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The Lake District, Cumbria is England’s most beautiful corner in any weather, but there’s something magical about the place when the sun shines. The sun draws out walkers and mountaineers, sailors and cyclists, abseilers and zorbers, zipliners and those looking to sit quietly by a lake and take in the majestic beauty of it all.
You could go for a walk with a shepherdess (and her flock of sheep). Go quad biking through a forest, tap into your inner Bear Grylls with a lesson in bushcraft, or test your fear of heights (and your balance) by traversing a cliff on the UK’s best via ferrata. For more adventure thrills, there’s Go-Ape in the Grizedale Forest and Whinlater, or a spot of go-karting. Or you could do something a lot more relaxing and take to a lake for a sunset canoe ride followed by dinner.
When the sun shines in the Lake District, the outdoors is the place to be. We’re ready for you, whatever you want to do.
Discover the captivating charm of Muncaster Castle, a historic gem nestled on the stunning Lake…
Following secret ravines by scrambling up waterfalls, boulder hopping along the streambed and…
Meet Coniston's heroes, John Ruskin, artist, radical and seer and Donald Campbell, speed ace. View…
A fascinating historic house where the elegance and loveliness of the Victorian era combine with…
Adventure in the High trees! Treetop Nets offers an amazing new way to play high up in the tree…
Lakeland Segway is the best place to Segway in the Lakes. Offering guided Segway tours around the…
Opening for the 2024 season, new E-bike hire service - we are trialling a new active travel hub at…
A spectacular gyrocopter trial flight and unique flying lesson. You have the thrill of taking…
Our cycling holidays are a unique way to discover Cumbria. Designed with the thoughtful traveller…
A stunning Elizabethan mansion with spectacular interiors and impressive collections of antiques. …
Ghyll Scrambling, or Gorge Scrambling, is the ultimate all-weather experience! Come and get wet and…
Kendal Museum is one of the oldest museums in the UK, founded in 1796 by William Todhunter. The…
This is closely related to Gorge scrambling only this time we are heading downsteam. More jumping…
Specialist bike hire for everyone from 3 great locations around Lake Windermere. Electric bikes.…
Whinlatter Forest is home to the longest purpose-built mountain bike trail in the Lake District. At…
Situated on what was once the Cockermouth, Keswick and Penrith railway line, Bassenthwaite Lake…
Wide range of activities including Horse Riding, Quad Biking, Go-Karting, Archery, Clay Pigeon…
Join Green Man Survival for our most in depth and demanding survival challenge. You will spend 72…
Get your hands and feet on the rock and climb your way to the top of a rock climbing route in the…
A full day's experience learning the key skills of bushcraft and survival with our expert…
Nestled in the heart of Graythwaite Estate, on the southwest shore of Windermere, is our shooting…
Do you want to learn what to do when the mist comes down and how to accurately take and follow a…
Travel in style with your own private driver to visit four of the best country pubs that surround…
Join us for a half-day guided woodland walk in the South Lakes, learning some bushcraft essentials…
You may leave the Lake District, but once you’ve been, it’ll never leave you.
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Ullswater
Fancy feeling the freedom of abseiling down a cliff or off a railway viaduct?
If you enjoy high level excitements then why not step boldly over the edge of a near-vertical rock face or abseil down the side of a railway viaduct?
Hawkshead
There is a charge for parking but National Trust members park free.
Silloth
Silloth on Solway Golf Club is a beautiful links golf course situated on the shores of the Solway Firth in North West Cumbria. Silloth is highly rated and is listed in the top 50 golf courses in Britain and Ireland.
Ghyll Scrambling, or Gorge Scrambling, is the ultimate all-weather experience! Come and get wet and enjoy an atmospheric trip up a mountain river. Climb up waterfalls, scramble over rocks, jump into crystal clear plunge-pools, enjoy natural slides…
Crosby-on-Eden
Whether you see yourself as an aviation enthusiast or simply a curious explorer, Solway Aviation Museum has something to offer. Based on the site of RAF Crosby-on-Eden, a former WWII fighter base, the museum has been painstakingly created by a team…
Bowness-on-Windermere
The Peter Rabbit Garden has proved tremendously popular with visitors who have delighted in the beauty and attention to detail in the design and the way the garden evokes the atmosphere of the Peter Rabbit stories.
Tranquilly paddle along a beautiful, tree-lined river with the steam train passing on the shoreline and the current tugging gently from below towards the sea contrasts with the open lake exposed to the wind and waves, with vast vistas of the Lake…
Newby Bridge
Anyone Can is an inclusive adventure company. We welcome those with additional needs and those without. We have a wide range of adaptive and inclusive equipment to make adventure possible for our clients.
Braithwaite, Keswick
Based at the head of England's best trail centre, the Altura trail in Whinlatter Forest, Keswick. A well stocked trail centre bike shop offering premium bike hire, fast repairs and premium road and mountain bike sales. We also offer guiding and…
Cockermouth
Usually held on the first Thursday of the month, our wine tasting evenings are full of laughter and interesting topics for guests to explore. These are very popular and seats should be reserved in advance through the website.
Sail Windermere with us, feel the wind ruffle your hair, and then the surge of the boat as the sails begin their work of converting breeze to smiles.
Kendal
Photography tours and workshops under the guidance of Amy Bateman, British Life Photographer of the Year and Forty Farms Creator. Enjoy photographing Lakeland Farm life and subjects ordinarily out of reach.
Cumbria
Founded in 1996, Contours Holidays specialises in organising self-guided walking, trail running and cycling tours across the UK. Along with an enviable wealth of experience, we are proud to offer an unrivalled selection of trails to choose from. We…
Get your hands and feet on the rock and climb your way to the top of a rock climbing route in the beautiful Lake District. Our expert, professional instructors will kit you out with all the safety kit that you need and will coach and support you as…
Newby Bridge
A unique combination of interrelated stories and a fascinating visitor experience.
Over 100 years of motoring history, the Campbell Bluebird exhibition, IOM TT tribute display and the Leven Valley heritage centre. Gift shop and Cafe Ambio.
Focussed coaching to develop advanced skills for river expeditions. This weekend will enable participants to develop, improve and refine more advanced paddling skills in order to undertake expeditions on grade 2 and 3 rivers.
Keswick
This one day introduction to map reading and navigation is suitable for anyone who would like to plan and follow a route from a map.
Windermere
Travel in style with your own private driver to visit four of the best country pubs that surround Lake Windermere.
Ravenglass
Enjoy a beautiful 14 mile return journey as well as a delicious cream tea at Dalegarth Café in the Eskdale Room. Your cream tea includes a selection of sandwiches (ham, cheese, egg mayo and tuna mayo), home-baked fruit scones with butter, jam and…
Windermere
Nestled in the heart of the Lake District National Park, Bowness-on-Windermere is a picturesque village buzzing with tourism. The star attraction is undoubtedly Bowness Pier, the central hub for cruises on England's largest lake, Windermere.
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