LAKE WINDERMERE - MAY 2019
Windermere is a large lake in Cumbria’s Lake District National Park, Northwest England. It’s surrounded by mountain peaks and villages, including Bowness-on-Windermere, where The World of Beatrix Potter Attraction has modern displays on the children’s writer. In the north, trails lead to Orrest Head, a hill with views across the lake and the fells beyond, and Holehird Gardens, with their alpines, heathers and shrubs.
Windermere lake, at 10.5 miles long, one mile wide and 220 feet deep, is the largest natural lake in both the Lake District and in England, and is fed by numerous rivers.
Strictly speaking, Windermere lake is just called Winder”mere”, with “mere” meaning a lake that is broad in relation to its depth. However here, to avoid confusion with Windermere Village, we refer to it as Windermere lake.
The long thin lake itself forms the central spine of the Windermere lake area of the Lake District. This area is also known as the South Lakes.
Length: 18.08 km
Area: 14.73 km²
Width: 1.49 km
Max. depth: 66.76 m (219.0 ft)
Location: Lake District National Park
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