Liverpool John Lennon Airport 1 hr 57
National Trust - Hill Top (33 min)
Timed-ticket entry to Beatrix Potter's quaint, rural farmhouse filled with the writer's furnishings. Grizedale Forest (30 min)
This Lake District forest features hills, tarns, small villages, a ropes course & a sculpture trail. Holker Hall & Gardens (20 min)
Prominent Cumbrian countryside hall on 200 acres of gardens and woodlands, with a deer park & tours. Holker Hall (21 min)
Home of the Cavendish family, this Victorian house also features 25 acres of gardens & meadows. Coniston Water (35 min)
Sprawling lake known for its tranquil waters & scenic views, popular among kayakers & canoers. Lakes Aquarium (18 min)
Aquarium with freshwater and marine life, featuring an underwater otter tunnel and stingrays. Laurel and Hardy Museum (10 min) Lakeside and Haverthwaite Railway (12 min)
Picturesque 3-mi. railway offering rides in old-fashioned coaches pulled by historic locomotives. Brantwood (39 min)
Former home of artist John Ruskin, now a house museum with period furniture, gardens & art displays. The Old Man of Coniston (35 min)
Mountain hikes to view picturesque lakes & industrial remnants such as an old metal tramway tower. Lakeland Motor Museum (14 min)
With 30,000 exhibits from pedal cars to century-old electric cars, plus a recreated 1950s cafe. Furness Abbey (17 min)
English Heritage-run 12th-century abbey ruins, with ornate dormitory, cloister and a visitor centre. National Trust - Fell Foot Park (18 min)
Family-friendly spot with cafe and space/facilities for games, picnics, swimming and boating. Blackwell (27 min)
Large, late-19th-century house full of furniture and objects by Arts and Crafts movement designers. South Lakes Safari Zoo (11 min)
Roaming animals, some in walk-through natural areas, with big cats, giraffes, rhinos and monkeys. | 
