Winster, Cumbria


Winster is a village in the South Lakeland District of Cumbria, in North West England. Historically within the county of Westmorland, it is situated less than two miles east of Windermere, England's largest natural lake. The village is within the Lake District National Park. The village has a pub, the Brown Horse Inn, an 1850s coaching inn.

Packhorse bridges

A packhorse bridge is a bridge intended to carry packhorses across a river or stream. There are two packhorse bridges near Winster. The Winster Bridge is on the River Winster at. Another packhorse bridge is on a tributary of the River Winster at, adjacent to A5074 road.