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Art Galleries 9 Holiday Parks 8 Lakes 8 Park and Gardens 6 Theatres 4 Museums 4 Aquariums 3 Zoos 2 Go Karting 1 Nature Reserves 1 Exhibition and Trade Centres 1 Golf Courses 1

Local servicesHospitalMary Hewetson Cottage Hospital (Keswick)11 miGP surgeryAmbleside Health Centre2.9 miPharmacyGrasmere Pharmacyright hereDentistMint Dental3.1 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools2 primaryPrimaryGrasmere CofE Primary Schoolages 3-11, 89 pupilsunder a milePrimaryLangdale CofE Schoolages 3-11, 31 pupils1.8 miCollegeKendal College14.9 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportTeesside International Airport MME64 miMajor airportNewcastle International Airport NCL67 miRailway stationWindermere7.4 miBus stationBus Rail InterchangeWindermere7.4 miFerryWaterhead Pier3.7 miBus stops15 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the LA18 postcode district.

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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the LA18 postcode district.

County or areaCumbria
Postcode districtLA18
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 15 min4:36 am – 9:51 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 17 min8:31 am – 3:48 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People6,127 residentsin the Windermere North, Ambleside & Langdales census areaMedian age 51.82,744 households53% of homes owner-occupied41% owned outright22% social rented, 25% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.3% unemployment rate57% of adults are economically active, 2,993 in work, 31% retiredMain industries: hospitality 34%, retail and wholesale 16%, construction 7%Getting to work: 33% work from home, 39% go by car, 2% take public transport, 24% walk or cycle67% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages40% of adults hold a degree or higher13% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 93%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 17°C, lows 10°CColdest month January: highs 5°C, lows 0°C2,773 mm of rain a year, 89 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December51 days of air frost, 5 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 0 to 5°CJFebruary: 0 to 5°CFMarch: 1 to 7°CMApril: 3 to 10°CAMay: 5 to 13°CMJune: 8 to 16°CJJuly: 10 to 17°CJAugust: 10 to 17°CASeptember: 8 to 14°CSOctober: 5 to 11°CONovember: 3 to 8°CNDecember: 1 to 5°CD20°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksHeron Pikemountain · 1.2 miSwinescar Pikemountain · 1.4 miTonguegill Forcewaterfall · 1.2 miAlcock Tarnlake · under a mileWhitemoss Tarnlake · under a mileBuckstones Jumpwaterfall · 1.8 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesMoss Parrockpark · under a mileGrasmere Lakeland Sports and Show Groundsports ground · under a mile · 5 haRothay Parkpark · 2.9 mi · 6 haStock Ghyll Parkpark · 3.3 mi · 5 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes76 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197014 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+, 3 induced by mining or drillingLargest: magnitude 4.0 on 26 Dec 197939 mi away, Longtown, CumbriaMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 21 Sep 202622 mi away, Silverdale, LancashireSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: areas at High risk within 500 m of the centrea 1 in 30 chance of flooding in any year, or greaterAlso medium, low risk areas nearbySource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 1.9 · PM2.5 4.1 · PM10 6.0 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband53% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband94% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)1.2% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,541 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation70 m230 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 62 to 356 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50





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Holiday Parks

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Lakes

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Park and Gardens

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Theatres

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Museums

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Aquariums

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Zoos

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Go Karting

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Nature Reserves

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