Area Info for Skelwith (Cumbria)

Skelwith, Cumbria, UK

Skelwith is a small village located in the Lake District National Park in Cumbria, England. It is situated near Ambleside, a popular tourist destination known for its scenic beauty and outdoor activities.

The village is renowned for its picturesque setting, surrounded by rolling hills, lakes, and woodlands. It offers a tranquil environment ideal for walking, hiking, and exploring the natural landscape of the Lake District.

One of the notable features of Skelwith is the Skelwith Force, a small waterfall that is a popular spot for visitors. The area also includes the Skelwith Bridge, which crosses the River Brathay and provides access to local walking trails and countryside views.

In addition to its natural attractions, Skelwith is home to the Skelwith Fold, a well-known holiday park that provides accommodation and leisure facilities for visitors. The village's proximity to Ambleside makes it a convenient base for exploring the wider Lake District region.

Overall, Skelwith is appreciated for its peaceful atmosphere, scenic beauty, and its role as a gateway to outdoor adventures in the Lake District.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
Education
School
Langdale CofE School1.60 miles
Chapel Stile, Great Langdale, Ambleside, Cumbria, LA22 9JE
Ambleside CofE Primary School2.04 miles
Vicarage Road, Ambleside, Cumbria, LA22 9DH
Grasmere CofE Primary School2.19 miles
Stock Lane, Grasmere, Ambleside, Cumbria, LA22 9SJ
Hawkshead Esthwaite Primary School3.61 miles
Main Street, Hawkshead, Ambleside, Cumbria, LA22 0NT
The Lakes School4.38 miles
Troutbeck Bridge, Windermere, Cumbria, LA23 1HW
Coniston CofE Primary School4.40 miles
Shepherd`s Bridge, Coniston, Cumbria, LA21 8AL
Windermere School & Windermere Preparatory School4.64 miles
Patterdale Road, Browhead, Windermere, Cumbria, LA23 1NW
John Ruskin School4.68 miles
Lake Road, Coniston, Cumbria, LA21 8EW
Goodly Dale Primary School5.59 miles
Lake Road, Windermere, Cumbria, LA23 2JX
St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School5.68 miles
Prince`s Road, Windermere, Cumbria, LA23 2DD
St Martin & St Mary Church of England Primary School5.68 miles
Princes Road, Windermere, Cumbria, LA23 2DD
Borrowdale CofE Primary School8.17 miles
Stonethwaite, Keswick, Cumbria, CA12 5XG
Patterdale CofE School8.26 miles
Patterdale, Penrith, Cumbria, CA11 0NL
Staveley CofE School8.46 miles
Brow Lane, Staveley, Kendal, Cumbria, LA8 9PH
Crosthwaite CofE School9.94 miles
Crosthwaite, Kendal, Cumbria, LA8 8HT
St Oswald's CofE Primary School11.31 miles
Howgill Close, Burneside, Kendal, Cumbria, LA9 6QR
Health
Clinic
Cancer Care - The Lakes Centre12.72 miles
Blackhall Road, Kendal, Cumbria, LA9 4BT
Captain French Surgery12.84 miles
The Gillinggate Centre, Gillinggate, Kendal, Cumbria, LA9 4JE
Kentwood Clinic12.84 miles
Gillingate Centre, Kendal, Cumbria, LA9 4JE
Keswick Minor Injury Unit13.48 miles
Mary Hewetson Community Hospital, Crosthwaite Road, Keswick, Cumbria, CA12 5PH
Psychological Services Kinta House13.61 miles
Kinta House, Helme Close, Kendal, LA9 7HY
Kentmere Ward14.02 miles
Westmorland General Hospital, Burton Road, Kendal, LA9 7RG
Langdale Unit14.02 miles
Westmorland General Hospital, Burton Road, Kendal, LA9 7RG
Garburn House14.02 miles
Westmorland General Hospital,, LA9 7RG
Shap Medical Practice15.31 miles
Peggy Nut Croft, Shap, Penrith, Cumbria, CA10 3LW
Ulverston Community Health Centre (Mental Health)16.00 miles
Stanley Street,, Ulverston, LA12 7BT
Ulverston Community Health Centre16.00 miles
Stanley St,, Ulverston, LA12 7BT
iSIGHT Cumbria16.86 miles
c/o Baverstocks Opticians, 2 Main Street, Milnthorpe, Cumbria, LA7 7PN
Millom Network Centre17.86 miles
Salthouse Road, Millom, Cumbria, LA18 5AB
Haverigg Prison18.32 miles
North Lane, Haverigg, Millom, LA18 4LA
Bleasdale House School19.26 miles
27 Emesgate Lane, Silverdale, Carnforth, Lancashire, LA5 0RG
Spire Penrith Clinic19.36 miles
Penrith Hospital, Bridge Lane, Penrith, Cumbria, CA11 8HX
GP
Ambleside Health Centre2.07 miles
Rydal Road, Ambleside, Cumbria, LA22 9BP
Ambleside Health Centre - Grasmere Branch Surgery2.39 miles
1 Field Foot, Grasmere, Ambleside, Grasmere, LA22 9TB
Hawkshead Medical Practice3.52 miles
Red Lion Yard, Hawkshead, Ambleside, Cumbria, LA22 0NU
Coniston Medical Practice4.71 miles
Wraysdale House, Coniston, Cumbria, LA21 8ER
Dr P Burns & Partners5.27 miles
St Mary`s Surgery, Applethwaite, Windermere, Cumbria, LA23 1BA
Windermere Health Centre5.57 miles
Windermere, Goodly Dale, Bowness-on-Windermere, Windermere, Cumbria, LA23 2EG
Glenridding Health Centre8.59 miles
Glenridding, Penrith, Cumbria, CA11 0PD
Dr P Burns & Partners8.71 miles
Staveley Surgery, 9 Crook Road, Staveley, Kendal, LA8 9NG
Haverthwaite Surgery12.05 miles
Backbarrow, Ulverston, Cumbria, LA12 8QF
The James Cochrane Practice M/S12.60 miles
Maude Street Surgery, Maude Street, Kendal, Cumbria, LA9 4QE
Station House Surgery12.83 miles
Station Road, Station Road, Kendal, Kendal, LA9 6SA
Castlehead Medical Centre12.83 miles
Ambleside Road, Keswick, Cumbria, CA12 4DB
Captain French Surgery12.84 miles
The Gillingate Centre, Gillinggate Centre, Gillinggate, Kendal, Cumbria, LA9 4JE
Dr N L Hall & Dr L A Wilson13.08 miles
Broughton Surgery, Foxfield Road, Broughton In Furness, Cumbria, LA20 6EZ
Bank Street Surgery13.16 miles
Bank Street Surgery, 9 Bank Street, Keswick, Cumbria, CA12 5JY
The Surgery - Haverthwaite Surgery Branch13.33 miles
Greenodd Village Hall, Greenodd, LA12 7QZ
Hospital
Westmorland General Hospital14.02 miles
Burton Rd, Kendal, LA9 7RG
Millom Hospital18.11 miles
Lapstone Road, Millom, LA18 4BY
Furness General Hospital21.43 miles
Dalton Lane, Barrow-In-Furness, Cumbria, LA14 4LF
Cockermouth Community Hospital21.63 miles
Isel Road, Cockermouth, CA13 9HT
West Cumberland Hospital23.16 miles
Homewood, Hensingham, Whitehaven, CA28 8JG
Queen Victoria Hospital25.05 miles
Thornton Road, Morecambe, Lancashire, LA4 5QG
Workington Community Hospital26.23 miles
Park Lane, Workington, CA14 2RW
Victoria Cottage Hospital27.35 miles
Ewanrigg Road, Maryport, CA15 8EJ
Ridge Lea Hospital27.73 miles
Quernmore Road, Lancaster, Lancashire, LA1 3JT
Royal Lancaster Infirmary27.83 miles
Ashton Road, Lancaster, Lancashire, LA1 4RP
BMI The Lancaster Hospital27.86 miles
Meadowside, Lancaster, Lancashire, LA1 3RH
Wigton Community Hospital28.67 miles
Cross Lane, Wigton, CA7 9DD
Cumberland Infirmary32.58 miles
Newtown Road, Carlisle, Cumbria, CA2 7HY
Fleetwood Hospital34.50 miles
Pharos Street, Fleetwood, Lancashire, FY7 6BE
Alston Ruth Lancaster James Hospital35.16 miles
Alston, Cumbria, CA9 3QX
Brampton War Memorial Hospital37.28 miles
Tree Road, Brampton, Cumbria, CA8 1TX
Pharmacy
Boots2.14 miles
8 - 9 Market Cross, Ambleside, LA22 9BT
Thomas Bell (Chemists) Ltd2.16 miles
Lake Road, Ambleside, Cumbria, LA22 0AD
Grasmere Pharmacy2.42 miles
1 Oakbank, Broadgate, Grasmere, Ambleside, Cumbria, LA22 9TA
Collins and Butterworth Ltd3.53 miles
The Pharmacy, Main Street, Hawkshead, Cumbria, LA22 0NS
Boots5.46 miles
10 Crescent Road, Windermere, LA23 1EA
Carter D (Disp Chemists Ltd)5.48 miles
16 Crescent Road, Windermere, Cumbria, LA23 1DT
Windermere Health Centre Pharmacy Ltd5.57 miles
Goodly Dale, Windermere, Cumbria, LA23 2EG
Staveley Healthcare Ltd8.64 miles
6 Main Street, Staveley, Kendal, LA8 9LU
The Co-Operative Pharmacy12.59 miles
2 Maude Street, Kendal, Cumbria, LA9 4QD
Boots12.64 miles
66 Stricklandgate, Kendal, LA9 4PU
Superdrug12.70 miles
18a Westmorland Shop.Ctr., Stricklandgate, Kendal, Cumbria, LA9 4LR
The Co-Operative Pharmacy12.79 miles
132 Highgate, Kendal, Cumbria, LA9 4HE
Lloydspharmacy12.83 miles
Station House, 1 Station Road, Kendal, Cumbria, LA9 6RY
Rowlands Pharmacy12.84 miles
Captain French Surgery, Old John Boste Club, Gillingate, Kendal, LA9 4JE
Murray's Pharmacy13.05 miles
15-17 Station Street, Keswick, Cumbria, CA12 5HH
Boots13.07 miles
31 Main Street, Keswick, CA12 5BL
Leisure
Park
RYDAL HALL (Grade II* Listed)2.01 miles
RYDAL MOUNT (Grade II Listed)2.04 miles
BLELHAM BOG2.46 miles
BROCKHOLE (Grade II Listed)3.41 miles
NORTH FEN3.98 miles
LAKE DISTRICT4.50 miles
BELLE ISLE (Grade II* Listed)5.46 miles
BLACKWELL (Grade II Listed)6.81 miles
RUSLAND MOSS9.39 miles
FELL FOOT10.68 miles
WHITBARROW SCAR12.19 miles
WHITBARROW12.31 miles
ROUDSEA WOOD AND MOSSES13.52 miles
SIZERGH CASTLE (Grade II Listed)13.91 miles
DUDDON MOSSES13.99 miles
LEVENS HALL (Grade I Listed)14.96 miles
Shop
Groceries
Co-op Ambleside1.59 miles
Langdale, LA22 9JE
SPAR Follen Ambleside2.11 miles
Compston Road, Cumbria, LA22 9DR
Co-op Ambleside2.12 miles
Ambleside, LA22 9DR
Tesco Ambleside (Express)2.15 miles
Market Place, Ambleside, Cumbria, LA22 9BU
Co-op Ambleside2.45 miles
Grasmere, LA22 9TA
Co-op Ambleside3.55 miles
Hawkshead, LA22 0NZ
SPAR Troutbeck Bridge4.32 miles
Troutbeck Bridge Services, Troutbeck Bridge, Cumbria, LA23 1HS
W.F Hutchinsons4.53 miles
Kirkdale House, Coniston Cumbria LA21 8ED
Co-op Coniston4.58 miles
Coniston, LA21 8DU
SPAR Coniston4.61 miles
Hills Of Lakeland, Broughton Road, Cumbria, LA21 8EN
Booths Windermere5.47 miles
The Old Station, Victoria Street, Windermere, Cumbria, LA23 1QA
Sainsbury's Wndrmr Main Rd Local5.48 miles
Main Road, Windermere, Windermere, LA23 1DX
Co-op Windermere5.50 miles
Windermere, LA23 1EN
Tesco Bowness-on-windermere (Express)5.68 miles
4-5 The Royal, Cumbria, Bowness-on-windermere, Westmorland, LA23 3DB
Co-op Windermere5.69 miles
Bowness, LA23 3BT
SPAR Staveley8.71 miles
51-53, Main Street, Cumbria, LA8 9LN
Transport
Airport
Blackpool International Airport44.75 miles
Bus Stop
Foulstep crossroads (NE)0.24 miles
Foulstep crossroads (SW)0.25 miles
Guide Stone turn (NW)0.70 miles
Guide Stone turn (SE)0.71 miles
The Britannia Inn (E)1.08 miles
The Britannia Inn (W)1.08 miles
Skelwith Fold road end (N)1.48 miles
Skelwith Fold road end (S)1.49 miles
Croft Lodge (E)1.56 miles
Croft Lodge (W)1.57 miles
Langdale C of E Primary School (W)1.62 miles
Stores (SE)1.63 miles
Drunken Duck Inn (NE)1.66 miles
Drunken Duck Inn (SW)1.67 miles
White Moss Common (NE)1.73 miles
White Moss Common (W)1.77 miles
Ferry Port
Ambleside Waterhead Ferry Landing2.16 miles
Brockhole Ferry Landing3.25 miles
Monk Coniston Ferry Landing4.03 miles
Waterhead Hotel (Coniston) Ferry Landing4.42 miles
Coniston Ferry Landing4.73 miles
Brantwood (Coniston) Ferry Landing5.34 miles
Bowness on Windermere Ferry Terminal5.67 miles
Far Sawrey Windermere Ferry Terminal5.86 miles
Torver (Coniston) Ferry Landing5.95 miles
Bowness Ferry Nab Ferry Landing5.97 miles
Sunny Bank (Coniston) Ferry Landing7.83 miles
Glenridding Ullswater Ferry Landing8.67 miles
Water Park (Coniston) Ferry Landing8.83 miles
Lake Bank (Coniston) Ferry Landing9.18 miles
Lakeside Windermere Ferry Landing10.47 miles
Fell Foot Country Park Ferry Landing10.57 miles
Railway Station
Windermere Rail Station5.50 miles
Staveley Rail Station8.61 miles
Burneside (Cumbria) Rail Station11.12 miles
Kendal Rail Station12.82 miles
Foxfield Rail Station14.08 miles
Oxenholme Lake District Rail Station14.45 miles
Kirkby-in-Furness Rail Station15.02 miles
Green Road Rail Station15.57 miles
Ulverston Rail Station16.50 miles
Grange-over-Sands Rail Station16.51 miles
Ravenglass Rail Station16.56 miles
Arnside Rail Station17.13 miles
Cark Rail Station17.18 miles
Drigg Rail Station17.55 miles
Kents Bank Rail Station17.82 miles
Bootle (Cumbria) Rail Station17.84 miles
Crime
Flood Data
Flood Risk Per Year (LA22 9H*)
Number of Properties in Catchment302
Very Low Risk (<0.1% chance of flooding)0
Low Risk (0.1% < 1% chance of flooding)0
Medium Risk (1% < 3.3% chance of flooding)0
High Risk (>3.3%)0
Property Sales
BRIGHT TARN, NEAUM CRAG
SKELWITH BRIDGE
AMBLESIDE
WESTMORLAND AND FURNESS
LA22 9HG		£217,500
2025-03-17
detached
freehold
THE COACH HOUSE
SKELWITH BRIDGE
AMBLESIDE
WESTMORLAND AND FURNESS
LA22 9NH		£540,000
2025-01-02
detached
freehold
Sold 2019-01-03   £499,000
BRIDGE HOWE
SKELWITH BRIDGE
AMBLESIDE
WESTMORLAND AND FURNESS
LA22 9NW		£975,000
2024-02-23
detached
freehold
Sold 2019-04-11   £586,500
EEL TARN, NEAUM CRAG
SKELWITH BRIDGE
AMBLESIDE
WESTMORLAND AND FURNESS
LA22 9HG		£66,250
2024-01-04
otherPropertyType
freehold
BUTTERMERE LODGE, NEAUM CRAG
SKELWITH BRIDGE
AMBLESIDE
WESTMORLAND AND FURNESS
LA22 9HG		£132,750
2023-11-16
detached
freehold
BLEA TARN, NEAUM CRAG
SKELWITH BRIDGE
AMBLESIDE
WESTMORLAND AND FURNESS
LA22 9HG		£125,000
2023-10-30
detached
freehold
LITTLE WATER TARN, NEAUM CRAG
SKELWITH BRIDGE
AMBLESIDE
WESTMORLAND AND FURNESS
LA22 9HG		£225,000
2023-07-24
otherPropertyType
freehold
12, NEAUM CRAG COURT
LOUGHRIGG
AMBLESIDE
WESTMORLAND AND FURNESS
LA22 9HG		£310,000
2022-12-20
flatmaisonette
leasehold
WHINFELL TARN, NEAUM CRAG
SKELWITH BRIDGE
AMBLESIDE
CUMBRIA
LA22 9HG		£240,000
2022-11-16
otherPropertyType
freehold
BOLTONS TARN, NEAUM CRAG
SKELWITH BRIDGE
AMBLESIDE
CUMBRIA
LA22 9HG		£307,000
2022-11-15
detached
freehold
HAYES WATER
LOUGHRIGG
AMBLESIDE
CUMBRIA
LA22 9HG		£240,000
2022-09-09
detached
freehold
NEAUM CRAG COURT (13)
SKELWITH BRIDGE
AMBLESIDE
CUMBRIA
LA22 9HG		£355,000
2022-06-17
flatmaisonette
leasehold
NEAUM CRAG (LOUGHRIGG TARN)
LOUGHRIGG
AMBLESIDE
CUMBRIA
LA22 9HG		£231,800
2022-05-27
detached
freehold
GHYLL POOL, NEAUM CRAG
SKELWITH BRIDGE
AMBLESIDE
CUMBRIA
LA22 9HG		£120,000
2021-11-23
otherPropertyType
freehold
THIRLMERE, NEAUM CRAG
SKELWITH BRIDGE
AMBLESIDE
CUMBRIA
LA22 9HG		£110,000
2021-09-03
otherPropertyType
freehold
NEAUM CRAG COURT (2)
SKELWITH BRIDGE
AMBLESIDE
CUMBRIA
LA22 9HG		£214,000
2021-07-23
flatmaisonette
leasehold
NEAUM CRAG COURT (1)
SKELWITH BRIDGE
AMBLESIDE
CUMBRIA
LA22 9HG		£210,000
2021-06-30
flatmaisonette
leasehold
NEAUM CRAG (COLWITH)
LOUGHRIGG
AMBLESIDE
CUMBRIA
LA22 9HG		£475,000
2021-06-18
flatmaisonette
leasehold
EASEDALE TARN, NEAUM CRAG
SKELWITH BRIDGE
AMBLESIDE
WESTMORLAND AND FURNESS
LA22 9HG		£150,000
2021-05-07
otherPropertyType
freehold
TARN HOWS, NEAUM CRAG
SKELWITH BRIDGE
AMBLESIDE
WESTMORLAND AND FURNESS
LA22 9HG		£140,000
2021-02-10
terraced
freehold
TIP LOG
SKELWITH BRIDGE
AMBLESIDE
CUMBRIA
LA22 9NP		£658,080
2020-12-18
terraced
freehold
Sold 2014-09-01   £495,500
DOCK TARN, NEAUM CRAG
SKELWITH BRIDGE
AMBLESIDE
CUMBRIA
LA22 9HG		£120,000
2020-11-27
otherPropertyType
freehold
POTTER TARN, NEAUM CRAG
SKELWITH BRIDGE
AMBLESIDE
CUMBRIA
LA22 9HG		£168,000
2020-07-27
detached
freehold
Sold 2014-10-10   £122,500
DALE HEAD TARN, NEAUM CRAG
SKELWITH BRIDGE
AMBLESIDE
CUMBRIA
LA22 9HG		£211,500
2020-02-07
otherPropertyType
freehold
LOW TARN, NEAUM CRAG

AMBLESIDE
CUMBRIA
LA22 9HG		£100,000
2020-01-03
otherPropertyType
freehold
NEAUM CRAG (ANGLE TARN)
LOUGHRIGG
AMBLESIDE
CUMBRIA
LA22 9HG		£160,000
2019-11-06
otherPropertyType
freehold
SCALES TARN, NEAUM CRAG
SKELWITH BRIDGE
AMBLESIDE
CUMBRIA
LA22 9HG		£170,000
2019-10-15
detached
freehold
ELTERWATER PARK COUNTRY GUEST HOUSE
SKELWITH BRIDGE
AMBLESIDE
CUMBRIA
LA22 9NP		£200,000
2019-08-19
detached
leasehold
HASKEW TARN, NEAUM CRAG
SKELWITH BRIDGE
AMBLESIDE
CUMBRIA
LA22 9HG		£177,000
2019-07-22
otherPropertyType
freehold
BEACON TARN
LOUGHRIGG
AMBLESIDE
CUMBRIA
LA22 9HG		£155,000
2019-05-23
detached
freehold
NEAUM CRAG (BURNMOOR TARN)
LOUGHRIGG
AMBLESIDE
CUMBRIA
LA22 9HG		£98,000
2019-05-22
otherPropertyType
freehold
SEATHWAITE TARN, NEAUM CRAG
SKELWITH BRIDGE
AMBLESIDE
CUMBRIA
LA22 9HG		£160,000
2019-05-03
detached
freehold
GRASS INGS
SKELWITH BRIDGE
AMBLESIDE
CUMBRIA
LA22 9NH		£790,000
2018-11-23
detached
freehold
Sold 2015-06-26   £735,000
HARD TARN, NEAUM CRAG
SKELWITH BRIDGE
AMBLESIDE
CUMBRIA
LA22 9HG		£150,000
2018-11-23
otherPropertyType
freehold
NEAUM CRAG (TARN MOSS)
LOUGHRIGG
AMBLESIDE
CUMBRIA
LA22 9HG		£155,000
2017-08-25
detached
freehold
RUTHWAITE
SKELWITH BRIDGE
AMBLESIDE
CUMBRIA
LA22 9NP		£900,000
2017-06-30
detached
freehold
SPRING COTTAGE
SKELWITH BRIDGE
AMBLESIDE
WESTMORLAND AND FURNESS
LA22 9NW		£536,667
2016-06-03
detached
freehold
SILVERTHWAITE COTTAGE
SKELWITH BRIDGE
AMBLESIDE
CUMBRIA
LA22 9NJ		£420,000
2016-03-31
detached
freehold
CARR CRAG BUNGALOW
SKELWITH BRIDGE
AMBLESIDE
CUMBRIA
LA22 9NJ		£900,000
2016-03-30
detached
freehold
BLACK MOSS TARN, NEAUM CRAG
SKELWITH BRIDGE
AMBLESIDE
CUMBRIA
LA22 9HG		£167,500
2015-11-12
detached
freehold
WOODHOW TARN, NEAUM CRAG
SKELWITH BRIDGE
AMBLESIDE
CUMBRIA
LA22 9HG		£154,000
2015-09-11
detached
freehold
NEAUM CRAG COURT (3)
SKELWITH BRIDGE
AMBLESIDE
CUMBRIA
LA22 9HG		£180,000
2015-06-26
flatmaisonette
leasehold
BEECH COTTAGE
SKELWITH BRIDGE
AMBLESIDE
CUMBRIA
LA22 9NJ		£405,000
2015-05-19
detached
freehold
BLEABERRY TARN, NEAUM CRAG
SKELWITH BRIDGE
AMBLESIDE
CUMBRIA
LA22 9HG		£132,000
2014-09-25
detached
freehold
SPINDLE COPPICE
SKELWITH BRIDGE
AMBLESIDE
CUMBRIA
LA22 9NP		£575,000
2014-08-13
detached
freehold
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