Just five minutes from Hawkshead, The Boathouse Café at Esthwaite Water is a lovely base for a family day out, with plenty to do beyond a simple café stop. Walk the shores on the Beatrix Potter…
Grab your wellies, woolly hat, gloves, and glow sticks, and remember, remember the 5th of November! Or rather, remember these other dates as Bonfire Nights are held around the 5th November here in the Lake District. Read on…
There’s something rather magical about the Lake District in autumn. The fells take on their beautiful golden and russet colours, crisp days are made for family walks, and there’s always the promise of a cosy café…
Lowther Castle and Gardens is a large estate with much to explore. The building itself has gone through many transformations and you can learn about its history in the exhibition rooms as part of your admission…
Situated between Coniston Water and Lake Windermere, Grizedale Forest is one of the best family days out in the Lake District National Park. Spread across thousands of acres of Forestry England woodland, the forest combines outdoor…
Located near Kendal, just outside the National Park, Lakeland Maze Farm Park offers far more than its name suggests and is an a-maiz-ing day out. While the famous maize maze is only open during the summer…
The Ravenglass and Eskdale Railway is a charming narrow-gauge heritage railway, affectionately known by locals as the La’al (little) Ratty. The line runs from the coastal village of Ravenglass, with its estuary and Roman history, to…
Lake District Wildlife Park is home to over 100 species of animals and offers a fantastic family day out in the Lakes. Situated just north of Keswick, this 24-acre park weaves animal enclosures into a landscape…
Despite its unassuming size, the World of Beatrix Potter Attraction not only promises its visitors a hopping good time, but manages to deliver on this, transporting both children and adults alike into the pages of Beatrix…
Sitting just outside the eastern edge of the Lake District National Park, Kendal has long been known as the ‘Gateway to the Lakes’. The town lies to the southeast of the Lake District, just 1 mile…