Walking is one of Britain's favourite leisure activities, and with "50 Walks in The Lake District" you can find a variety of mapped walks to suit all abilities - from the casual... more...walker to the experienced hiker.
Advantages: Interesting and interactive displays, fab outdoor facilities, good ticket prices Disadvantages: Can get a bit squished. Won't be able to spend the whole day here
I'm always on the lookout for days out in my local area, that aren't going to break the bank. I have 2 children with an 8 year age gap, so finding something that appeals to both has become increasingly difficult! The LakeDistrict Coast Aquarium has become a favourite attraction, and one we have visited annually for the last 4 years.
Situated on the West Cumbrian Coast, the Solway Estuary and with the Lakedistrict just a stones throw away, Maryport is home to the LakeDistrict Coast Aquarium.
The aquarium, now 12 years old, houses a wide and varied exhibition of river and marine life from the local area and is easily accessible from Keswick, Penrith, and Carlisle by car, train or bus. There is pay parking right outside, and a large car park 2 minutes walk away.
Opening Times And Prices
The aquarium is open daily from ...
Advantages: Location and scenery and activities Disadvantages: Having to take your own towels
HARTSOP HALL COTTAGES
I have now been to the LakeDistrict for my annual family holiday twice, the first time in mid winter with snow on the ground, and the most recent one in August.
The summer holiday was excellent, in excellent surroundings, having spent a week at Dovedale Cottage, which is one of two cottages at Hartsop Hall Cottages. The cottage itself is excellent and highly recommended.
For those of you that know the LakeDistrict, it is situated at the foot of the Kirkstone Pass, and close to Brothers Water and Ullswater. Going up the Kirkstone Pass gives you some excellent views of the surrounding countryside, but if you go during the winter months, the Pass can be rather perilous and often is closed to traffic
DOVEDALE COTTAGE DETAILS
Dovedale Cottage is situated on a working hill farm and is attached to ...
Advantages: Great mountains, great scenery... Disadvantages: Rains quite a bit
I have visited Scotland, Snowdonia, The Pennines and the Yorkshire Dales, but The LakeDistrict remains my utmost favourite for spending a walking holiday. It has glimmering lakes and wind-swept tarns, valleys and ghylls, towering crags and narrow rakes all combining to form razor-sharp ridges and beautiful mountain tops with Scafell Pike rising (just) over the rest at 3,210ft. Now that's a prospect for a damn good holiday!
It's mountains are modest compared to those in Scotland, but the LakeDistrict has a subtlety of scale which surpasses no other mountainous region. Don't think that the LakeDistrict mountains are easy either, for they can provide challenges which can equal those provided by the Scottish mountains. Take the Fairfield Horseshoe for example or Kirkfell from Wasdale. No, most of these beasties are tough and combined ...
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Product details
EAN
9780749555955
Type
Non-Fiction
Genre
Travel
Subgenre
Region Travel Guide
Title
The Lake District
Author
AA
Publisher
AA
All Authors
AA Publishing
Country
England
Region
Cumbria
Continent
Europe
ISBN
749555955
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Walking is one of Britain's favourite leisure activities, and with "50 Walks in The Lake District" you can find a variety of mapped walks to suit all abilities - from the casual walker to the experienced hiker.
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