Leeds Bradford Airport 1 hr 51
Brockhole on Windermere, The Lake District Visitor Centre (19 min) Outdoor attraction with a range of activities, from mini-golf & zip-lines to kayaking & archery. Windermere (44 min) This large glacial ribbon lake features 18 islands, plus ferries & other boating activities. Lakeside and Haverthwaite Railway (24 min) Picturesque 3-mi. railway offering rides in old-fashioned coaches pulled by historic locomotives. Great Langdale (39 min) Lake, climbing, camping, and mountain National Trust - Hill Top (40 min) Timed-ticket entry to Beatrix Potter's quaint, rural farmhouse filled with the writer's furnishings. Grizedale Forest (42 min) This Lake District forest features hills, tarns, small villages, a ropes course & a sculpture trail. Lakes Aquarium (25 min) Aquarium with freshwater and marine life, featuring an underwater otter tunnel and stingrays. Blackwell (10 min) Large, late-19th-century house full of furniture and objects by Arts and Crafts movement designers. Windermere Jetty Museum - Stories of boats and steam (13 min) Lake, museum, and art Sizergh Castle (19 min) 14th-century bulwark containing Elizabethan carvings and furniture, plus a conifer and rock garden. Lake District National Park (20 min) Information on local travel and walking/cycling routes, with books/guides for sale and exhibitions. Beatrix Potter Gallery and Hawkshead (36 min) An exhibition of original illustrations by writer Beatrix Potter, displayed in a 17th-century house. Rydal Water (30 min) Serene, scenic lake with a walking path that passes by former homes of the poet William Wordsworth. Rydal Mount & Gardens (30 min) Wordsworth's rustic family home with displays of his work and portraits plus lake views and gardens. Levens Hall (23 min) Elizabethan manor house featuring a large topiary garden & several steam road vehicles. |