Newby Bridge

Windermere & South Lakes · Village

Newby Bridge is the historic crossing at the foot of Windermere, where the River Leven begins. The Swan hotel, the old stone bridge, and the railway halt make it a south-lakes hinge between lake, estu...

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About Newby Bridge

Newby Bridge is the historic crossing at the foot of Windermere, where the River Leven begins. The Swan hotel, the old stone bridge, and the railway halt make it a south-lakes hinge between lake, estuary and the road to Ulverston.

Walkers head for Gummer’s How; boaters and diners linger by the water.

Famous for

  • The old bridge and The Swan
  • Rail halt for Lakeside trains
  • Start of the River Leven

Lakes & water nearby

Fells & mountains

  • Gummer’s How
  • Finsthwaite Heights

Walks from here

  • Gummer’s How 1–1.5 hrs

    Signed from the Newby Bridge–Bowland Bridge road; huge Windermere panorama.

  • Finsthwaite and High Dam 1.5–2 hrs

    Woodland tarn above Stott Park Bobbin Mill.

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Fell Foot Wood Campsite

Woodland camping near the foot of Windermere, close to the National Trust's Fell Foot park. A quiete...

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