Lake District - Towns and Villages Pooley Bridge
There's
plenty of towns and villages dotted all over the Lake District,
all are well within driving distance of each other, offering splendid
scenery and views of lakeland fells, mountains, lakes, rivers and
tarns. Many of which have excellent accommodation available wether
you are an avid walker/hiker or just here to see the beautiful scenerey,
for mountain bikers many of them offer safe storage for your bikes.
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Pooley Bridge
Description: Pooley Bridge is an old fishing village on
the Eamont River, under Dunmallet Hill at the northern point of Ullswater. The village’s name is
derived from the Norse word for hill with a pool, ‘pooley’, the Bridge part was added at a later
stage. One of the main attractions is the Iron Age Fort, located on top of Dunmallet Hill with
magnificent views of Ullswater and the surrounding landscape.
This small village has two
main streets which are lined with old greystone houses, a few hotels, guest houses, tea rooms,
souvenir shops, a tourist information centre and the Church of St Paul’s dating back to the 19th
century. Fishermen still frequent the area because there is a large amount of Salmon and trout
available.
There are a variety of good walks that start at Pooley Bridge and wind their
way through the beautiful scenery around the village. At the Pooley Bridge Pier the Ullswater
Steamers take visitors on a cruise around the lake, or for a trip to Howtown or Glenridding.
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