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Discover Torver
Torver in Cumbria (England) is a city in United Kingdom about 231 mi (or 373 km) north-west of London, the country's capital city.
Local time in Torver is now 12:34 PM (Tuesday). The local timezone is named Europe / London with an UTC offset of zero hours. We know of 10 airports in the vicinity of Torver, of which 5 are larger airports. The closest airport in United Kingdom is Barrow Walney Island Airport in a distance of 16 mi (or 25 km), South-West. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There are several Unesco world heritage sites nearby. The closest heritage site is Frontiers of the Roman Empire in Germany at a distance of 82 mi (or 131 km). The closest in United Kingdom is Castles and Town Walls of King Edward in Gwynedd in a distance of 87 mi (or 131 km), North-East. Also, if you like golfing, there are a few options in driving distance. Looking for a place to stay? we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
When in this area, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Blackpool, Carlisle, Warton, Freckleton and Southport. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 11°C / 52 °F
Morning Temperature | 7°C / 45 °F |
Evening Temperature | 10°C / 49 °F |
Night Temperature | 10°C / 51 °F |
Chance of rainfall | 0% |
Air Humidity | 84% |
Air Pressure | 1022 hPa |
Wind Speed | Light breeze with 4 km/h (2 mph) from North |
Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 100% of sky |
General Conditions | Overcast clouds |
Wednesday, 6th of November 2024
13°C (56 °F)
11°C (52 °F)
Overcast clouds, light breeze.
Thursday, 7th of November 2024
14°C (58 °F)
11°C (52 °F)
Scattered clouds, light breeze.
Friday, 8th of November 2024
14°C (56 °F)
9°C (48 °F)
Overcast clouds, calm.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Waterhead Hotel
Videos from this area
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Coniston Water, Lake District View (from A5084) Cumbria.
Park in the lay-by on the A5084 (Nr. Sunny Bank) in the Lake District National Park, Cumbria for this view. The short video looks toward Coniston Village & the Old Man of Coniston (& adjacent...
Rigg wood, Coniston, Cumbria
a short, HD wide screen video film, for divers. Showing features above the water line . . . including path access to site, along with audio commentary on what to expect during this dive...
Cumbria Way Walk Part 2. (Blawith Fell)
Cumbria Way Slidshow Photo Walk Part 2 , 2010 / 2011 Over Beacon Tarn , And On Top of Beacon , Looking Down on Coniston Water , England.
Dodgson Wood, Coniston, Cumbria
a short, HD wide screen video film, for divers. Showing features above the water line . . . including path access to site, along with audio commentary on what to expect during this dive...
Lake District Country Walk Old Man of Coniston round
Our video is a guided walk from Coniston in the Lake District, Cumbria. We walk and scramble to the summit of The Old Man of Coniston via Goat's Water and return via Low Water and some of the...
Via Ferrata in the Lake District - March 2013 - 8th Day Adventure
This was a long bank holiday weekend away to Coniston in the Lake District where we (among other things) got to try the amazing Via Ferrata at the Honister Slate Mine. To find out more about...
1964 Austin 1100 with a broken exhaust
Austin 1100 after the offending exhaust was removed to go and get it welded back up! (Hitting a high speedbump broke some welds as the pipe enters the silencer)
Timelapse of the Mountainside
Watch in high quality. Paste this at the end of the address at the top: &fmt=18 This is a timelapse of clouds developing the side of a mountian near Coniston in the Lake District.
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Attractions and noteworthy things
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Coniston Water
Coniston Water (usually simply called Coniston locally) in Cumbria, England is the third largest lake in the English Lake District. It is five miles (8 km) long, half a mile (800 m) wide, has a maximum depth of 184 feet (56 m), and covers an area of 1.89 square miles . The lake has an elevation of 143 feet (44 m) above sea level. It drains to the sea via the River Crake.
Torver
Torver is a hamlet and civil parish in the South Lakeland district of Cumbria 3 miles south west of the village of Coniston and 1 mile west of Coniston Water. Farming has always played an important part in Torver's history, though slate mining increased when the Coniston branch of the Furness Railway was opened in the 19th century (it subsequently closed in 1958).
Goat's Water
Goat's Water is a small accessible tarn in the English Lake District, located between Dow Crag and The Old Man of Coniston to the Duddon Valley, near the town of Coniston.
Beacon Fell, Cumbria
Beacon Fell is a fell located in the southern Lake District of England with an altitude of 836 feet . It is the subject of a chapter of Wainwright's book The Outlying Fells of Lakeland. Geographically, the fell is located in the Blawith Fells to the west of the bottom end of Coniston Water. The fell is above Beacon Tarn and can be accessed from quiet paths off the main road from Water Yeat to Torver.
Peel Island, Cumbria
Peel Island (formerly known as Montague Island or the Gridiron) is one of the three islands of Coniston Water in the English Lake District, Cumbria. The two others are Fir Island (which is connected to the shore unless the water is particularly high) and Oak Island. It is most famous for being the inspiration for Arthur Ransome's Wild Cat Island. Today, it is a popular tourist destination, and belongs to the National Trust.
Ruskin Museum
Ruskin Museum is a small local museum in Coniston, Cumbria, northern England. It was established in 1901 by W. G. Collingwood, an artist and antiquarian who had worked as secretary to art critic John Ruskin. The museum is both a memorial to Ruskin and a local museum covering the history and heritage of Coniston Water and the Lake District. The museum is a registered charity in England & Wales, constituted as The Coniston Institute and Ruskin Museum.
St Luke's Church, Torver
St Luke's Church, Torver, is located in the village of Torver, Cumbria, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Furness, the archdeaconry of Westmorland and Furness, and the diocese of Carlisle. The church has been designated by English Heritage as a Grade II listed building.
Woodland Fell
Woodland Fell is an upland area in the south of the English Lake District, south of Torver, Cumbria. It is the subject of a chapter of Wainwright's book The Outlying Fells of Lakeland. Wainwright's route is a clockwise circuit from the hamlet of Woodland, and includes the summits of Yew Bank at 678 feet and Wool Knott at 730 feet, with Beacon Tarn (also visited on his Beacon Fell walk) between them.