A Fishy Day Out In The Lake District.

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 Lake District 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 Lake district just a stones throw away, Maryport is home to the Lake District 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...

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Best holiday accommodation in the Lake District

Advantages: Location and scenery and activities
Disadvantages: Having to take your own towels

...HARTSOP HALL COTTAGES I have now been to the Lake District 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 Lake District, 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...

JAVER1967 26.11.2007 (27.11.2007) · Read review
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Why the Lake District is the place to go...

Advantages: Great mountains, great scenery...
Disadvantages: Rains quite a bit

...I have visited Scotland, Snowdonia, The Pennines and the Yorkshire Dales, but The Lake District 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 Lake District has a subtlety of scale which surpasses no other mountainous region. Don't think that the Lake District 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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A District with....Lakes

Advantages: Scenery, activities
Disadvantages: rain

...The Lake District, for those with no sense of geography, is in the far North-West of England. It is home to the highest mountain in England, Scafell, several thousand lakes, a further 3 mountains over 3,000 feet, several high passes, and several million sheep (though this number is declining somewhat). It is a National Park, and there are several National Trust properties and areas within the park. What To Do Amazingly, the most common pastime in the Lake District is walking. There must be several million miles of footpaths around the Lakes, and are serviced by a good selection of car parks (for circular routes) and public transport in the form of boats and buses, or taxis,(for non-circular routes). These are inexpensive. I recommend routes around Derwentwater in Borrowdale, as access is good, and there is Keswick to look around...

Dawson 13.05.2001 · Read review
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Fruit pie for breakfast? Yes, if you stay at Tuure B and B!

Advantages: A reasonable price for Finland, great breakfast, very clean and comfortable
Disadvantages: Rooms are quite small, lack of parking spaces may be a problem for some

...This bed and breakfast is situated close to the bus station and just five minutes walk from the very centre of town. We arrived in Turku by train and walked the route in ten minutes so the location is good yet still quiet. Look hard, it's not easy to spot. The doorway looks like all the doorways on the block which is full of shops and offices. There is an entry buzzer to let you in; once you check in you'll have a key for this door. The B and B is up a couple of flights and there's no lift. It's not too bad but people with mobility problems should be aware of this. We hadn't booked in advance but there was a room available. We were checked in without fuss and while the owner wasn't effusive she was friendly enough. The bedrooms are off the main corridor as are the shared shower rooms. This does mean a certain amount of noise as...

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Windermere in the Lake District

Advantages: Cheap
Disadvantages: No iron in the room

...Some Family friends were on holiday in the Lake District for a couple of weeks, they were staying in the Caravan park in one of the small towns nearby. The invited us over for a couple of days, however we couldn't get booked in at the caravan park as it was fully booked for mid week breaks! So we had to have a look at an alternative place to stay, somewhere cheap with basic facilities and we came across the Best western hotel, close to where our friends were staying. We arrived at the hotel at about 11:00, but check-in wasn't until 12, so we were shown to the lounge area. **The Lounge** My first impressions of the lounge area was 'I bet this was lovely once upon a time!' It was a large room with about 20 sofa's and a bar. The set out was lovely and the style of the furnature matched well with the decor, however it had seen...

Trillian42 24.04.2005 · Read review
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Lake it a lot

Advantages: Breathtaking scenery, Walker's paradise, Peace & Tranquility
Disadvantages: None

...and cruising. Ullswater Steamers run regular ferries across the lake from Pooley Bridge to Glenridding. The cost is approximately 8.80 for the full cruise for a return ticket and I would say it is well worth the money for the stunning scenery that you get to see whilst riding across the lake. The lake is surrounded by valleys and mountains and provide a large variety of walking, hill climbing and other activities such as horse-riding, cycling and mountain biking. There are plenty of hotels, bed and breakfast's and campsites to stay in Ullswater and I have to say that the cost was really quite reasonable. Ullswater is truly beautiful and only leaves me wondering why I have never been there before. WINDERMERE Windermere is far more touristy than Ullswater. The lake is, nonetheless, a wonderful sight, however, I far preferred...

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Can we return to The Lakes after Foot and Mouth

Advantages: Lovely views. Not over crowded yet.Bargain breaks available due to foot and mouth
Disadvantages: Still some foot paths closed

...Today’s is a review of my trip around the Lake District this weekend. I will try and give you an idea about how foot and mouth is still effecting this area. I will point out that with just a small amount of care, it will be a normal holiday meaning foot and mouth should not prevent you enjoying this wonderful area. AIRA FORCE ********** Aira Force is a lovely waterfall, which is approximately 30 metres high in the National Park. Its on the way between Penrith and Windermere on the A 592 beside Ullswater, which means if you coming from the North or East this is a good point on entry into the Lake District. I would say it had approx. 80 car parking spaces on site for which there is a charge of £2.50 for 4 hours. However car-parking tickets are valid in any other National Trust car parking as long as you ticket has not expired...

bazza1603 06.08.2001 · Read review
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A beautiful place

Advantages: Lovely scenery, not as commercial as Windermere
Disadvantages: None

...One of my favourite places to visit is the Lake District in Cumbria. I live an hour and a half away by car, so it is fairly easy for me to visit often. My favourite spot is Ullswater, the second largest of the lakes. I first visited Ullswater, when I was on a holiday with my school aged 11, and staying at Patterdale Hall at the southern tip of the lake. I had two school holidays there and had the opportunity to explore the lake and participate in many walks around the area. I never returned until 20 years later, when I took my own children to Ullswater, and everything was just as I remembered it. That is the beauty of most of the Lake District, it is so unspoilt and nothing changes. Ullswater is approx 8 miles long and three quarters of a mile wide, stretching from Pooley Bridge in the north to Glenridding in the south, which lies...

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Review of Ullswater, Lake District

I Lake it Very Much

Advantages: Beautiful Surroundings, friendly town, lots to do for all ages, not over commercialised, good value accomadation
Disadvantages: the weather is often v.bad

...breakfast and comfy bed (£23 pp) they had a bar and offered food at main meal times. There are loads of hotels / b&b's which at the weekends are all booked out so reserving before travelling is a must. Usually, they won't take less than a 2 day booking so bear this in mind. What to do - Sailing, boating, walking, windsurfing, water-skiing, canoeing are just some of the outdoor pursuits on offer and with the added bonus that the area is beautiful. As the weather isn't great all the time, this is the one disadvantage of the area but it is to be expected. There are loads of small towns and lakes to visit around the area. We walked around Thirlmere lake on one day and visited Keswick later on. Keswick is a very quaint, 'cute' town about 20 miles from Windemere and as with the other towns is very picturesque and is also home to a car museum...

sjl02 23.07.2001 · Read review
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