Fell Foot Park

Fell Foot Park is a country park, formerly the grounds of a Victorian house, situated beside Windermere, a lake in Cumbria, England, and in the ownership of the National Trust. It is just north of Newby Bridge on the A592 road in the civil parish of Staveley-in-Cartmel in South Lakeland district.

Fell Foot
Fell Foot Park
Location in Cumbria
LocationCumbria, England, UK
Coordinates54.2751°N 2.9523°W / 54.2751; -2.9523
Operated byNational Trust

The estate was owned by Jeremiah Dixon, mayor of Leeds in 1784,[1] who sold it in 1859 to Colonel G.J.M. Ridehalgh (1835-1892), a director of the North Lonsdale Iron and Steel Company, colonel of the 2nd Westmorland Volunteer Battalion Border Regiment[2] and one of the founder members of the Royal Windermere Yacht Club. The house was demolished in 1907 to build a larger replacement, but the project was abandoned when the then owner died. The estate was given to the National Trust in 1948.[3][4]

The manager's house (originally built as a gas works),[3] several boathouses including one converted to a cafe,[5][6][7] and a workshop and dock[8] are Grade II listed buildings. They were constructed for Col. G.J.M. Ridehalgh.[3] A local sailing and rowing club is located at the park and rowing boat and kayak hire is available during summer months. Other facilities include car parking, toilets, a gift shop and a playground.

Between March and September, Windermere Lake Cruises operate a passenger ferry service from Lakeside station to Fell Foot. At Lakeside, connection can be made to the same company's steamer service to Bowness-on-Windermere and the preserved Lakeside and Haverthwaite Railway.[9]

The park's buildings were flooded during the 2015–16 Great Britain and Ireland floods.[10]

A new watersports centre opened at the north end of the park in 2018.[11] The park holds regular events, including a parkrun event every Saturday[12] and the All England Open Stone Skimming Championships every August.[13]

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