IMAGES TAKEN NEAR TO
CONISTON, LA21 8AN

Near Coniston Water, Lake Road ends in a turning circle beside The Bluebird Café at Coniston Boat Landings. The Coniston alternative route of The Cumbria Way passes to the left of the wooden café building (next photograph Image).

The Coniston alternative route of The Cumbria Way long distance path avoids Coniston village and follows the shore of Coniston Water north of Coniston Boat Landings. The route passes between the wooden bollards approaching the lake shore from the end of Lake Road (next photograph Image).

Named after Donald Campbell's famous boat, this café is on the lake shore next to Coniston Boating Centre. The original building was installed by the Furness Railway Company in about 1860 as accommodation for the crew of the SY Gondola, a pleasure boat which operated on the Lake in the Victorian era. Devastated by severe flooding in 2009,(see http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8369699.stm ), this attractive modern replacement for the original building, allows you to have stunning views of the lake while you enjoy a coffee. Note the high level of the lake in this photograph, taken a few weeks after Storm Desmond inundated areas of Cumbria and Lancashire with continuing heavy rain falling on saturated ground in December 2015.

Memorial to the late, great Donald Campbell on the shores of Coniston Water. On January 4, 1967, Campbell was killed when Bluebird K7 flipped and disintegrated at a speed in excess of 300 mph while trying for the world water speed record.

The steam yacht Gondola was originally launched in 1859. Following a long period of service until 1936, she was retired and converted into a houseboat in 1946, but was badly damaged in a storm in 1963/64. Rebuilt in the late 1970s, she re-entered service in 1980 and today carries about 40,000 passengers a year. See [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SY_Gondola] for a full history of the vessel.

The steam yacht Gondola was originally launched in 1859. Following a long period of service until 1936, she was retired and converted into a houseboat in 1946, but was badly damaged in a storm in 1963/64. Rebuilt in the late 1970s, she re-entered service in 1980 and today carries about 40,000 passengers a year. See [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SY_Gondola] for a full history of the vessel.

The steam yacht Gondola was originally launched in 1859. Following a long period of service until 1936, she was retired and converted into a houseboat in 1946, but was badly damaged in a storm in 1963/64. Rebuilt in the late 1970s, she re-entered service in 1980 and today carries about 40,000 passengers a year. See [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SY_Gondola] for a full history of the vessel.

A twin-tailed serpent adorns the prow of the steam yacht Gondola. Originally launched in 1859, following a long period of service until 1936, she was retired and converted into a houseboat in 1946. She was badly damaged in a storm in 1963/64. Rebuilt in the late 1970s, she re-entered service in 1980 and today carries about 40,000 passengers a year. See [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SY_Gondola] for a full history of the vessel.

A new building on the shore of Coniston Water housing a cafe.