Things to do in the Lake District
Visitors will find a comprehensive guide of activities in our cottage; here are some examples to whet your appetite...
For the active
- Walking – this is the activity that the
- Climbing
- Rowing, sailing, and generally mucking about on water
- Golf
- Gym
- Horse riding
- Tennis
- Squash
- Swimming
- Adventure playgrounds – for adults too!
More leisurely activity
- There are a host of gardens and houses open to the public
- A ride on the lake on the Keswick launch
- Fishing
- Painting
- Photography
Places to visit
- Castlerigg Stone Circle
- The osprey watch on Bassenthwaite
- There’s so many other attractions too many to mention – just look at the leaflets here, in the Tourist Information Centre or in Booth’s supermarket
On
a rainy day
- In Keswick, the
- The Quarry & Mining Museum
- In Cockermouth, the Jennings Brewery tour
- The National Park Visitor Centre near Windermere
- Cinemas and theatres
- Honister Slate Mine tour
- Rheged – The British Mountain Centre, including an Imax cinema
- The World of Beatrix Potter
- No reason why you still can’t go walking!