| Coordinates: | 54.324, -3.237 |
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| OS grid ref: | SD 19 92 |
Ulpha sits high in rural Cumberland, tucked into the upper reaches of the Duddon Valley and straddling the wooded banks of the River Duddon within the Lake District. It is sparsely populated and notably remote, with steep fells, ancient woodland and quiet single‑track lanes that give sweeping views across the valley and a strong sense of landscape conservation.
Historically the area has Norse and farming roots, and its character is one of traditional stone farmsteads, drystone walls and sheep pasture; tourism now supplements the local economy through cottages and walkers exploring the quieter corners of the national park. The valley’s scenery inspired William Wordsworth’s poems about the Duddon, and today Ulpha remains a small, close‑knit community prized for tranquillity rather than services.
Postcode districts covering Ulpha
Most populated places nearby
- Morecambe 23.5 miles37.8 km
- Barrow-in-Furness 13.9 miles22.4 km
- Kendal 20 miles32.1 km
- Workington 24.7 miles39.8 km
- Whitehaven 20.2 miles32.6 km
- Heysham 23.8 miles38.2 km
- Ulverston 11.1 miles17.9 km
Neighbouring places
- Dunnerdale-with-Seathwaite Parish 2.6 miles4.1 km
- Broughton West Parish 3.2 miles5.2 km
- Broughton in Furness Built-up area 3.5 miles5.6 km
- High Furness Ward 4.5 miles7.2 km
- Millom Without Parish 4.8 miles7.8 km
- Eskdale Parish 4.9 miles7.9 km
- Torver Parish 5.1 miles8.2 km
- Waberthwaite Parish 5.4 miles8.7 km
- Kirkby Ireleth Parish 5.6 miles9 km
- Blawith and Subberthwaite Parish 5.7 miles9.1 km
- Angerton Parish 5.8 miles9.3 km
- Muncaster Parish 6 miles9.6 km
Example postcodes in Ulpha
LA20 6DU, LA20 6DX, LA20 6EY, LA20 6EA, LA20 6DY, LA20 6EX, LA20 6EU, LA20 6DZ
Transport links
- Liverpool John Lennon Airport 70.2 miles113.1 km
- Leeds Bradford International Airport 71.3 miles114.7 km
- Foxfield 4.6 miles7.4 km
- Greenroad Station 5.5 miles8.9 km
Hotels near Ulpha Ad
- Old Kings Head 3 3.4 miles5.5 km
- 1692 Wasdale 9.7 miles15.6 km
- The Pennington Hotel 3 7.3 miles11.8 km
- Strands Hotel/Screes Inn & Micro Brewery 8.3 miles13.4 km
- The Coniston Inn - the Inn Collection Group 4 7.6 miles12.3 km
- The Yewdale Inn and Hotel Coniston Village 7.2 miles11.6 km
- The Old Dungeon Ghyll Hotel 10 miles16 km
Local points of interest
- Cumbrian Mountains Mountains 10.1 miles16.2 km
- Roanhead Beach Beach 11.2 miles18 km
- Wray Castle Estate 12.3 miles19.7 km
- Calder Hall Estate 12.4 miles19.9 km
- Holker Street Stadium 13.9 miles22.3 km
- Cartmel Racecourse Recreation 14.1 miles22.7 km
- Holker Hall Estate 14.1 miles22.7 km
- St. Bees Beach Seafront Beach 18.8 miles30.2 km
- Watercrook Archaeological site 19.8 miles31.8 km