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Near Sawrey in the region of England is a town located in United Kingdom - some 229 mi or ( 369 km ) North-West of London , the country's capital .
Local time in Near Sawrey is now 07:01 AM (Tuesday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/London " with a UTC offset of 0 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Winster, Underbarrow, Ulverston, Stockport, and Staveley. When in this area, you might want to check out Winster . We found some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Near Sawrey ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Lakes Alive - Reach for the Skies @ Bowness-on-Windermere - 23rd May 2009 - Voala - Clip 1
Filmed on The Glebe, Bowness-on-Windermere on the evening of Saturday 23rd May 2009, it was the first night of the Lakes Alive - Reach for the Skies events taking place across Cumbria, highlight of th ..
Grass Holme Lodge
www.lakewindermerelodges.com Grass Holme Lodge is a luxury self catering holiday lodge in the Lake District with it's own hot tub. The lodge sleeps 5 people. Lake Windermere is 5 minutes walk through ..
Windermere Row 2008 the old Dependables
Well 14/06/2008 and St Gemma's row is underway - Chris and Toby are doing the Inward bound journey Judge for your self at the rowing style ..
Tallis Fantasia - PART 1
'Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis' (PART 1) by Ralph Vaughan Williams. The music is a live recording of Copenhagen Youth Strings (Københavns Yngre Strygere - KYS) under Christian Kluxen during a c ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Near and Far Sawrey
Near Sawrey and Far Sawrey are two neighbouring villages in the Furness area of Cumbria. Historically part of Lancashire, they are located in the Lake District between the town of Hawkshead and the lake of Windermere. The two lie on the B5285, which runs from Hawkshead to the Windermere Ferry, a car ferry across Windermere one mile to the east of the villages. The two are famous for their association with Beatrix Potter.
Located at 54.35 -2.97 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
Hill Top, Cumbria
Hill Top is a 17th-century house in Near Sawrey near Hawkshead, in the English county of Cumbria. It is an example of Lakeland vernacular architecture with random stone walls and slate roof. The house was once the home of children's author and illustrator Beatrix Potter who left it to The National Trust. It is open to the public and the house is shown as Beatrix Potter herself would have known it.
Located at 54.35 -2.97 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
Esthwaite Water
Esthwaite Water is one of the smaller and lesser known lakes in the Lake District national park in northern England. It is situated between the much larger lakes of Windermere and Coniston Water, in the traditional county of Lancashire; since 1974 in the administrative county of Cumbria. To the north is the village of Hawkshead and to the west is Grizedale Forest. The lake covers around 280 acres and is known for its excellent fishing, particularly trout and pike.
Located at 54.35 -2.98 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Hawkshead and Claife
Hawkshead and Claife is a National Trust property made up of much of the town of Hawkshead and surrounding Claife Woodlands in Cumbria, England. Overlooking Windermere itself is Claife Station, the ruins of a residence notable for the fact that each room was glazed in differing coloured glass to give the effect of viewing the landscape in the changing seasons. Hawkshead is home to the Beatrix Potter Gallery, another National Trust property.
Located at 54.35 -2.94 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Windermere
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 start of the current interglacial. 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. It is in the county of Cumbria and entirely within the Lake District National Park. Windermere has also been the venue for the Great North Swim since 2008.
Located at 54.36 -2.94 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
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