Postcodes for Sat Nav

Satellite navigation

Here's a list of handy postcodes to villages and towns in the National Park, useful if you're using satellite navigation or, as it's also known, sat nav. Where possible the postcodes used are of the local post office.

Ambleside - LA22 9BU
Bassenthwaite - CA12 4QH
Bootle - LA19 5TF
Bowness-on-Windermere - LA23 3HJ
Buttermere - CA13 9UZ
Broughton-in-Furness - LA20 6BJ
Coniston Village - LA21 8DU
Coniston Boating Centre - LA21 8EW
Caldbeck - CA7 8EA
Elterwater - LA22 9HP
Glenridding on Ullswater - CA11 0PA
Grasmere - LA22 9PZ
Hawkshead - LA22 0NS
Hesket Newmarket - CA7 8JG
Keswick - CA12 5DQ
Loweswater - CA13 0RU
Patterdale - CA11 0NW
Pooley Bridge - CA10 2NP
Ravenglass - CA18 1SG
Seatoller- CA12 5XN
Staveley - LA8 9LN
Troutbeck - LA23 1PF
Lake District Visitor Centre at Brockhole, overlooking Windermere LA23 1LJ
Wasdale Head - CA20 1EX
Windermere - LA23 1AH

and for our Head Office in Kendal - LA9 7RL. Check out Contact Us for directions to various LDNPA offices and locations.

Don't get stuck!

Please don't rely just on your Sat Nav, as the quickest way may not be suitable for your vehicle. Caravans and lorries in particular have got stuck on tight corners and narrow lanes. Check the route carefully in advance for gradient and narrowness.

Hardknott Pass, Wrynose Pass and Honister Pass in particular are among the steepest roads in the country. Also Red Bank Road which runs between Grasmere and Langdale is a single track lane with very tight corners and is not suitable for lorries or caravans.

One way systems and road layouts sometimes change, so please always follow local directions and signs.

Useful links (open in new window)

The AA
Frixo up-to-date road reports
Keswick Car Share Scheme - for Keswick and the rest of Cumbria
Multimap - if you know start and end postcodes, use the Directions button at the top
RAC route planner
Wikipedia - Hardknott Pass

Want even more visitor information?

Visit Golakes (opens in new window), the official website of the tourist board for The Lake District and Cumbria. Browse and book accommodation and attractions online and see what's on in the area.