Long before it became a Lake District tourist attraction, the Chocolate House was a bakery - the old outlines of the bread ovens are still visible in the restaurant - as well as an antiques shop, a travel agent and a ladies fashion shop.
This elegant Georgian building provides a superb setting for its collection of fine art. Paintings by Kendal's famous son, George Romney, fill the walls of rooms furnished by Gillows of Lancaster.
The Tiberthwaite Touchstone fold pays homage to the skills of former quarrymen in this area, with fine slate detailing in the centre of each of its four sides.
Visit the famous hand engraving studio. Each piece of crystal in this collection has been hand engraved and sculptured by Patrick. Each item has been chosen for its shape and suitability to the design that has been engraved on it. The three dimensional effect of some of the pieces is achieved through deep engraving and high polishing. Each piece is hand signed by Patrick, comes with a certificate and presentation gift box. All works are individually hand engraved making every one slightly different.
Meet the King of Piel Island, enjoy miles of recreational coastline, explore three internationally renowned nature reserves or visit the remains of magnificant Furness Abbey.
Learn more about Beatrix Potter's life. See the original artwork for her famous stories. 17th-century solicitor's office, now home to the original watercolours and sketches of Beatrix Potter
Original story book illustrations by Beatrix Potter
Fascinating exhibition on the life of a beloved children's author
Don't miss the one and only James Bond Museum in Keswick featuring over 20 world famous Bond vehicles, props, toys and much more. Includes the Aston Martins, Lotus cars and the Russian T55 tank from 'Goldeneye'. Also a 007 shop and theatre showing James Bond documentaries.
Former home of John Ruskin. Brantwood is the most beautifully situated house in the Lake District.. Brantwood is both a treasure house of historical importance and a lively centre of contemporary arts and the environment, welcoming in the region of 30,000 visitors a year.
Displays and activities in the house, gardens and estate reflect the wealth of cultural associations associated with Ruskin’s legacy – from the Pre Raphaelites and Arts and Crafts Movement to the founding of the National Trust and the Welfare State.
With its many contemporary exhibitions, concerts, courses and special events, together with its education work in the wider community, Brantwood continues in the Ruskin tradition today.
The Brewery has a 450 capacity music venue, three cinemas, a visual arts gallery, a drama studio, arts and crafts workshops, darkroom facilities, meeting rooms, a restaurant, Warehouse cafe, three bars and a fantastic 260 seat theatre.
This world famous motor museum features vehicles from TV and film including Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Batmobiles, K.I.T.T., Harry Potter, FAB 1, Del Boy's Robin Reliant and many more.
Coniston Launch provides an environmentally friendly passenger boat service to seven jetties including Brantwood. Ideal for walkers, cyclists or just enjoy a peaceful cruise in good company. Special cruises include 'Swallows and Amazons' and 'Campbell's on Coniston'.
Hire a bike from the local cycle hire experts. They offer quality Trek hire bikes, including helmets, locks, pumps and exciting route maps. They also offer accessories, bike repairs and specialise in cycle tours.
Visit Keswick, home of the first pencil and Derwent Fine Art Pencils. Trace the history of pencil manufacture and see how we make pencils today. See the world's longest pencil, experiment in the drawing room, artist demonstrations and workshops throughout the year. Sketchers coffee shop.
Discover William Wordsworth's inspirational home. Take a guided tour of the cottage and explore the Wordsworth Museum & Art Gallery to find out more about the poet and his contempories. Special events run throughout the year including exhibitions, children's activities and poetry readings. Tearooms and shop on site.
Elephant Yard is ideally placed between Kendal high street and Marks & Spencer. The mall has a wonderful range of key high street fashion, beauty and specialist independent shops. Look for the impressive gold elephant situated next to Costs Coffee making it the perfect meeting place to relax and take a break from shopping.
A stunning lakeshore family orientated country park. Just the place to enjoy Windermere, with boat hire, picnic areas, tearoom, giftshop and exciting new adventure playground for all ages.
Grizedale & Whinlatter - your forests in the Lakes. Forest trails for walking, cycling and adrenaline fuelled mountain biking (hire facilities at both forests). Swing through the trees on Go Ape!, eat delicious local produce in their cafes and let the kids loose on their amazing adventure playgrounds, as well as over 60 sculptures to see at Grizedale. Grizedale and Whinlatter forests will satisfy all!
Are you wild enough to climb 30 feet up a rope ladder, tarzan swing into a giant rope net then zip wire through trees, crawl through tunnels and tackle high wire rope bridges. If the answer is 'yes', you're ready to Go ape!
This unique little shop is an attraction in itself - built in 1630 as the village school it is where Wordsworth taught. In 1854 it became the home of Sarah Nelson and her famous Grasmere Ginger bread. Today it is still baked fresh daily to her secret recipe.
Hawkshead Brewery has been brewing traditional beer styles with a modern twist, in the heart of the English Lake District, since 2002. Having outgrown the original barn just outside the village of Hawkshead, we now have a purpose built brewery beside the River Kent, in Staveley, at the foot of the Kentmere Valley. Visitors can watch the brewery at work from The Beer Hall, which looks down into the Brew House, while sampling our beers.
The Beer Hall is a showcase for real ale. It is brewery tap, beer shop, visitors centre and function room. It has a Cash Marque award for serving "the perfect pint" and is in The Good Beer Guide. Hawkshead Brewery is an active member of the Society of Independent Brewers (SIBA) and is proud to be a small part of the modern revolution in the British brewing industry, the aim of which is the permanent revival of the British national drink - beer.
A family-run art gallery in the heart of Grasmere, first established by Alfred Heaton Cooper in 1905, displaying original paintings and prints by four generations of the Heaton Cooper family, all of whom have been inspired by the magnificent scenery of the area. View their unique collection of original paintings, prints and sculpture by this talented family.
Beatrix Potter wrote and illustrated many of her children's stories in this small 17th Century farmhouse. It has been kept as she left it, with treasured furniture, china and traditional cottage garden. Inspiration for eight of Beatrix Potter's books including The Tale of Tom Kitten and The Tale of Jemima Puddleduck.
Superb Victorian family home of Lord and Lady Cavendish. Twenty five acres of formal and woodland gardens merge into a deer park framed by the Lakeland hills.
Historic house based on medieval pele tower with substantial additions in 17th, 18th and 19th centuries, containing collections of furniture, ceramics, tapestries and portraits.
With Kankku you drive specially prepared 4x4 vehicles on rough and rocky scenic trails on a journey through the Lake District National Park. Kankku off-road expeditions are about having great fun in extreme driving conditions - exciting and very personal experiences for individuals, families and friends.
Keswick launch offers 50 minute trips around beautiful Derwentwater. Hop on and off as you like to walk around the lake or climb the mountains. Rowing boats and self-drive motor boats are available to hire.
Come and enjoy Brockhole's famous adventure playground, lakeside setting, interactive exhibitions, fabulous gardens and games lawn, great gift shop and famile café. For that extra special visit, take a cruise on Windermere in high season or join one of our many special events.Lake District Visitor Centre, Brockhole. The perfect place for a family day out whatever the weather.
A fascinating insight into the buildings of Lakeland's yesteryear. Buildings made from local Coniston slate. Houses, farms and barns create the lakeland landscape. Classics such as Hill Top, home of Beatrix Potter are all handmade by Edward Robinson.
Find your 'Segway Smile' exploring the scenic grounds of the Graythwaite Estate on an amazing Segway off-road personal transportor. These unique guided tours are great fun for all ages from 14 upwards. Full training provided. One hour tour from £30 per person. Pre-booking essential.
The Lakes Aquarium is top of the list of where to go and what to do in the Lake district. Visit us on the tranquil shore of Windermere for a great family day out. Lakes Aquarium welcomes families, schools and educational trips and offers wheelchair friendly access. Windermere is one of the largest tourist attractions in the South Lakes region of Cumbria.
Welcome to the Lakeside and Haverthwaite Railway in the picturesque Leven Valley at the southern end of Windermere.
Whilst visiting the website you can get a feel for the rich and varied history of the local area and of the line itself. The valley was one of the cradles of the industrial revolution, with goods such as pig-iron, charcoat, gunpowder, ultramarine and bobbins being manufactured and exported to the rest of the country.
Elizabethan family home with fine wood panelling, coloured plasterwork, Spanish gift leather wall-hangings. World famous gardens dating from 1694, the earliest ha-ha, herbaceous borders, colourful spring and summer bedding.
In a newly refurbished 18th century barn the traditional farm shop and tearoom are spacious and comfortable, with an even wider selection of farm and Cumbrian produce, crafts and gifts to enjoy.
With its large lake frontage and extensive range of equipment, this is a great location for sailing, water-skiing, wake-surfing, kayaking, canoeing and motorboat hire.
Mountain Goat (incorporating Park Tours & Travel) offer a range of holidays and tours, both in the Lake District and Nationwide. We have been in operation since 1972 and we pride ourselves on personal service, professional and friendly drivers and guides, quality vehicles, value for money and an enjoyable experience for our customers. We offer the following holidays:
Historic Castle, extensive Gardens, wonderful World Owl Centre and indoor MeadowVole Maze. Voted as one of Britain's most haunted castles. Daily bird show and "Heron Happy Hour".
The school founded by Archbishop Edward Sandys in 1585 had a good reputation for teaching Latin, Greek and Mathematics. One of it pupils was William Wordsworth who attended from 1779 to 1787 with his brother, Richard. Intriguingly, one of the original desks is inscribed with the name 'W Wordsworth'.
A puzzling world of optical illusions. Balls roll uphill in the 'Antigravity Room', grow and shrink in the 'Ames Room', static images that move, straight lines that bend, a hologram gallery and interactive exhibits, images and sculptures that'll fool your eyes and brain. Be amazed!
Lakeland's oldest, longest and most scenic heritage railway offers a minimum of six daily trains travelling from the coast to the foot of England's highest mountains through two idyllic valleys.
Learn to see the world and its challenges afresh and think life-changing thoughts at "the most thought-provoking museum in the Lakes" (Rough Guide). Meet Coniston's heroes, John Ruskin and Donald Campbell. Marvel at Bluebird's World Records.
For centuries this was the home of the influential Le Fleming family, who became wealthy on the proceeds of copper mining. The gardens were designed by Thomas Mawson in 1909 (an internationally renowned landscape gardener from Windermere) and have recently undergone extensive renovation.
Enjoy the relaxed, lived-in feel of William Wordsworth's famous family home, as you dent the cushions and compare family snaps with portraits of the bard.
Walk the beautiful gardens, sit in the poet's summerhouse, enjoy the breathtaking views of the lakes and hills and understand why Wordsworth loved to write here.
Enjoy a regular programme of events with the captivating and award-winning Taffy Thomas. The Storyteller's garden in the centre of Grasmere is a unique venue for family storytelling performances.
Go and join them for some outdoor adventure, delivered by their professionally qualified instructors. Their sessions are suitable for most ages and tailored to your ability. Kayaking, canoeing, abseiling, rock climbing, raft building, gorge scrambling, archery, canyoning and ziplines. Specialist equipment provided. Boot and waterproof hire.
Enjoy England Silver Award for Large Visitor Attraction 2008. Tullie House boasts many different attractions and features brought together in one impressive museum and gallery.
Ullswater 'Steamers' offer the perfect opportunity to combine a cruise with some of the most famous and spectacular walks in the Lake District. Enjoy the landscape that has inspired writers and poets for centuries.
For family fun on the farm! A high quality, award-winning, all-weather farm visitor attraction with Cumbria's largest indoor play area, outdoor play area, pedal go-karts and tractors, nature trail, mini Land Rovers, barrel train ride, many animal friends, cafe, gift shop and party room too!
All under one roof at the Westmorland. With over 28 shops to choose from they have a great mix of high street brands, such as Argos, Currys digital, Topshop and Game. The centre hosts many free events throughout the year such as exhibitions, motorshows and family orientated events including pantomines.
Steamers and launches saily daily throughout the year between Ambleside, Bowness and Lakeside. Windermere Lake Cruises - the most popular attraction in Cumbria.
Windermere is England's largest lake, in the heart of the Lake District. We offer cruises from 45 minutes to 3 hours - or you can even spend all day on and around the lake with our fantastic 'Freedom of the Lake' ticket.
Seasonal connections for Brockhole, Steam Railway, Fell Foot and Ferry House. Evening cruises, jazz buffet cruises operate duing the summer. Island cruises sail daily from Bowness. Also Santa Specials, Christmas Lunch Cruises.
William Wordsworth's birthplace. Daily living history presenting life in 1770's Cockermouth. Hands-on rooms, talks, games and fun for all ages. Meet the servants in the working Georgian kitchen, explore the beautiful organic garden and famous terrace walk.
Europe's only official Peter Rabbit attraction brings the Tales of Beatrix Potter to life in an indoor recreation of the Lakeland countryside.
Well, it’s just a hop, skip and a jump to the World of Beatrix Potter Attraction, the only Beatrix Potter themed attraction in Europe, where you can visit Peter Rabbit, Jemima Puddle-duck and many other delightful characters.
Our attraction includes all 23 Tales by Beatrix Potter, brought to life in a magical indoor recreation of the Lakeland countryside, complete with sights, sounds and even smells. So you can meet Peter Rabbit in Mr. McGregor’s garden, discover Jemima Puddle-duck in the woodland glade and visit Mrs. Tiggy-winkle in her kitchen.
Virtual walks and displays about Beatrix Potter's life, family Tearoom and Emporium. The Peter Rabbit Garden - is a new outdoor addition.
Imposing mock Gothic castle built by retired Liverpool surgeon James Dawson in the 1840's using money from his wife's inheritance. Beatrix Potter stayed here in 1882 whilst on holiday with her parents. The gardens were designed to emphasise the romantic and picturesque elements of the landscape. Many exotic tree species can be seen here, including eagle claw maple and fern-leaved beech.
Enter their impressive Lakeland barn and discover a unique treasure trove combining WRS Architectural Antiques, arts, crafts and interiors. Chat to artisans in their studios, enjoy delicious food in the cafe, browse galleries and paintings, photography, jewellery, antiques and outdoor displays. A true Aladdin's cave!
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