The Heritage Trail consists of 12 heritage-themed installations along the 4 main sections of the Ullswater Way. Each installation celebrates an aspect of the valley’s heritage. Each is created by a local artist and designed to be in harmony with the natural surroundings. All the Heritage Trail installations are marked as points of interest on the Aerial Tours of the Ullswater Valley.
Celebrates 3 artists who were inspired by the valley - Ann Macbeth, John Glover and JMW Turner
Remembering Lord Norman Birkett who helped save Ullswater from becoming a reservoir
Celebrating the role of Thomas Clarkson in the anti-slavery movement
Celebrates the writing of Dorothy Wordsworth and her influence on the poetry of her brother William
Sheep and shepherding are at the heart of life in the valley
Remembering those from the Parish who gave their lives in the two world wars.
Three stones engraved with lines from the poetry of Kathleen Raine, who lived in Martindale in the 1940s
Reminds us that Pooley Bridge was once a thriving fishing village
Alfred Wainwright's Guides to the Fells were first sold here
Celebrating Ullswater, "that loveliest of lakes..."
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