Liverpool John Lennon Airport 2 hr 25
Lakeside And Haverthwaite Railway (38 min.) picturesque 3-mi. railway offering rides in old-fashioned coaches pulled by historic locomotives. Piel Castle (55 min) stone remains of a 14th-century castle & fortress reachable only by a small ferry. Black Combe Summit (11 min) mountain cycling climbing running and outdoor recreation National Trust - Sandscale Haws National Nature Reserve (42 min) nature reserve estuary and nature Earnse Bay (52 min.) beach and kitesurfing Millom Discovery Centre (4 min) museum Piel Island (55 min.) this remote 50-acre island offers a charming pub & the ruins of a 14th-century stone castle. Laurel And Hardy Museum (38 min.) museum Furness Abbey (42 min.) english heritage-run 12th-century abbey ruins with ornate dormitory cloister and a visitor centre. Holker Hall U0026 Gardens (46 min.) prominent cumbrian countryside hall on 200 acres of gardens and woodlands with a deer park & tours. The Dock Museum (45 min.) free museum on local history including the shipbuilding & steelworks industries with a playground. Silecroft (8 min) Walney Island (48 min.) 5 sq mi. island in the irish sea home to vickerstown offshore wind turbines & 2 nature reserves. Muncaster Castle (25 min) renovated castle built in the 13th century in 77 acres of woods with a bird of prey center & maze. Holker Hall (47 min.) home of the cavendish family this victorian house also features 25 acres of gardens & meadows. |