| 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 miles31.6 km
- Lancaster 22 miles35.4 km
- Barrow-in-Furness 16.3 miles26.2 km
- Kendal 11.9 miles19.2 km
- Heysham 20.5 miles33 km
- Ulverston 9.9 miles15.9 km
Neighbouring places
- Satterthwaite Parish 1.1 miles1.8 km
- Coniston Built-up area 3 miles4.8 km
- Torver Parish 3 miles4.8 km
- Hawkshead Built-up area 3.4 miles5.4 km
- Claife Parish 3.9 miles6.3 km
- Colton Parish 4 miles6.5 km
- Finsthwaite Built-up area 4.3 miles6.8 km
- Storrs Built-up area 4.4 miles7 km
- Blawith and Subberthwaite Parish 4.4 miles7.1 km
- High Furness Ward 5.2 miles8.3 km
- Cartmel Fell Parish 5.2 miles8.4 km
- Bowness-on-Windermere Built-up area 5.3 miles8.5 km
Example postcodes in Coniston and Hawkshead
LA12 8HT, LA21 8HQ, LA21 8DW, LA21 8HS, LA12 8BG, LA21 8AD, LA12 8LD, LA22 9NT, LA12 8BZ … See all
Transport links
- Leeds Bradford International Airport 64.4 miles103.6 km
- Durham Tees Valley Airport 65.8 miles105.9 km
- Lakeside Railway Station 5 miles8 km
- Newby Bridge Railway Station 5 miles8 km
Hotels in Coniston and Hawkshead Ad
- Langdale Chase Hotel 5
- Brathay Hall - Brathay Trust 3
- Briery Wood Country House Hotel 4
- Sawrey House Country Hotel
- Beech Hill Hotel & Spa 4
- Cragwood Country House Hotel 4
- Merewood Country House 4
- Wateredge Inn- the Inn Collection Group 4
- Lakeside Hotel & Spa 4
- Low Wood Bay Resort & Spa 4
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 miles8.1 km
- Cartmel Racecourse Recreation 9.4 miles15.2 km
- Holker Hall Estate 10.5 miles16.8 km
- Cumbrian Mountains Mountains 11 miles17.8 km
- Watercrook Archaeological site 11.8 miles19 km
- Roanhead Beach Beach 14.6 miles23.5 km
- Holker Street Stadium 16.4 miles26.4 km
- Terry Bank Estate 18.3 miles29.4 km
- Calder Hall Estate 19.5 miles31.4 km
- Globe Arena Stadium 19.9 miles32 km