What To See & Do
From your base in the heart of the Lake District, a short drive in any direction will take you to a host of locations for delightful walks to marvel at the scenery in whatever the season
Be it rushing becks on fellsides, snow capped mountain tops, high passes, lush forest or lakeside scenes, our beautiful Lakeland landscape never fails to delight!
Take time to explore the many visitor attractions such as:
- Cruises on Lake Windermere
- The World of Beatrix Potter
- Blackwell Arts & Crafts House
- Windermere Steamboat Museum
- Mountain Goat Tours
- The Lake District Visitor Centre at Brockhole
- Hill Top - Beatrix Potter's Home across the lake by ferry
- Town End Farm at Troutbeck
- John Ruskin's home at Brantwood
- Bluebird Musuem in Coniston
- William Wordsworth's homes at Dove Cottage and Rydal Mount
- Aquarium of the Lakes
- Lakeside & Haverthwaite Railway
- Lake District Horticultural Society Garden at Holehird
- Levens Hall and famous Topiary Garden
- Grizedale Forest Park
- Rheged Visitor and Exhibition Centre
- Whinlatter Visitor Centre with rare Osprey viewing platform
- Stott Park Bobbin Mill
- Holker Hall
- Hayes Garden World
- Tarn Howes
- Lakeland Limited store by Windermere Station
- Cumberland Pencil Museum - Keswick
- Theatre by the Lake - Keswick
- Old Laundry Theatre - Bowness
- South Lakes Wild Animal Park
- Ravenglass and Eskdale Miniature Railway
- Muncaster Castle
- The villages of Windermere, Ambleside, Hawkshead, Coniston, Grasmere
Take part in local Sporting activities:
- Boat Hire and Watersports Tuition
- Fishing on Esthwaite Water
- Golf at Windermere Golf Club
- Rock Climbing and Tuition
- Mountain Bike Hire
- Pony Trekking
- Go Ape Adventure assault course in Grizedale Forest
- Off Road 4 x 4 Driving
If you would like to learn more about Cumbria, please click here to go to the Visit Cumbria site.
