Beatrix Potter Gallery

The exhibition of original sketches and watercolours painted by Beatrix Potter for her children's stories changes annually. Also on display are artefacts and information relating to her life and work beyond the 'Tales'. The 17th‐century building, the model for Tabitha Twitchit's shop, was once the office…
Distance: 13.3 miles away

Trotters World of Animals

Trotters World of Animals ‐ home to hundreds of friendly animals including traditional favorites, endangered species, birds of prey and reptiles. A great deal is under cover so rain need not spoil your visit. . . The exciting and educational day out for all…
Distance: 10 miles away

Steam Yacht Gondola

The original steam yacht Gondola was first launched in 1859 and now, completely rebuilt by the Trust, gives passengers the chance to sail in her sumptuous, upholstered saloons. This is the perfect way to view Coniston's spectacular scenery. Gondola is a re‐built elegant coal ‐ fired…
Distance: 12.6 miles away

Brantwood

Explore Brantwood's 250 acres of gardens, pastures, ancient woods and high moors. Walk among beautifully scented azaleas and bluebells or marvel at magnificent views. Stroll gently through the flower gardens at the lake shore, climb to Crag Head or bring a book to enjoy under a…
Distance: 14.4 miles away

Brockhole Lake District Visitor

The Lake District National Park is the largest English National Park, established in 1951. Its 2,292 square kilometres cover fells, dales, lakes, villages, towns and parts of the West Coast's beaches and tidepoolsThe Lake District National Park includes one third of the County of Cumbria and extends…
Distance: 13.1 miles away

Cockermouth Golf Club

Cockermouth Golf Club ‐ golf course in Cockermouth, Cumbria. Contact the golf course on telephone number 017687 76223 for course availability, course rules, member information, golf academy if available and green fees at Cockermouth Golf Club golf courseclub.…
Distance: 9.9 miles away

Keswick Golf Club

Keswick Golf Club ‐ golf course in Keswick, Cumbria. Contact the golf course on telephone number 017687 79324 for course availability, course rules, member information, golf academy if available and green fees at Keswick Golf Club golf courseclub.…
Distance: 7.3 miles away

Keswick Leisure Pool

Swimming pool at Keswick Leisure Pool in Keswick, Cumbria. Contact venue on 017687 72760 for opening times and entrance costs.…
Distance: 4.3 miles away

Troutbeck Bridge Swimming Pool

Swimming pool at Troutbeck Bridge Swimming Pool Ltd in Windermere, Cumbria. Contact venue on 015394 43243 for opening times and entrance costs.…
Distance: 14.1 miles away

Trotters & Friends


Distance: 10 miles away

Mirehouse

Mirehouse has strong links with poets Tennyson, Wordsworth and Southey; it is a living family home, which has been sold only once, in 1688. It has the largest woodland adventure playgrounds in the area and in 1999 it won the award as 'Best Heritage Property for Families…
Distance: 7 miles away

Rydal Mount and Gardens

Rydal Mount dates from the 16th Century when the house was a small yeoman style cottage. This older part of the house became the Wordsworths Dining Room on the ground floor and Dorothy and Dora Wordsworth's bedrooms on the first floor. The house has good entertaining…
Distance: 9.7 miles away

Townend

Largely 17th‐century, the solid stone and slate house is an exceptional survival. It belonged to a wealthy 'statesman' farming family and contains carved woodwork, books, papers, furniture and fascinating domestic implements from the past, largely accumulated by the Browne family who lived here from 1626 to 1943.…
Distance: 13.4 miles away

Wordsworth House

Wordsworth House provides an opportunity to experience something of the Wordsworths' life in 1770s Cockermouth. Following painstaking research the house has recently been transformed using historic and reproduction items to give a picture of the home in which young William and his sister Dorothy grew up. …
Distance: 11.8 miles away

Armitt Museum

The Armitt is a unique place combining Gallery, Museum and Library. It is a treasure‐house for scholarship and fun, art and entertainment. It encapsulates all that is best about Lakeland and its people and preserves that essence for future generations to enjoy. The Armitt is…
Distance: 10.8 miles away

Cumberland Pencil Museum

Journey through the history of pencil making and the story of our world famous Derwent pencils at the Cumberland Pencil Museum in Keswick. The first pencils ever made were produced in Keswick following the discovery of Cumberland Graphite. About 1558, in the early days of Queen…
Distance: 4.4 miles away

Dove Cottage and The

Dove Cottage was home to the Romantic poet William Wordsworth 1770‐1850 and his family for 8 years 1799‐1808. Here Wordsworth wrote many of his most famous poems. There are many ideas associated with 'Romantic' poetry, but one of the most important for Wordsworth was to show…
Distance: 8.4 miles away

Keswick Museum and Gallery

The Museum tells the story of Keswick and the surrounding area. Keswick has a unique history, with lots of 'firsts', including the first pencils, some very famous residents, and lots of beautiful scenery so awe inspiring that early tourists were left terrified. The Museum was purpose…
Distance: 4.3 miles away

Lakeland Sheep and Wool

Here is a real hands‐on opportunity to meet Cumbria's most famous residents. Visitors are guaranteed a wonderfully woolly experience as we bring you face‐to‐face with 19 different breeds of live sheep during our indoor presentation four times daily. In the theatre you will discover many surprising…
Distance: 11.1 miles away

Ruskin Museum

There has been a Ruskin Museum in Coniston since 1901, when W. G. Collingwood, a local artist and antiquarian who had been Ruskin's secretary, set it up both as a memorial to Ruskin and a celebration of the area's heritage. Therefore, although the museum has…
Distance: 12.4 miles away

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