Largest Lake in England - Lake Windermere

in life •  6 years ago 

A trip to the Lake District wouldn't be complete without visiting Lake Windermere. Windermere is the largest lake in England - 10.5 miles long and 220 feet deep - and is popular with tourists from around the world for it's scenery and boating.

To get the most out of trip we decided to do a multi-leg boat trip that included some walking between ferry points.
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Windermere Ferry | Canon EOS 6D | f8 | 1/400" exposure | 190mm

The first stop for the ferry was at Wray Castle, which is in fact not a real castle at all, rather it is a mock-gothic castle that was built in 1840.
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Wray Castle | Canon EOS 6D | f4 | 1/200" exposure | 20mm

The structure is now owned by the National Trust and is open to the public.

The view of the lake from Wray Castle was magnificent! Well worth visiting.
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Lake Windermere from Wray Castle | Canon EOS 6D | f4 | 1/200" exposure | 75mm

From Wray Castle we walked about 4miles along the edge of the lake to another National Trust site, the Claife Viewing Platform.
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Claife Viewing Platform | Canon EOS 6D | f5.6 | 1/250" exposure | 210mm

From here it was another ferry crossing to Bowness, amongst the other water users...
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Sailing On Windermere | Canon EOS 6D | f8 | 1/500" exposure | 300mm

...And the local fauna;
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Swan & Cygnets | Canon EOS 6D | f7.1 | 1/500" exposure | 300mm

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