Coniston Waterfall – Coniston Village loop from Coniston

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Coniston Waterfall – Coniston Village loop from Coniston

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Coniston Waterfall – Coniston Village loop from Coniston

01:28

4.90km

150m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 22, 2026

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Your route passes through a protected area

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Lake District National Park

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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1.13 km

Coniston Waterfall

Highlight • Natural Monument

A beautiful waterfall, but difficult to view in the summer due to dense vegetation.

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2.07 km

Coniston Coppermines Waterwheel

Highlight • Historical Site

The Coniston Coppermines Waterwheel is a restored, fully functioning waterwheel in Coppermines Valley. Against the impressive backdrop of The Old Man of Coniston, it forms a central element of the area's 500-year-old copper mining history.

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2.60 km

Coniston Coppermines Historic Site

Highlight • Viewpoint

Around 1590, the Company of Mines Royal began extracting copper from the Coniston copper veins. The first work was carried out entirely by hand. With brute force, the rock face …

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4.29 km

The Ruskin Museum

Highlight • Monument

The Ruskin Museum is an award-winning 'Cabinet of Curiosities' that tells the story of Coniston from the early Stone Age walkers, who made and traded stone axes, to the Jet …

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4.32 km

Coniston Village

Highlight • Settlement

Coniston is located at the northern end of the third largest lake in the Lake District: Coniston Water. Steam yacht cruises are offered on this lake.
Coniston is said to …

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4.51 km

Crown Inn

Highlight • Restaurant

The Crown Inn is open every day from 12:00 to 23:00. The kitchen is only open from 12:00 to 14:30 and from 17:00 to 20:30, except on Sundays the kitchen is open continuously from 12:00 to 19:30.

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4.53 km

St Andrew's Church and churchyard, Coniston

Highlight • Historical Site

The church is surrounded by the old churchyard, which contains the remarkable gravestone and memorial of the famous art critic and social reform critic, John Ruskin, who refused to be …

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4.57 km

Coniston War Memorial

Highlight • Historical Site

First World War Memorial, designed by W.G. Collingwood and unveiled on 14 November 1920. More names were added after the Second World War.
A rare example of a war memorial …

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4.90 km

End point

Bus stop

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