The Lakes
A local's guide to the valley
Walks
Out on the fells
- — Bowness pier and the lake shore — gentle, from the door
- — Helm Crag (the Lion & the Lamb) — 3 hrs, short drive away
- — Grasmere & Rydal Water loop — 2 hrs, gentle
- — Fairfield Horseshoe — a full, glorious day
Food & drink
Suppers out
- — Restaurants, pubs and bars two minutes' walk away
- — Grasmere Gingerbread Shop — 15 mins by car
- — Farm cafés and Sunday roasts
- — Michelin-starred dining in Ambleside
Attractions
Days out
- — Windermere lake cruises from Bowness pier
- — Dove Cottage & the Wordsworth Museum
- — Hill Top, Beatrix Potter's home
- — Rydal Mount gardens
Getting here
Arriving
- — By car: M6 J36, then A591 — about 40 mins
- — By train: Windermere station, a short walk or taxi
- — Buses stop in the centre of Bowness
- — Tell us how many cars you'll bring and we'll point you to the nearest parking