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3 Townhead Cottages

Grasmere and the Langdale Valley, North West England

🔌 Nearest public charging: · 0.7 mi (Open Charge Map)

3 Townhead Cottages
Tucked into the fells near Grasmere and the Langdale Valley, this Lake District cottage sleeps four and makes a cosy base for exploring the region's best-loved scenery. There's a bus stop close by and EV charging nearby too, handy if you're touring the valleys by car.

Literary fans will want to walk to Dove Cottage, just 1.7 miles off, while the Armitt Museum & Library and Hawkshead Grammar School are both within easy reach for a change of scene. When you fancy a break, The Jumble Room and Baldry's tea rooms are both a short 1.3 miles away. Windermere station, 8.5 miles out, gives you a rail link if you're arriving without a car.

Facilities

  • 🚌 Near a Bus Stop
  • 🔌 EV Charging Nearby

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Everything within reach of 3 Townhead Cottages — days out, famous places and the local food worth walking to.

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Things to do

Days out and attractions, nearest first

Dove Cottage

🏛️ Museums & Galleries · 1.7 mi

Dove Cottage

Dove Cottage was the Lake District home of William Wordsworth, a humble cottage with whitewashed wal...

The Armitt Museum & Library

🏛️ Museums & Galleries · 4 mi

The Armitt Museum & Library

The Armitt Museum & Library is a museum, gallery, and library full of interesting and unusual object...

Hawkshead Grammar School

🏛️ Museums & Galleries · 7.3 mi

Hawkshead Grammar School

Hawkshead Grammar School in Hawkshead, Cumbria, England was founded in 1585 by Archbishop Edwin Sand...

The Ruskin Museum

🏛️ Museums & Galleries · 7.6 mi

The Ruskin Museum

The Ruskin Museum sits in the heart of Coniston village and tells the 'Story of Coniston', from Ston...

Brantwood

🏛️ Museums & Galleries · 8.6 mi

Brantwood

Brantwood is the historic lakeside home of John Ruskin, now a museum set across a 250-acre estate on...

Windermere Jetty

🏛️ Museums & Galleries · 8.6 mi

Windermere Jetty

Windermere Jetty Museum sits on the lakeshore just outside Bowness, telling over 200 years of Winder...

From Auschwitz to Ambleside

🏛️ Museums & Galleries · 8.6 mi

From Auschwitz to Ambleside

This small exhibition tells the story of 300 child Holocaust survivors who arrived in Windermere in...

Threlkeld Quarry & Mining Museum

🏛️ Museums & Galleries · 9.2 mi

Threlkeld Quarry & Mining Museum

Threlkeld Quarry & Mining Museum sits in a working quarry near Keswick in the Lake District, where y...

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Places to visit

The famous spots within a day trip

Allan Bank

Stately Home & Palace · 1.2 mi

Allan Bank

Bridge House

National Trust · 4.1 mi

Bridge House

Wray Castle

Castle & Heritage · 5.9 mi

Wray Castle

Townend

National Trust · 6.5 mi

Townend

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Eat & drink local

The local legends within walking-ish distance

The Travellers Rest Inn

🍺 Pubs & Inns · 0.5 mi

The Travellers Rest Inn

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Poet's Cafe & Bar

🫖 Tea Rooms · 0.7 mi

Poet's Cafe & Bar

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Emma's Dell

🫖 Tea Rooms · 1.2 mi

Emma's Dell

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The Jumble Room

🫖 Tea Rooms · 1.3 mi

The Jumble Room

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Baldry's

🫖 Tea Rooms · 1.3 mi

Baldry's

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The Distiller’s Arms

🍺 Pubs & Inns · 1.4 mi

The Distiller’s Arms

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