| Coordinates: | 54.331, -3.038 |
|---|---|
| OS grid ref: | SD 32 93 |
| Dialling code: | 015394 (Hawkshead) |
Coniston and Hawkshead lie within the Lake District part of Westmorland and Furness in England, a landscape of lakes, fells and stone-built villages. Coniston hugs Coniston Water beneath the classic outline of the Old Man of Coniston and has a strong industrial past in copper and slate mining, while nearby Brantwood commemorates the writer and thinker John Ruskin.
Hawkshead is a compact, largely medieval village with narrow lanes, a preserved grammar school once attended by William Wordsworth, and a lively visitor economy of galleries, craft shops and tearooms. Together the two places blend active outdoor pursuits - boating, fell‑walking and walking trails - with farming and tourism as key local industries, alongside the familiar rural issues of seasonal trade and second‑home ownership.
Postcode districts covering Coniston and Hawkshead
Most populated places nearby
- Morecambe 19.6 miles
- Lancaster 22 miles
- Barrow-in-Furness 16.3 miles
- Kendal 11.9 miles
- Heysham 20.5 miles
- Ulverston 9.9 miles
Neighbouring places
- Satterthwaite Parish 1.1 miles
- Coniston Built-up area 3 miles
- Torver Parish 3 miles
- Hawkshead Built-up area 3.4 miles
- Claife Parish 3.9 miles
- Colton Parish 4 miles
- Finsthwaite Built-up area 4.3 miles
- Storrs Built-up area 4.4 miles
- Blawith and Subberthwaite Parish 4.4 miles
- High Furness Ward 5.2 miles
- Cartmel Fell Parish 5.2 miles
- Bowness-on-Windermere Built-up area 5.3 miles
Example postcodes in Coniston and Hawkshead
LA22 0PN, LA21 8BU, LA12 8DD, LA12 8JT, LA22 0JS, LA12 8DL, LA12 8AT, LA21 8AL, LA21 8HY … See all
Transport links
- Leeds Bradford International Airport 64.4 miles
- Durham Tees Valley Airport 65.8 miles
- Lakeside Railway Station 5 miles
- Newby Bridge Railway Station 5 miles
Hotels in Coniston and Hawkshead Ad
- Low Wood Bay Hotel 4
- YHA Ambleside Hostel 4
- Waterhead Hotel 4
- Holbeck Ghyll Country House Hotel with Stunning Lake Views 4
- High Grassings Country House
- YHA Hawkshead 3
- The Swan Hotel and Spa 4
- YHA Coniston Holly How 3
- The Coniston Inn - The Inn Collection Group 4
- Ees Wyke Country House 5
Schools in Coniston and Hawkshead
- Coniston C of E Primary School Primary
- Hawkshead Esthwaite Primary School Primary
- John Ruskin School Secondary
Local points of interest
- Wray Castle Estate 5 miles
- Cartmel Racecourse Recreation 9.4 miles
- Holker Hall Estate 10.5 miles
- Cumbrian Mountains Mountains 11 miles
- Watercrook Archaeological site 11.8 miles
- Roanhead Beach Beach 14.6 miles
- Holker Street Stadium 16.4 miles
- Terry Bank Estate 18.3 miles
- Calder Hall Estate 19.5 miles
- Globe Arena Stadium 19.9 miles