check-in time: 2:00 pmcheck-out time: 10:00 am. quaint rooms with individual period-style furnishings have en suite bathrooms, wifi access, tvs and tea-making facilities. 1-mile drive from the m6 motorway. the classic oak-panelled restaurant/pub features a beer garden and snooker room, and serves real ales and a simple comfort-food menu. full english or continental breakfast is included. some have 4-poster beds, sitting areas and bathtubs. set in a converted georgian coaching inn near milnthorpe village square, this traditional hotel and bar is a 4 Leeds Bradford Airport 1 hr 38
Windermere (46 min) This large glacial ribbon lake features 18 islands, plus ferries & other boating activities. Blackwell (22 min) Large, late-19th-century house full of furniture and objects by Arts and Crafts movement designers. Lakeland Motor Museum (18 min) With 30,000 exhibits from pedal cars to century-old electric cars, plus a recreated 1950s cafe. Grizedale Forest (37 min) This Lake District forest features hills, tarns, small villages, a ropes course & a sculpture trail. Abbot Hall (12 min) Portraits by 18th-century local artist George Romney, plus 300 years of British landscapes. Lakes Aquarium (20 min) Aquarium with freshwater and marine life, featuring an underwater otter tunnel and stingrays. National Trust - Hill Top (35 min) Timed-ticket entry to Beatrix Potter's quaint, rural farmhouse filled with the writer's furnishings. Levens Hall (4 min) Elizabethan manor house featuring a large topiary garden & several steam road vehicles. Sizergh Castle (7 min) 14th-century bulwark containing Elizabethan carvings and furniture, plus a conifer and rock garden. Lakeside and Haverthwaite Railway (20 min) Picturesque 3-mi. railway offering rides in old-fashioned coaches pulled by historic locomotives. Kendal Castle (18 min) Castle, ruins, and history Leighton Hall Estate (12 min) Stately home and estate dating back to the 13th century for visits and events, plus a tearoom. National Trust - Fell Foot Park (20 min) Family-friendly spot with cafe and space/facilities for games, picnics, swimming and boating. Lakeland Wildlife Oasis (5 min) Wildlife, including snow leopards, in indoor tropical halls and aquaria, plus open-air settings. RSPB Leighton Moss (13 min) Bird habitat with trails/hides in large reedbed, plus visitor centre, tearoom and kids' activities. |