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Coniston Mines and Quarries

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Coniston Mines and Quarries is a Site of Special Scientific Interest in Cumbria, covering 1.3 km². It is one of 235 SSSIs in the county. It lies within the Lake District National Park.

The nearest railway station is Windermere, about 11.2 km to the east. For more of the same, Ashgill Quarry and Tilberthwaite Gill are close by.

More places to visit near Coniston Mines and Quarries

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: The Old Man of Coniston, an 802m Lake District fell in Cumbria, north west England.Iconic

The Old Man of Coniston

Wainwright · Hewitt near Coniston

Craggy former mining peak above Coniston Water.

2 km SW

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.

2.4 km SE

Photo: Wetherlam, a 763m Lake District fell near Little Langdale, Cumbria, north west England.Highlight

Wetherlam

Wainwright · Hewitt near Little Langdale

A Coniston fell honeycombed with old copper and slate workings, its slopes scarred by centuries of mining

2.5 km N

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.

3.6 km SE

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.

3.7 km E