Liverpool John Lennon Airport 2 hr 13
Dalton Castle (9 min)
Castle and history Lakeland Motor Museum (30 min)
With 30,000 exhibits from pedal cars to century-old electric cars, plus a recreated 1950s cafe. Laurel and Hardy Museum (19 min) Lakeside and Haverthwaite Railway (28 min)
Picturesque 3-mi. railway offering rides in old-fashioned coaches pulled by historic locomotives. Earnse Bay (15 min) Walney Island (12 min)
5 sq mi. island in the Irish Sea home to Vickerstown, offshore wind turbines & 2 nature reserves. The Dock Museum (9 min)
Free museum on local history, including the shipbuilding & steelworks industries, with a playground. Piel Castle (11 min)
Stone remains of a 14th-century castle & fortress, reachable only by a small ferry. Holker Hall & Gardens (37 min)
Prominent Cumbrian countryside hall on 200 acres of gardens and woodlands, with a deer park & tours. Furness Abbey (8 min)
English Heritage-run 12th-century abbey ruins, with ornate dormitory, cloister and a visitor centre. Black Combe Summit (41 min)
Estuary, mountain, climbing, and outdoor recreation Piel Island (11 min)
This remote 50-acre island offers a charming pub & the ruins of a 14th-century stone castle. Holker Hall (37 min)
Home of the Cavendish family, this Victorian house also features 25 acres of gardens & meadows. South Lakes Safari Zoo (14 min)
Roaming animals, some in walk-through natural areas, with big cats, giraffes, rhinos and monkeys. National Trust - Sandscale Haws National Nature Reserve (13 min)
Estuary, nature reserve, wildlife, and nature | 
