check-in time: 2:00 pmcheck-out time: 10:00 am. full english breakfast is served in a restaurant that also offers lunches, hot drinks and snacks. casual rooms with private bathrooms feature flat-screen tvs, and tea and coffee-making equipment. children age 8 and over are welcome. some have views of the countryside and hills. set in a stone-built house featuring views of the countryside and the helvellyn mountain, this unassuming guesthouse is 8 minutes' walk from the banks of ullswater and 2 miles from arnison crag Newcastle International Airport 1 hr 49
Helvellyn (34 min) this 950m-high mountain features hiking climbing & scrambling routes plus a cross-shaped shelter. Kirkstone Pass (17 min.) this scenic driving route in an alpine setting features a historic inn close to the summit. Aira Force Waterfall (7 min.) set in the scenic lake district this popular stunning waterfall offers nature trails & viewpoints. Scafell Pike (1 hr 45) reaching a height of 978m this peak was donated to the national trust as a war memorial in 1919. Great Langdale (50 min.) lake climbing hiking and mountain Rydal Water (41 min.) serene scenic lake with a walking path that passes by former homes of the poet william wordsworth. Ullswater (9 min.) 9-mi. glacial lake in the mountains with sailing & steamboats & a 20-mi. surrounding hiking trail. Derwentwater (33 min.) bordered by fells & ancient woodlands this 5-km.-long lake offers a network of footpaths & boating. Stybarrow Crag (12 min) Windermere (1 hr 6.) this large glacial ribbon lake features 18 islands plus ferries & other boating activities. Catbells (40 min.) steep 1 480-foot-high fell summit accessed via a 3.5-mile path with panoramic lakeland views. Rydal Mount U0026 Gardens (41 min.) wordsworth s rustic family home with displays of his work and portraits plus lake views and gardens. Castlerigg Stone Circle (29 min.) free entry to english heritage stone circle thought to be 5000 years old offering panoramic vistas. Grasmere (42 min.) cozy village featuring william wordsworth s cottage various shops trail access & striking views. Hall (13 min) Wordsworth Grasmere (41 min.) former home of poet william wordsworth with a museum guided tours gardens & a tea room. |