Lakeside, Lancashire
| Lakeside | |
| Lancashire | |
|---|---|
 The Teal at Lakeside | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SD376873 |
| Location: | 54°16’41"N, 2°57’25"W |
| Data | |
| Post town: | Ulverston |
| Postcode: | LA12 |
| Dialling code: | 015395 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Westmorland & Furness |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Westmorland and Lonsdale |
Lakeside is a small village at the southern end of Windermere, on the portion of the lake shore belonging to Lancashire.
The village It was established as a steamer pier for services along the lake when the Lakeside branch of the Furness Railway reached it in 1869, meaning that steamer services no longer had to negotiate the River Leven to Newby Bridge. Also built at Lakeside was a hotel to serve the tourists brought by the railway and steamers.
The steamers still call at Lakeside and the railway is now a steam-hauled heritage railway, operated as the Lakeside and Haverthwaite Railway. However, it now only operates as far as Haverthwaite: the route beyond to Ulverston closed in 1965 as part of the Beeching cuts.
About the village
The village now has a tourist attraction of its own; the Aquarium of the Lakes, an aquarium featuring fish found in the rivers and seas around the Lake District.
In November 2009, the village including Lakeside Hotel and the Lakes Aquarium was partially flooded. The floods resulted in the closure of both businesses until early 2010 as well as the sinking of moored yachts and severe road blockages.
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