Viewpoints · North West England
Biskey Howe
In or near Hawkshead.
Biskey Howe is a viewpoint in the United Kingdom.
Mark Anderson — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 20 min–45 min
- Best time of year
- Clear days year-round
- Nearest railway station
- Windermere · 1.7 km
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
Getting there & planning your visit
To visit Biskey Howe, the nearest railway station is Windermere, located 1.7 km away. The postcode for navigation is LA23 3BD, and entry is free.
About
Biskey Howe is a named viewpoint in North-West England, marked on Ordnance Survey maps for its outlook. The site is a designated Site of Special Scientific Interest. It sits within the Westmorland and Lonsdale parliamentary constituency. The nearest railway station is Windermere, about 1.7 km away. Postcode area LA23.
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Official information
The Victoria Wood Theatre is an intimate venue located in Bowness, offering a variety of performances including theatre, music, and comedy. It serves as a cultural hub for the Lake District, hosting both local and touring productions.
Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: River Eden and Tributaries SSSI
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Brant Fell is a hill in the English Lake District, near Bowness-on-Windermere, Cumbria. It is the subject of a chapter of Wainwright's book The Outlying Fells of Lakeland. It reaches 629 feet (192 m). Wainwright's route leaves Bowness along the path of the Dales Way, makes an anticlockwise loop over the viewpoint of Post Knott to the summit, and either returns along the Dales Way or follows a woodland path to Helm Road from where another viewpoint, Biskey Howe, is only a slight detour before continuing down Helm Road to Bowness. He commends its "fine prospect of Windermere". Below and east of the top are some quite large slabs of Silurian rock which have probably been planed by glacial ice moving out of the Windermere basin. The rocks of the summit are of interest to boulderers.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
- Coordinates
- 54.3649, -2.9134
- District
- Westmorland and Furness
- Parish
- Windermere and Bowness
- Postcode
- LA23 3BD
- Parliamentary constituency
- Westmorland and Lonsdale
- Nearest railway station
- Windermere — 1.7 km
- Official site
- www.oldlaundrytheatre.co.uk
Sources
- osm: n4264452140 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: Biskey Howe (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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📷 3Frequently asked questions
- Where is Biskey Howe?
- Biskey Howe is in North-West England, United Kingdom (postcode LA23 3BD), in the parish of Windermere and Bowness.
- What is Biskey Howe?
- Biskey Howe is a viewpoint in the United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Biskey Howe?
- The nearest railway station is Windermere, about 1.7 km away. Drivers can use postcode LA23 3BD.
- Is Biskey Howe a protected site?
- Yes — Biskey Howe is part of the River Eden and Tributaries SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- Is Biskey Howe free to visit?
- Yes, Biskey Howe is free to enter.
- How do I get to Biskey Howe?
- The nearest railway station is Windermere, about 1.7 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode LA23 3BD.