Yesterday the BBC filmed a piece by "Lake Windermere" in Cumbria. Which begs the question, just how many lakes are there in the Lake District? BA goes to anyone who can name ALL the bodies of water in the Lake District National Park. BBC researchers take note!
2007-03-21 20:01:15 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Travel ➔ United Kingdom ➔ Other - United Kingdom
What a pity the BBC broadcaster failed to check out his facts before calling Windermere a lake! It is absolutely true that Bassenthwaite is the ONLY lake in Cumbria and the other bodies of water are called either Water or Mere. However, we're still missing a few!
2007-03-22 06:06:42 · update #1
Bassenthwaite (as we all know the only true lake)
Buttermere
Coniston Water
Crummock Water
Derwent Water
Windermere
Wastwater
Ennerdale Water
Loweswater
Haweswater
Thirlmere
Brothers Water
Overwater
Grasmere
Rydal water
Ullswater
Hayeswater
Devoke Water
Kentmere
Esthwaite Water
Levers Water
Thats all I can think of, I think there are one or two other small one on top of these. Note that some of these are technically tarns, but are named like lakes. I am not going to start naming tarns though, that would take a while
2007-03-22 08:27:03 · answer #1 · answered by gandyg 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Lake Windermere, at ten miles long, is England's longest lake. It is only one of many lakes and tarns in the National Park. Many are simply termed "Water" as in Derwent Water
2007-03-22 03:04:52 · answer #2 · answered by richard_beckham2001 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Here are the names of the FIFTEEN bodies of water (otherwise known as lakes!)
* Bassenthwaite Lake
* Buttermere
* Crummock Water
* Derwent Water
* Devoke Water
* Ennerdale Water
* Grasmere
* Haweswater
* Hayeswater
* Loweswater
* Rydal Water
* Thirlmere
* Ullswater
* Wast Water
* Windermere
hope that helps
Philip
2007-03-22 07:15:43 · answer #3 · answered by Our Man In Bananas 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Bassenthwaite Lake is the only official lake in the Lake District...all the others are meres or waters...
http://www.lake-district.gov.uk/index/understanding/facts_and_figures.htm
The names of the thirteen bodies of water are here, along with explanations of how they got their names....
http://www.icons.org.uk/theicons/collection/the-lake-district/features/names-of-the-lakes-finished
2007-03-22 06:45:12 · answer #4 · answered by sarch_uk 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Bassenthwaite is the only lake, the rest are meres
2007-03-22 07:19:08 · answer #5 · answered by KIRSTY T 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋