the island was purchased by the wealthy Curwen family, who then decided to rename it after their daughter, Isabella.
Windermere :: SD3997
Windermere is the largest natural lake in England. It is a ribbon lake formed in a glacial trough after the retreat of ice at the end of the last ice age some 13000 years ago.
The lake is largely surrounded by foothills of the Lake District which provide pleasant low-level walks; to the north and north-east are the higher fells of central Lakeland. It has been one of the country's most popular places for holidays and summer homes since the arrival of the Kendal and Windermere Railway's branch line in 1847.
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- Grid Square
- SD3996, 227 images (more nearby 🔍)
- Photographer
- David Dixon (more nearby)
- Date Taken
- Friday, 5 July, 2024 (more nearby)
- Submitted
- Tuesday, 9 July, 2024
- Subject Location
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OSGB36:
SD 395 967 [100m precision]
WGS84: 54:21.7330N 2:55.9258W - Camera Location
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OSGB36: SD 395 966
- View Direction
- North-northwest (about 337 degrees)
