Lakes Aquarium
Lakes Aquarium is an aquarium on the shore of Windermere, Cumbria. It is 2.9 km northeast of Backbarrow. Close by, Stott Park Bobbin Mill is 1 km away, one of 41 within 15 km.
Aquarium near Backbarrow
Just outside Backbarrow
Lakes Aquarium is 2.9 km northeast of Backbarrow. Towns near it ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Choosing a month
If warmth matters, go June to August: Backbarrow reaches 18–20°C.
Lakes Aquarium
4 Wikipedia editions have an article on it.
- Type
- Aquarium
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 4 languages
- Town
- 2.9 km northeast of Backbarrow
- Official site
- lakesaquarium.co.uk
When it is open
- EntryA fee is charged
Where to find Lakes Aquarium
The places near Lakes Aquarium are numbered on the map in the order below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Towns that count Lakes Aquarium
The most populous of the 6 is Windermere, at 4,819. The town it is in comes first, then the others whose pages list it, nearest first.
Backbarrow
Lindale
Cartmel
Bowness-on-Windermere
Compare the 6 towns
| Town | Where Lakes Aquarium is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Backbarrow | 2.9 km southwest of it | 240 | 9 |
| Lindale | 7.8 km southeast of it | 547 | 3 |
| Cartmel | 9.1 km south of it | 480 | 4 |
| Bowness-on-Windermere | 10 km north of it | 2,290 | 13 |
| Windermere | 11 km north of it | 4,819 | 17 |
| Flookburgh | 12 km south of it | 891 | 4 |
Next door to Lakes Aquarium
Among the 41 within 15 km are 2 museums, 2 historic houses and 2 castles.
Museum · English HeritageStott Park Bobbin Mill1 km away2
Historic house · National TrustHill Top8.2 km away3
Castle · National TrustSizergh Castle12 km away4
MuseumLakeland Motor Museum3 km away5Park or estatePark or estate · National TrustFell Foot400 m away6
Castle · National TrustWray Castle14 km away7
Historic houseHolker Hall10 km away8Heritage railwayHeritage railwayLakeside and Haverthwaite Railway4.2 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Your questions on Lakes Aquarium
Where is Lakes Aquarium?
Lakes Aquarium is 2.9 km northeast of Backbarrow, Cumbria.
What is Lakes Aquarium?
Aquarium on the shore of Windermere, Cumbria.
When is the best time to visit Lakes Aquarium?
June to August are the warmest months in Backbarrow, with afternoon highs of 18–20°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near Lakes Aquarium?
Within 15 km: Stott Park Bobbin Mill (1 km), Hill Top (8.2 km), Sizergh Castle (12 km) and Lakeland Motor Museum (3 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 (7)
- Lakes Aquarium: Darrin Antrobus, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Stott Park Bobbin Mill: Keith Wright, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hill Top: Chris Brown, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sizergh Castle: Ian Knox, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lakeland Motor Museum: DeFacto, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Wray Castle: CellsDeDells, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Holker Hall: Ken Crosby, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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