The Romantic poet William Wordsworth lived in quaint little Dove Cottage, on the edge of Grasmere, from 1799 until 1808. Having spent
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The poet William Wordsworth and his family moved from Dove Cottage to the larger Allan Bank on the opposite side of Grasmere
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The Lakeland Motor Museum is a great big barn of the place, filled to the rafters with items telling the story of
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Who doesn’t enjoy a trip on a steam train? And what about a trip on a steam train through the glorious Lake
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For five miles, the boats of the Coniston Launch make their way south from the village of Coniston, beneath the steep, wooded
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Covering about 6000 acres between Coniston Water and Windermere, Grizedale Forest is the largest area of woodland in the Lake District. And
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The children’s writer Beatrix Potter purchased Hill Top in Near Sawrey in 1905, the first of many farms that she bought in
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The World of Beatrix Potter is one of the top attractions for young families in Bowness-on-Windermere. It brings to life the much-loved
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Telling the story of England’s largest lake, the Windermere Jetty is also known as the ‘Museum of Boats, Steam and Stories’. Opened
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Style and simple elegance are the watchwords at Blackwell, the Arts and Crafts house, about a mile south of Bowness-on-Windermere. Couple this
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