There are so many things to see and do in and around the Lake District you will find one visit is never enough. If you would like more information about anything please give us a call or call the local Tourist Information Office. The list below is a small number of ideas and is intended to give you some idea of the wide variety of days out you can experience to make your stay in the Lakes one to remember.

Animals
Maryport Aquarium, Trotters Animal Farm, South Lakes Wildlife Park, The Otter Trust, Lakeland Bird of Prey Centre, numerous RSPB Bird Reserves

Transport
Steamers and Launches on Derwentwater, Ullswater, Coniston and Windermere, Coach and Minibus tours, Lakeside Steam Railway, The Ravenglass & Eskadale Railway (laal ratty), Carlisle to Settle Railway, Steam Boat Museum, South Tynedale Railway.

Historic Houses and Gardens
Wordsworth House, Dove Cottage, Holker Hall, Muncaster Castle, Dalemain, Brougham Castle, Carlisle Castle, Carlisle Cathedral, Cartmel Priory, Levens Hall, Leighton Hall, Appleby Castle, Brantwood, Rydal Mount, Brockhole.


Places of Interest

Breweries - Jennings, Bitter End, Hesket Newmarket, Keswick

Industrial - Honistor Mines, Threlkeld Mines, Florence Mines, Cumberland Pencil Museum, Barrow Dock, Muncaster Water Mill, Eskadale Mill, Maryport Harbour.

Visitor Centres - The Nuclear Experience Sellafield, The Beacon, Sheep & Wool Centre, Rheged, Wetheriggs Pottery, Cars of the Stars, James Bond Museum

History - Hadrians Wall, Castlerigg Stone Cirlce, Tullie House, Keswick Museum, Toy & Model Museum, Laural & Hardy Museum.

Factory Shops
K Shoes, Lakeland, New Balance,
Gretna, Hawkshead.

Garden Centres
Hayes Ambleside, Little Dodd, Webbs,
Hazeldene, Hartside, Oakhurst, Houghton Hall

Attractions
Theatre by the Lake, Keswick

Keswick is only 15 minutes from the M6 which gives you the opportunity to explore well beyond the Lake District itself. Scotland is less than an hours journey away so if you want some more ideas for your days out, the table below shows you some of the places that are within an easy day trip that you may want to add to that already long list things to do.

The distance in miles is shown in brackets:

Hadrians Wall (46) with its many roman forts
Gretna Green (44) with the famous Blacksmith Shop
Edinburgh (136) with its castle and shops,
Glasgow (134) - largest city in Scotland
Blackpool (90) - famous Pleasure Beach and lights
Appleby (29) home of the annual Horse Fair
Morecambe Bay (49) - quiet seaside resort
York (113) with its cathedral, museums & shops
Manchester (115) - shops, museums & theatres
The Metro Centre (90) - largest shopping centre
Durham (86) including it's historic cathedral
Liverpool (107) - European City of Culture.