Village and civil parish in Cumbria, England
Haverthwaite
Haverthwaite is a small village and civil parish in the Furness region of Cumbria, England.
It is also within the boundaries of the Lake District National Park. The village is 7 km or 4.5 miles NE of Ulverston and 5 km or 3 miles SW of the southern end of Windermere. It is near the tidal limit of the River Leven. In the 2001 census, the parish had a population of 728, which increased to 797 by 2011.
How locals move
Getting around Haverthwaite the local way
- Get inAlternatively, buses are available every 20 minutes from the railway station to the ferry jetty.
- Get inA car ferry operates daily (except 25, 26 Dec) from Far Sawrey, running M-Sa approximately every 20 minutes between 6:50AM and 8:50PM, starting Su at 9:10AM on, and with later sailings in summer.
- Get aroundThe main attraction of Bowness-on-Windermere is the ferry.
- Get aroundThe ferry trip is an experience of a lifetime, offering a fabulous ride across a wonderful lake.
- Get aroundSome people prefer to return by ferry, others move ahead from Ambleside to other places such as Rydal Mount, Grasmere, or Keswick, or even return from Ambleside to either Bowness-on-Windermere or Windermere town by bus or taxi.
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