Zip World Windermere
Zip World Windermere is an attraction 500 m northwest of Windermere. Nearby, Wray Castle (1.5 km) heads a list of 34 within 15 km.
Attraction near Windermere
Just outside Windermere
Zip World Windermere is 500 m northwest of Windermere. Towns near it ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Seasons in Windermere
Warm weather in Windermere runs June to August, with highs of 18–19°C.
Zip World Windermere
Attraction.
- Type
- Attraction
- Town
- 500 m northwest of Windermere
- Official site
- zipworld.co.uk/location/windermere
Around Zip World Windermere, mapped
Orange: Zip World Windermere.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · Numbers: the places near it, as listed below. · ONS built-up area 2022
Bases for a visit
Of these 4 towns, the largest is Windermere (4,819 people). The towns are in order of distance, its own town first.
Windermere
Ambleside
Bowness-on-Windermere
Hawkshead
Compare the 4 towns
| Town | Where Zip World Windermere is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windermere | 500 m southeast of it | 4,819 | 17 |
| Ambleside | 2.2 km northwest of it | 2,624 | 15 |
| Bowness-on-Windermere | 3.5 km south of it | 2,290 | 13 |
| Hawkshead | 4.5 km southwest of it | 261 | 14 |
Next door to Zip World Windermere
Choose from 34 places within 15 km, such as 3 historic houses, 2 gardens and 2 museums.
Castle · National TrustWray Castle1.5 km away2
Historic house · National TrustHill Top5.8 km away3
Historic house · National TrustTownend2.1 km away4
Garden · National TrustStag Shaw Gardens2.2 km away5
Historic houseRydal Mount6 km away6
GardenHolehird Gardens2 km away7MuseumMuseumThe Armitt Museum & Library4 km away8
MuseumWindermere Jetty3.6 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Questions before you go
Where is Zip World Windermere?
Zip World Windermere is 500 m northwest of Windermere, Cumbria.
What is Zip World Windermere?
Attraction.
When is the best time to visit Zip World Windermere?
June to August are the warmest months in Windermere, with afternoon highs of 18–19°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near Zip World Windermere?
Within 15 km: Wray Castle (1.5 km), Hill Top (5.8 km), Townend (2.1 km) and Stag Shaw Gardens (2.2 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)
- Wray Castle: CellsDeDells, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hill Top: Chris Brown, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Townend: Humphrey Bolton, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Stag Shaw Gardens: Ben Gamble, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rydal Mount: P.K.Niyogi, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Holehird Gardens: Carl Bendelow, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Windermere Jetty: Chris Allen, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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