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Attractions near Knipefold Barn
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This is a list of the attractions near this property that are featured on AboutBritain.com
It is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all attractions near this property.
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Windermere Lake Cruises
(3 Miles)*
Windermere Lake Cruises is the principal visitor attraction in Cumbria and is rated amongst the top ten in England. |
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Brantwood
(3 Miles)*
Brantwood was the home of John Ruskin from 1872 until his death in 1900, Brantwood became an intellectual powerhouse and one of the greatest literary and artistic centres in Europe. |
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Hill Top
(3 Miles)*
Those who have enjoyed the film Miss Potter will already know that the lovely Lake District farmhouse of Hill Top was the home of the prolific author and illustrator, Beatrix Potter. |
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Rydal Mount and Gardens
(3 Miles)*
Rydal Mount, in the heart of the Lake District, retains a lived-in, family atmosphere and has seen little change since Wordsworth and his family came to live there in 1813. |
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Fell Foot Park
(8 Miles)*
Fell Foot Park is an attractive seven hectare garden in the Lake District which has long outlasted the house which the gardens were originally designed to enhance. |
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Kendal Museum
(11 Miles)*
Kendal Museum was founded in 1796 - making it one of Britain's oldest museums. The museum boasts unique collections of natural history and archaeology, and often hosts exhibitions, events and workshops. |
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Abbot Hall Art Gallery
(11 Miles)*
The Gallery is housed in one of Kendal's most important buildings, a Grade I listed villa, on the banks of the River Kent. The galleries offer two floors of light-filled spaces in which to see art. |
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Sizergh Castle
(12 Miles)*
The imposing Sizergh Castle stands at the gateway to the Lake District near Kendal. It has been home to the Strickland family for more than 750 years. |
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Levens Hall
(13 Miles)*
The Hall is a magnificent Elizabethan mansion built around a 13th century pele tower with unique Topiary Gardens and a working steam collection. |
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Cartmel Racecourse
(13 Miles)*
Cartmel Racecourse is based in one of the prettiest villages in England, in the south of the Lake District. |
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Towns near Knipefold Barn
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Hawkshead
(1 Mile)*
The historic village of Hawkshead lies between Ambleside and Coniston, near the head of Esthwaite Water and is one of the Lake Districts unspoiled treasures. |
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Coniston
(3 Miles)*
Coniston Village lies on the West Side of Coniston Water, with the Coniston fells along the north-west side of the village, dominated by The Old Man of Coniston. |
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Elterwater
(3 Miles)*
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Ambleside
(3 Miles)*
Ambleside lies at the heart of the Lake District National Park at the head of Lake Windermere, nestling under a crown of fells, Loughrigg, Fairfield and Wansfell. Amblesides central location makes it an ideal spot from which to tour the Lake District. |
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Bowness-on-Windermere
(4 Miles)*
Bowness-on-Windermere situated in a spectacular lakeside setting on the eastern shore of Lake Windermere, is Cumbria's most popular destination. |
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Windermere
(4 Miles)*
Originally a tiny village named Birthwaite, the town of Windermere is now an extension of Bowness-on-Windermere, just a short distance up hill from the shores of the lake. |
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Troutbeck
(4 Miles)*
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Grasmere
(5 Miles)*
The tiny village of Grasmere in the Lake District, is surrounded by Helm Crag to the north west, Rydal Fell and Nab Scar to the east, Yew Crag and Silver Howe lying west, with the River Rothay running by. |
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Rusland
(7 Miles)*
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Crook
(8 Miles)*
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