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attraction · Ullswater
Rheged
An indoor visitor centre near Penrith, at the gateway to Ullswater.
Rheged is a mostly underground visitor centre beside the M6 at Penrith, with a cafe, shops, and changing exhibitions and films. It is a stop on the way to Ullswater in bad weather, not a lakeshore.
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Penrith
townUllswater
Population: 16,987
The market town on the M6, used as a gateway to Ullswater and the eastern fells.
Pooley Bridge
townUllswater
Population: 250
The village at the northern end of Ullswater, where the steamers turn.
Ullswater
lakeUllswater
Surface area: 8.9 km² (3.4 sq mi) · Length: 11.8 km (7.3 mi) · Max depth: 63 m (207 ft)
The second longest lake, with steamers, Aira Force, and Helvellyn above the south end.