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Coniston Water, Monk Coniston

Photo of Coniston Water, Monk Coniston, a swimming spot in the Lake District, Cumbria, north west England.

Coniston Water, Monk Coniston

© Andrew Gritt / Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

© Andrew Gritt / Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Coniston Water, Monk Coniston

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Coniston Water, Monk Coniston is an official lake bathing water in Cumbria. Its water quality was classed Good at the Environment Agency's last classification. It is one of 16 designated bathing waters in the county. It lies inside the Lake District National Park.

The nearest other bathing water is Coniston Water, Boating Centre, 1.2 km to the south-west. The nearest railway station is Windermere, 9.8 km to the east.

More at the Environment Agency's water quality profile

More places to visit near Coniston Water, Monk Coniston

Photo of the Lake District, a National Park in Cumbria, north west England.Iconic

Lake District

You’re inside itNational Park near Grasmere

England's highest mountains and deepest lakes — the fells that invented British hillwalking.

Photo of Steam Yacht Gondola, a visitor attraction near Coniston in the Lake District, Cumbria, north west England.Highlight

Steam Yacht Gondola

Attraction near Coniston

A restored Victorian steam yacht cruising Coniston Water from the pier, calling at Brantwood and Monk Coniston.

1.2 km SW

Photo of Ruskin Museum, a visitor attraction near Coniston in the Lake District, Cumbria, north west England.Highlight

Ruskin Museum

Attraction near Coniston

Coniston's village museum of Ruskin, copper mining, lace and Donald Campbell, home to the restored Bluebird K7.

1.4 km W

Photo of Tarn Hows, a tarn near Hawkshead in the Lake District, Cumbria, north west England.Iconic

Tarn Hows

Tarn near Hawkshead

A much-loved beauty spot near Coniston, an artificial tarn among wooded knolls with the Coniston fells rising beyond.

1.9 km NE

Photo of Tom Gill Waterfalls, a waterfall near Little Langdale in the Lake District, Cumbria, north west England.Highlight

Tom Gill Waterfalls

Waterfall near Little Langdale

A string of cascades tumbling down Glen Mary from Tarn Hows towards Yew Tree Tarn, an easy family walk.

2.2 km NE

Photo of Coniston Water, a Lake in the Lake District, Cumbria, north west England.Iconic

Coniston Water

Lake near Coniston

Where Donald Campbell died chasing the water speed record, and the lake Arthur Ransome remade as Swallows and Amazons country.

2.6 km S