Places to go...

"There is so much to do in the area throughout the year that it would be impossible to describe it all".

Walking, both from the doorstep and from a few miles further afield is superb, with beautiful countryside and ever-changing views all around. There are opportunities for sailing, watersports, fishing and climbing locally, numerous excellent pubs and eateries, a superb range of shops and retail outlets in the area and many tourist attractions of all types - in short something for all ages and interests, whatever the season…..

Local - Pubs & Eateries - General Interest - Visits

Local

We have particularly enjoyed:

• Walking to Ambleside over the fells (about 2 miles of relatively easy walking) and getting a taxi back if necessary (about £8.50 for a car-load)
• Walking to the superb Britannia Inn at Elterwater on an easy path past the picturesque lake
• Walking to Loughrigg Tarn (which can be seen just minutes away) and if desired on to Loughrigg Fell and Loughrigg Terrace with its stunning views and down to the bustling village of Grasmere with its shops, tea rooms and pubs, etc.
• The pub quiz (and the shoulders of lamb) at Wainwrights Inn at Chapel Stile a couple of miles away
• Slowly cruising around Coniston Water on a little motor boat
• Climbing Scafell Pikes from the end of Langdale, preferably on a pleasant day and reaching the highest point in England! (Langdale Pikes, Coniston Old Man and Helvellyn are all only a stone’s throw away)

Pubs (all do food)

• Britannia Inn, Elterwater
• Wainwrights Inn, Chapel Stile
• Three Shires Inn, Little Langdale
• Drunken Duck Inn, Hawkshead
• New Dungeon Ghyll Hotel, Langdale
• Stickle Barn Inn, Langdale
• Talbot Inn, Skelwith Bridge
• Mortal Man Inn, Troutbeck

Restaurants

• Chester's Restaurant, Skelwith Bridge
• Lucy’s on a Plate Restaurant, Ambleside
• Miller Howe Hotel, Windermere

General Interest

• Touchstone Interiors, Skelwith
• Judy Boyes Art Gallery, Elterwater
• Beatrix Potter Gallery, Hawkshead
• Langdale Country Club, Elterwater
• Low Wood Leisure club, Windermere
• Hayes Garden Centre, Ambleside

Historical Attractions

• Dove Cottage, Grasmere (home of William Wordsworth)
• Hill Top, Near Sawrey (home of Beatrix Potter)
• Brantwood, Coniston (home of John Ruskin)
• Rydal Mount, Rydal
• Stagshaw Gardens, Ambleside
• Sizergh Castle, nr. Kendal

Family Attractions

• Ravenglass & Eskdale Railway
• Aquarium of the Lakes, Newby Bridge
• Holker Hall (with Motor Museum), Cartmel
• Rheged Discovery Centre, nr. Penrith
• World of Beatrix Potter, Windermere
• Steamer trips on Windermere and Coniston Lakes
• Osprey viewing platform, Bassenthwaite
• Zeferellis Cinema, Ambleside
• Theatre on the Lake, Keswick
• Tarn Hows, nr. Hawkshead
• Grizedale Forest Park, Grizedale
• Skelwith Force Waterfall, Skelwith Bridge

More information on Lake District 'Cumbria Tourist Board', click here.