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Windermere or Lake Windermere [a] is a ribbon lake in Cumbria, England, and part of the Lake District. [5] It is the largest lake in England by length, area, and volume, but considerably smaller than the largest Scottish lochs and Northern Irish loughs .
The longest ice skating trail can be found on the Lake Windermere Whiteway. The naturally frozen trail measures 29.98 kilometres (18.63 mi). [4] When Guinness Book of World Records verified the record in 2014, the ice measured between 12 inches (30 cm) and 30 inches (76 cm) depending where you were in one of the four loops that runs continuously around the lake.
The first steamship on the lake, and indeed on any lake in England, was the paddle steamer Lady of the Lake, launched in 1845 for the Windermere Steam Yacht Company. In 1847 a second company, the Windermere Iron Steamboat Company, put into service the Firefly, following that by the Dragonfly in 1850. After some years of competition, the two ...
Windermere (/ ˈ w ɪ n d ər m ɪər /) is a town in the civil parish of Windermere and Bowness, in the Westmorland and Furness district in the ceremonial county of Cumbria, England; it is within the Lake District National Park. The town lies about half a mile (1 km) east of the lake, Windermere, from which it takes its name. [2]
Map of Belle Isle, Windermere. Belle Isle is the largest of 18 islands on Windermere, a mere in the English Lake District, [1] and the only one ever to have been inhabited. [1] It is 1 km in length. It is rumoured that in Roman times a villa was once built on the island, with a possible connection to the Roman fort at Ambleside. [2]
Steam launch Branksome Branksome's two cylinder compound engine. Margaret, the oldest surviving sailing yacht in the UK.. The Museum's collection of boats comprises 40 boats covering the history of steam launches, sailing and other boats on Windermere from the late 18th century up to the present. [10]
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Windermere Lake or Lake Windermere may refer to: Windermere , the largest natural lake in England Windermere Lake (British Columbia) , a popular recreational lake located on the Columbia River, Canada