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Newby Bridge

Situated at the southern end of Lake Windermere, adjoining the River Leven, Newby Bridge is a small village with a wide choice of hotels and bed and breakfast accommodation.

The name ´Newby Bridge´ came from the small five-arched stone bridge which was built across the River Leven in 1651. The Lakeside and Haverthwaite Railway connects travellers to Haverthwaite, which is just 3.5 miles down the line and the Lakes Aquarium is nearby.

Newby Bridge can be reached by regular ferries on Lake Windermere, and the village is the perfect base for visitors who want to explore the Furness peninsula. Ulverston, Cartmel and Grange are well worth a visit, along with the South Lakes area.

Newby Bridge once belonged to Lancashire, and it now caters for the passing tourists. Lakeside Pier is situated at the southern end of Windermere, England´s largest lake, where visitors can arrive by boat from Waterhead or Bowness. There is also a ferry across the lake to the National Trust garden at Fell Foot Park.

If you wish to visit Lakeside Pier, it is situated at the end of the Lakeside and Haverthwaite Railway, and you can travel there by steam train via Newby Bridge to Haverthwaite. The old Furness line used to go to Ulverston and Barrow. The Aquarium of the Lakes is home to over 30 displays of freshwater fish, amphibians and wildlife and provides a great day out for all the family.

Stott Park Bobbin Mill, which is owned by the English Heritage is only a short walk away at Finsthwaite, and the area around Newby Bridge offers visitors plenty to see and do.

Whether you fancy a gentle stroll around the beautiful villages of Cartmel or Hawkshead, or a more energetic fell walk or cycle around one of the many local trails, you can find plenty of facilities close to the village. Graythwaite Hall Gardens are also worth visiting, and can be found on the road from Newby Bridge to Hawkshead.

William Wordsworth was a friend of the Machel family, and copies of letters between them are still displayed at the Newby Bridge Hotel, including a poem by Wordsworth to ´Lizzie´, who was one of the Machel children. Arthur Ransome, the author of Swallows and Amazons has also been a regular visitor to the hotel over the years.
 
Accomodation in and around Newby Bridge is plentiful, and visitors to the Windermere area have a wide range of boutique hotels, themed hotels, guest houses and camp sites to choose from. Also close to many of the Lake District´s main attractions, Newby Bridge is the perfect base for visitors who want to explore the region.

Where to stay in Newby Bridge

If you are looking for somewhere to stay, take a look at some of the unique boutique hotels or themed hotels in Windermere, Bowness-on-Windermere and the areas close to Newby Bridge. Built in 1793, by James Machel, the Newby Bridge Hotel was originally known as the Newby Bridge Mansion. Machel´s family had been well known in the area since the 12th Century when Ulf the Machel was the local laird, and Newby Bridge Mansion was one of the first great houses to be built on the shores of Lake Windermere.

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