Leeds Bradford Airport 1 hr 46
Lakes Aquarium (19 min) aquarium with freshwater and marine life featuring an underwater otter tunnel and stingrays. National Trust - Hill Top (34 min) timed-ticket entry to beatrix potter s quaint rural farmhouse filled with the writer s furnishings. National Trust - Fell Foot Park (18 min) family-friendly spot with cafe and space/facilities for games picnics swimming and boating. Beatrix Potter Gallery And Hawkshead (38 min) an exhibition of original illustrations by writer beatrix potter displayed in a 17th-century house. Windermere Jetty (27 min) museum and lake Blackwell - The Arts U0026 Crafts House (23 min) large late-19th-century house full of furniture and objects by arts and crafts movement designers. National Trust Wray Castle (47 min) neo-gothic 1800s castle featuring a kid-friendly interior with play rooms plus lakeside grounds. Levens Hall (16 min) elizabethan manor house featuring a large topiary garden & several steam road vehicles. Sizergh Castle (13 min) 14th-century bulwark containing elizabethan carvings and furniture plus a conifer and rock garden. Stott Park Bobbin Mill (20 min) producer of bobbins for local industries with original machinery and a victorian steam engine. Coniston Water (1 hr 9) sprawling lake known for its tranquil waters & scenic views popular among kayakers & canoers. Grizedale Forest (35 min) this lake district forest features hills tarns small villages a ropes course & a sculpture trail. Lakeside And Haverthwaite Railway (18 min) picturesque 3-mi. railway offering rides in old-fashioned coaches pulled by historic locomotives. Lakeland Motor Museum (17 min) with 30 000 exhibits from pedal cars to century-old electric cars plus a recreated 1950s cafe. |