Historic bridges · North West England
Lakes Line
Also known as: Windermere Branch Line
Lakes Line is a historic bridge in the United Kingdom.
Roger Cornfoot — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 15 min–30 min
- Nearest railway station
- Kendal · 0.1 km
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
- Wheelchair accessible
About
Lakes Line is a historic bridge in North-West England. The site is a designated Site of Special Scientific Interest. It sits within the Westmorland and Lonsdale parliamentary constituency. The nearest railway station is Kendal, about 0.1 km away. Postcode area LA9.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: River Kent and Tributaries SSSI
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
The Windermere branch line, also called the Lakes line, is a railway line in the Westmorland and Furness area of the county of Cumbria, in North West England. It runs between Oxenholme (on the West Coast Main Line), Kendal and Windermere. The line has a loading gauge of W6.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
- Coordinates
- 54.3319, -2.7392
- District
- Westmorland and Furness
- Parish
- Kendal
- Postcode
- LA9 6FB
- Parliamentary constituency
- Westmorland and Lonsdale
- Nearest railway station
- Kendal — 0.1 km
Sources
- osm: w50061862 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: Lakes Line (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Lakes Line?
- Lakes Line is in North-West England, United Kingdom (postcode LA9 6FB), in the parish of Kendal.
- Is Lakes Line a protected site?
- Yes — Lakes Line is part of the River Kent and Tributaries SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- Is Lakes Line free to visit?
- Yes, Lakes Line is free to enter.
- How do I get to Lakes Line?
- The nearest railway station is Kendal, about 0.1 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode LA9 6FB.