Holehird Gardens, Windermere

Holehird Gardens, Windermere

The 17 acre hillside gardens at Holehird include a great variety of planting – specimen trees and shrubs, extensive rock and heather gardens, a walled garden, alpine houses and herbaceous borders.

Featured in many prestigious garden magazines, this Lakeland Horticultural … Read more »

Holker Hall and Gardens

Holker Hall and Gardens

Holker Hall is the home of Lord and Lady Cavendish and is 1 of the best-loved stately homes in Britain and is just a short walk from Bridgelands Cottage and Carree Cottage.

Many of our guests have said that Holker … Read more »

Swimming in Lake Windermere

Lake Windermere

Windermere is England’s largest lake at over 10 miles long, over a mile wide in the widest part and 219 feet deep.

The lake is a ribbon lake formed in a glacial trough after the retreat of ice in the … Read more »

Great image of Kendal Climbing Wall

Lakeland Climbing Centre, Kendal

The award winning Lakeland Climbing Centre is one of the country’s largest indoor aerial adventure centres, offering fun climbing and aerial activities for all the family from 5 years old to adults.
The premier Climbing Centre incorporates Kendal Wall, Kendal … Read more »

Vintage cars in the Lakeland Motor Museum

Lakeland Motor Museum

A diverse and unique collection of some 30,000 exhibits.

Assembled over a period of almost 50 years and thoughtfully displayed alongside many non-motoring additions, in a state-of-the-art building with a beautiful riverside setting.

This extensive collection includes a ‘Campbell Bluebird … Read more »

Lakes Aquarium at Lakeside

Lakes Aquarium, Lakeside

The Lakes Aquarium is located in the village of Lakeside on the southern shore of Lake Windermere and is one of the docking points of Windermere Lakes Cruises, Steamers and the Lakeside & Haverthwaite steam Railway.

Explore the Lakes of … Read more »

Haverthwait steam train alongside Lake Windermere

Lakeside & Haverthwaite Steam Railway

The railway runs for 3 and a half miles from Haverthwaite Station, along the banks of the River Leven, to Lakeside Station where passengers can alight and board one of the ‘steamer’ services cruising to Bowness and Ambleside or … Read more »

The tidal bore at Morecambe Bay

Morecambe Bay Tidal Bore

Morecambe Bay is the largest continuous intertidal bay in the whole of Britain covering an area of 186 square miles and consists mainly of intertidal sandflats and mudflats.

The Bay is broad and relatively shallow with a large tidal range … Read more »

Man admiring the view from Orrest Head

Orrest Head, Windermere

One of the best views in the Lake District for such a short walk.

It was the view from Orrest Head that 1st inspired the great guidebook author and illustrator Alfred Wainwright. On his 1st trip to the Lake Read more »

Rydal Mount House & Gardens

Rydal Mount House & Gardens

Rydal Mount, in the heart of the Lake District, lies between Ambleside and Grasmere and commands glorious views of Lake Windermere, Rydal Water and the surrounding fells.

This was Wordsworth’s best loved family home for the greater part of his … Read more »