Townend
Historic House in Troutbeck.
Historic house near Windermere
Just outside Windermere
Townend is 1.7 km north of Windermere. Towns near it ↓
Cared for by the National Trust
One of the places the National Trust looks after; members usually get in free. About ↓
Grade I listed building
On the official list of protected heritage; Windermere has 24 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓
Warmest: June to August
Afternoon highs of 18–19°C, on the Met Office’s 1991–2020 averages for Windermere. When to go ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Weather, month by month
Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Windermere, and rain in a month. Green months are the warmest.
Townend
Historic House in Troutbeck.
It is run by National Trust.
1.7 km north of Windermere.
- Type
- Historic house
- Run by
- National Trust
- Listed
- Grade I listed building
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 3 languages
- Town
- 1.7 km north of Windermere
- Official site
- nationaltrust.org.uk/townend
Where Townend is
Orange: Townend. Numbers: the places near it, as listed below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Towns near Townend
The towns whose pages list it: the one it is in, those within 5 km of it, then larger towns further out. Each has its own grades, prices and things to do.
Also near Townend
Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Castle · National TrustWray Castle3.4 km away2
Historic house · National TrustHill Top7.6 km away3
GardenHolehird Gardens1.5 km away4
Historic houseRydal Mount5.9 km away5
Garden · National TrustStag Shaw Gardens2.8 km away6MuseumMuseumThe Armitt Museum & Library4 km away7
MuseumWindermere Jetty4.7 km away8
Historic houseRydal Hall5.8 km awayVisiting Townend
Where is Townend?
Townend is 1.7 km north of Windermere, Cumbria.
What is Townend?
Historic House in Troutbeck.
Who runs Townend?
National Trust, so members usually get in free; check opening times before you go.
When is the best time to visit Townend?
June to August are the warmest months in Windermere, with afternoon highs of 18–19°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
Is Townend a listed building?
Yes: Grade I listed building.
What else is there to see near Townend?
Within 15 km: Wray Castle (3.4 km), Hill Top (7.6 km), Holehird Gardens (1.5 km) and Rydal Mount (5.9 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 (8)
- Townend: Humphrey Bolton, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Wray Castle: CellsDeDells, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hill Top: Chris Brown, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Holehird Gardens: Carl Bendelow, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rydal Mount: P.K.Niyogi, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Stag Shaw Gardens: Ben Gamble, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Windermere Jetty: Chris Allen, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rydal Hall: Jpbowen at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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