Cathy’s guidebook
Sightseeing
Beautiful gardens, and a wonderful bird of prey centre with daily displays.
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Muncaster Castle
Beautiful gardens, and a wonderful bird of prey centre with daily displays.
Get away from the crowds. A walk round the whole lake takes 3-4 hours, or just do part of it.
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Ennerdale Water
Get away from the crowds. A walk round the whole lake takes 3-4 hours, or just do part of it.
Starting from the cottage then taking in loweswater crummock water, buttermere, then climbing over the pass, visiting the slate mine, descending into beautiful borrowdale valley, then back via derwentwater and keswick. This makes a great circuit for a day out.
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Honister Pass
Starting from the cottage then taking in loweswater crummock water, buttermere, then climbing over the pass, visiting the slate mine, descending into beautiful borrowdale valley, then back via derwentwater and keswick. This makes a great circuit for a day out.
a gorgeous sandy beach, with a great cafe, and wonderful walking up to st bees head
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Saint Bees
a gorgeous sandy beach, with a great cafe, and wonderful walking up to st bees head
a must for wordsworth fans, plus the pretty town of cockermouth
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Wordsworth House and Garden
Main Streeta must for wordsworth fans, plus the pretty town of cockermouth
Climb the highest mountain in England. I can help if needed with maps and advice on routes.
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Scafell Pike
Climb the highest mountain in England. I can help if needed with maps and advice on routes.
My favourite lake in the Lake District, a walk starting above Loweswater at Fangs brow is less than 10 minutes drive from the cottage, and then through the forest down to the lake - gorgeous!
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Loweswater
My favourite lake in the Lake District, a walk starting above Loweswater at Fangs brow is less than 10 minutes drive from the cottage, and then through the forest down to the lake - gorgeous!
Food scene
A mile down the road, sample delicious local brews and good food too.
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The Ennerdale Brewery
Chapel RowA mile down the road, sample delicious local brews and good food too.
Fabulous pub with excellent food, in a stunning location
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Kirkstile Inn
Fabulous pub with excellent food, in a stunning location
The Royal Yew Inn
Cross Keys CottagesLovely pub with great food and ambiance
A lovely old-fashioned café and shop by the beach at St Bees. Fabulous for an English breakfast or chips after a walk on the sandy beach. It has really good postcards, cards, and guide books too
Hartleys Beach Shop
Beach RoadA lovely old-fashioned café and shop by the beach at St Bees. Fabulous for an English breakfast or chips after a walk on the sandy beach. It has really good postcards, cards, and guide books too
fabulous ice cream in a beautiful village on the shores of buttermere lake
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Syke Farm Tea Room
fabulous ice cream in a beautiful village on the shores of buttermere lake