Blackwell
Blackwell is a grade I listed historic house museum. You will find it 1 km south of Bowness-on-Windermere. Around it, within 15 km, lie 48 more places, Hill Top (3.2 km) first on our list.
Historic house near Bowness-on-Windermere
Just outside Bowness-on-Windermere
Blackwell is 1 km south of Bowness-on-Windermere. Towns near it ↓
Grade I listed building
On the official list of protected heritage; Bowness-on-Windermere has 26 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Month by month
If warmth matters, go June to August: Bowness-on-Windermere reaches 18–20°C.
Blackwell
Articles on it exist in 2 languages.
- Type
- Historic house
- Listed
- Grade I listed building
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 2 languages
- Town
- 1 km south of Bowness-on-Windermere
- Official site
- blackwell.org.uk
Blackwell at a glance
Orange shows Blackwell; numbers mark the places near it.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Which town is nearest
The towns are in order of distance, its own town first.
Bowness-on-Windermere
Windermere
Compare the 2 towns
| Town | Where Blackwell is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bowness-on-Windermere | 1 km north of it | 2,290 | 13 |
| Windermere | 2.9 km north of it | 4,819 | 17 |
Pair Blackwell with these
There are 48 within 15 km, 3 historic houses, 3 castles and 2 museums among them.
Historic house · National TrustHill Top3.2 km away2
Castle · National TrustWray Castle6.9 km away3
Castle · National TrustSizergh Castle12 km away4
MuseumWindermere Jetty3.1 km away5
CastleKendal Castle12 km away6
Museum · English HeritageStott Park Bobbin Mill7 km away7
Historic house · National TrustTownend7.7 km away8
Historic houseRydal Mount12 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Visiting Blackwell: the answers
Where is Blackwell?
Blackwell is 1 km south of Bowness-on-Windermere, Cumbria.
What is Blackwell?
Grade I listed historic house museum in South Lakeland, United Kingdom.
When is the best time to visit Blackwell?
June to August are the warmest months in Bowness-on-Windermere, with afternoon highs of 18–20°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
Is Blackwell a listed building?
Yes: Grade I listed building.
What else is there to see near Blackwell?
Within 15 km: Hill Top (3.2 km), Wray Castle (6.9 km), Sizergh Castle (12 km) and Windermere Jetty (3.1 km).
Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the ONS 2022 built-up area (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (9)
- Blackwell: GavinJA, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hill Top: Chris Brown, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Wray Castle: CellsDeDells, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sizergh Castle: Ian Knox, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Windermere Jetty: Chris Allen, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kendal Castle: Tom Richardson, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Stott Park Bobbin Mill: Keith Wright, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Townend: Humphrey Bolton, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rydal Mount: P.K.Niyogi, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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