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Google rating 4.2 (2,577)
A591, Windermere LA23 1LF, UK
Situated along the A591 in Windermere, Parkdean Resorts White Cross Bay Holiday Park offers accommodation…
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England's largest national park: sixteen lakes, high fells and slate villages. Walking country first and foremost, with a growing crop of excellent inns and lakeside spas.
Best time to visit
May, June and September — long light and fewer school-holiday crowds.
Getting there
Rail to Oxenholme or Windermere; a car helps for the quieter valleys.
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Google rating 4.2 (2,577)
A591, Windermere LA23 1LF, UK
Situated along the A591 in Windermere, Parkdean Resorts White Cross Bay Holiday Park offers accommodation…
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Photo from Google Maps · John Nicol
Google rating 4.5 (1,218)
Braithwaite, Keswick CA12 5TN, UK
Perched on a peaceful hillside above Braithwaite village, this 19th-century country inn is situated just two…
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Photo from Google Maps · Keswick Country House Hotel
Google rating 4.5 (816)
Station Rd, Keswick CA12 4NQ, UK
Situated on Station Road, the Keswick Country House Hotel is a traditional Victorian-era retreat set amid…
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Photo from Google Maps · YHA Keswick
Google rating 4.7 (597) · Guest rating 9/10 (955)
Station Rd, Keswick CA12 5LH, UK
Set along the banks of the River Greta in the heart of Keswick, this recently refurbished Lakeland hostel…
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Photo from Google Maps · Derwentwater Camping and Caravanning Club Site
Google rating 4.7 (569)
Crow Park Rd, Keswick CA12 5EN, UK
Located on Crow Park Road in Keswick, this Camping and Caravanning Club site sits within easy walking…
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Photo from Google Maps · Bowness-on-Windermere Camping and Caravanning Club Site
Google rating 4.6 (645)
Glebe Rd, Bowness-on-Windermere, Windermere LA23 3HB, UK
Situated on Glebe Road in Windermere, this compact lakeside campsite caters for caravans, trailers, and…
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Photo from Google Maps · Macdonald Old England Hotel & Spa
Google rating 4.0 (1,606) · Guest rating 7.6/10 (2,940)
23 Church St, Bowness-on-Windermere, Windermere LA23 3DF, UK
Situated directly on the shores of Lake Windermere in Bowness-on-Windermere, this four-star hotel features…
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Photo from Google Maps · Braithwaite Village Camping & Caravanning Club
Google rating 4.8 (439)
Braithwaite, Keswick CA12 5TF, UK
Situated in the Lake District village of Braithwaite near Keswick, this Camping and Caravanning Club site…
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Photo from Google Maps · Robert Freeman
Google rating 4.6 (519)
Rydal Hall, Rydal, Ambleside LA22 9LX, UK
Housed within a seventeenth-century mansion in Rydal, Ambleside, Rydal Hall Ltd is a Christian hotel…
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Photo from Google Maps · The Ruddings Hotel
Google rating 4.6 (506) · Guest rating 9.4/10 (1,172)
Braithwaite, Keswick CA12 5RY, UK
Situated in Braithwaite near Keswick, The Ruddings Hotel is an Edwardian country inn featuring colourful…
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Photo from Google Maps · Jerichos
Google rating 4.9 (326) · Guest rating 9.6/10 (1,664)
College Rd, Windermere LA23 1BX, UK
Situated on College Road in Windermere, Jerichos offers contemporary guest rooms fitted with modern amenities.
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Photo from Google Maps · Andy Miller
Google rating 4.8 (355) · Guest rating 9.3/10 (933)
Lyzzick Gate, Keswick CA12 4PY, UK
Situated at Lyzzick Gate near Keswick, this relaxed hotel features warm rooms accompanied by scenic…
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Photo from Google Maps · Windermere Marina Village
Google rating 4.6 (460) · Guest rating 8.9/10 (7)
The Marina, Bowness-on-Windermere, Windermere LA23 3JQ, UK
Set around a private marina on Windermere, this resort features luxury self-catering apartments and Lakeland…
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Photo from Google Maps · Keswick Cottages
Google rating 4.9 (288)
Cottages, 27 Station St, Keswick CA12 5HH, UK
Established in 1995, Keswick Cottages is an independent, family-run agency managing over 80 four-star-plus…
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Photo from Google Maps · Ognjen Jakupović
Google rating 5.0 (253) · Guest rating 9.8/10 (754)
Phoenix Way, Windermere LA23 1DB, UK
Tucked along a quiet lane just 550 metres from Windermere railway station, The Hideaway at Windermere is an…
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Photo from Google Maps · The Westbourne
Google rating 4.7 (313) · Guest rating 9.2/10 (1,545)
8 Biskey Howe Rd, Windermere LA23 2JR, UK
Situated on Biskey Howe Road in Windermere, The Westbourne is an upscale, family-run bed and breakfast…
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Photo from Google Maps · Dalebottom Farm Caravan and Campsite
Google rating 4.6 (338)
Dalebottom Farm, Keswick CA12 4TF, UK
Established in 1952, Dalebottom Farm Caravan and Camping Park is a small, family-run site situated in the…
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Photo from Google Maps · YHA Langdale
Google rating 4.6 (266)
High Close Cottage, Loughrigg, Ambleside LA22 9HJ, UK
Housed within a grand Victorian mansion surrounded by leafy National Trust grounds, YHA Langdale offers…
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Photo from Google Maps · Karen Hunter
Google rating 4.6 (251)
Waterhead Bay, Lake Rd, Ambleside LA22 0HD, UK
Ambleside Lake House is a quaint bed and breakfast situated at Waterhead Bay in Ambleside, offering warm…
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Photo from Google Maps · Ambleside Manor - Vegetarian Hotel
Google rating 4.9 (167)
Rothay Rd, Ambleside LA22 0EJ, UK
Set within two acres of private grounds in Ambleside, this grand Victorian property offers refined guest…
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Photo from Google Maps · Compston House B&B
Google rating 4.9 (163) · Guest rating 9.4/10 (705)
Compston Rd, Ambleside LA22 9DJ, UK
Set in the centre of Ambleside, Compston House B&B offers adult-only accommodation featuring en-suite…
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Photo from Google Maps · The Ro Hotel
Google rating 3.6 (994) · Guest rating 7.8/10 (5,657)
Helm Rd, Bowness-on-Windermere, Windermere LA23 3BA, UK
Situated on Helm Road in Bowness-on-Windermere, The Ro Hotel is an elegant Victorian establishment offering…
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Photo from Google Maps · Aphrodites Group
Google rating 4.0 (487) · Guest rating 8.4/10 (819)
Longtail Hill, Bowness-on-Windermere, Windermere LA23 3JD, UK
Situated on Longtail Hill in Bowness-on-Windermere, Aphrodites Group is a cosy boutique hotel offering a…
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Photo from Google Maps · Adele Devitt
Google rating 4.7 (185) · Guest rating 9.2/10 (1,260)
The Heads, Keswick CA12 5ER, UK
Set in Keswick just a short stroll from the town centre and overlooking Derwentwater, this stylish Victorian…
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Photo from Google Maps · The Hazeldene
Google rating 4.9 (142) · Guest rating 9.7/10 (1,596)
The Heads, Keswick CA12 5ER, UK
Set within a Victorian property on The Heads in Keswick, Fellpack House offers bright guest accommodation…
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Photo from Google Maps · anthony craddock
Google rating 4.9 (130) · Guest rating 9.6/10 (652)
Kelsick Rd, Ambleside LA22 0EA, UK
Situated on Kelsick Road in the centre of Ambleside, Lacet House is a hotel ideally placed right by the bus…
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Photo from Google Maps · Salisbury Guesthouse, Keswick
Google rating 4.9 (113)
36 Blencathra St, Keswick CA12 4HT, UK
Set just a three-minute stroll from the centre of Keswick, Salisbury Guest House provides comfortable…
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Photo from Google Maps · Павел Горяинов
Google rating 4.9 (109) · Guest rating 9.1/10 (975)
26 Southey St, Keswick CA12 4EF, UK
Set along Southey Street in Keswick, The Edwardene provides traditional guestrooms within a charming…
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Photo from Google Maps · Stephanie Steevenson
Google rating 4.8 (118)
Portinscale, Keswick CA12 5TY, UK
Situated in Portinscale near Keswick, HF Holidays Derwent Bank is a country house hotel boasting views…
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Photo from Google Maps · Acorn House
Google rating 4.8 (95) · Guest rating 9/10 (550)
Ambleside Rd, Keswick CA12 4DL, UK
Set in a quiet spot on Ambleside Road, Acorn House is a historic nine-room guest house featuring traditional…
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Photo from Google Maps · Queens Head, Troutbeck
Google rating 4.7 (2,653)
A592, Windermere LA23 1PW, UK
Housed in a 17th-century coaching inn on the A592 in the Ambleside and Windermere area, the Queens Head…
Photo from Google Maps · Armen Laklakyan
Google rating 4.4 (3,251)
Southey Works, Keswick, Keswick, Cumbria, UK CA12 5NG, UK
Situated at Southey Works in Keswick, this Cumbria museum has been exploring the history of pencil…
Photo from Google Maps · Low Wood Bay Resort & Spa
Google rating 4.4 (2,547)
Road, Ambleside Rd, Windermere LA23 1LP, UK
Situated on the shores of Lake Windermere within the Lake District National Park, Low Wood Bay Resort & Spa…
Photo from Google Maps · Martins Balodis
Google rating 4.6 (1,765)
Jetty Museum, Rayrigg Rd, Bowness-on-Windermere, Windermere LA23 1BN, UK
Situated in Bowness-on-Windermere, this lakeside attraction features displays of heritage boats, family…
Photo from Google Maps · The Angel Inn
Google rating 4.4 (2,203)
Helm Rd, Bowness-on-Windermere, Windermere LA23 3BU, UK
Situated on Helm Road in Bowness-on-Windermere, The Angel Inn is a family-run establishment offering bright,…
Photo from Google Maps · The Glen Rothay Hotel and Badger Bar
Google rating 4.5 (1,772)
Rydal, Ambleside LA22 9LR, UK
Nestled amid forested grounds in Rydal, just over a mile outside Ambleside, The Glen Rothay Hotel and Badger…
Photo from Google Maps · Gilpin Hotel & Lake House
Google rating 4.7 (1,277)
Crook Rd, Windermere LA23 3NE, UK
Set along Crook Road near Windermere in the Lake District, the family-owned Gilpin Hotel & Lake House is an…
Photo from Google Maps · Wild Boar Estate | Bar, Restaurant & Inn
Google rating 4.4 (1,603)
Crook Rd, Windermere, Kendal LA23 3NF, UK
Located on Crook Road near Kendal and Bowness-on-Windermere, the Wild Boar Estate is a rustic coaching inn…
Photo from Google Maps · Lakes Hotel and Spa
Google rating 4.4 (1,486)
Lake Road, Bowness-on-Windermere, Windermere LA23 3HH, UK
Situated on Lake Road in Bowness-on-Windermere, Lakes Hotel and Spa offers scenic views of Lake Windermere…
Photo from Google Maps · Ambleside Salutation Hotel & Spa
Google rating 4.7 (853)
Salutation Hotel, Lake Rd, Ambleside LA22 9BX, UK
Situated in the heart of Ambleside close to Lake Windermere, this historic retreat has been welcoming…
Photo from Google Maps · The Lamplighter Dining Rooms
Google rating 4.5 (1,120)
High St, Windermere LA23 1AF, UK
Occupying an 1865 stone building in the heart of Windermere, The Lamplighter Dining Rooms has been…
Photo from Google Maps · Stephen Webster
Google rating 4.4 (1,262)
Troutbeck, Windermere LA23 1PL, UK
Dating back to 1689, this traditional Lake District inn is situated in the village of Troutbeck, roughly a…
Photo from Google Maps · The Waterhead Inn
Google rating 4.4 (1,184)
Lake Rd, Ambleside LA22 0ER, UK
Situated on Lake Road in Ambleside, The Waterhead Inn is a lakeside hotel featuring contemporary guest…
Photo from Google Maps · The Unicorn Ambleside
Google rating 4.4 (1,129)
North Rd, Ambleside LA22 9DT, UK
Situated on North Road in Ambleside, this enduring pub serves a menu of hearty British dishes alongside a…
Photo from Google Maps · George Hotel
Google rating 4.3 (1,266)
St John's St, Keswick CA12 5AZ, UK
Situated on St John's Street in Keswick, the George Hotel is a traditional 17th-century coaching inn…
Photo from Google Maps · The Ambleside Inn
Google rating 4.1 (1,795)
Market Pl, Ambleside LA22 9BU, UK
Situated in the centre of Ambleside in the Lake District National Park, this welcoming 18th-century inn…
Photo from Google Maps · Gemma
Google rating 4.7 (678)
Ambleside, Road, Ecclerigg, Windermere LA23 1LN, UK
Set within seven acres of gardens and woodland between Windermere and Ambleside, this 19th-century country…
Photo from Google Maps · Carrie Druce
Google rating 4.7 (664)
Cragwood Country House Hotel Ambleside Road, Ecclerigg, Windermere LA23 1LQ, UK
Situated on Ambleside Road in Ecclerigg, Cragwood Country House Hotel is a grand Edwardian property offering…
Photo from Google Maps · Broadoaks Country House Hotel
Google rating 4.6 (740)
Bridge Ln, Windermere LA23 1LA, UK
Broadoaks Country House Hotel is a 19th-century Victorian retreat nestled between Windermere and Ambleside…
Photo from Google Maps · Allan Ball
Google rating 4.7 (612)
Merewood Country House Hotel, Ecclerigg, Windermere LA23 1LH, UK
Set within a Georgian manor house in Ecclerigg near Ambleside, Merewood Country House Hotel offers elegant…
Photo from Google Maps · The Temperance Inn, Ambleside
Google rating 4.2 (1,182)
33 Lake Rd, Ambleside LA22 0BH, UK
Located on Lake Road in Ambleside, The Temperance Inn is a relaxed establishment offering airy guest rooms…
Photo from Google Maps · Inn on the Square
Google rating 4.5 (701)
Market Square, Keswick CA12 5JF, UK
Situated on Market Square in the centre of Keswick near Derwentwater, Inn on the Square is a stylish…
Photo from Google Maps · Cedar Manor
Google rating 4.9 (327)
Ambleside Rd, Windermere LA23 1AX, UK
Originally built in 1854 as a private country house retreat, Cedar Manor is an elegant boutique hotel and…
Photo from Google Maps · Roy Hughes
Google rating 4.5 (547)
Heads Rd, Keswick CA12 5EZ, UK
Situated on Heads Road in Keswick, Kong Adventure provides an extensive range of activities for visitors of…
Photo from Google Maps · Applegarth Villa & Apple Restaurant
Google rating 4.7 (409)
College Rd, Windermere LA23 1BU, UK
Set within a striking Victorian mansion in Windermere, the Apple Restaurant at Applegarth Villa offers…
Photo from Google Maps · The Kings Arms Hotel
Google rating 4.1 (908)
Main St, Keswick CA12 5BL, UK
Situated on Main Street in the centre of Keswick, The Kings Arms Hotel is an enduring pub featuring a cosy…
Photo from Google Maps · The Samling Hotel
Google rating 4.7 (304)
Ambleside Rd, Windermere LA23 1LR, UK
Set along Ambleside Road near Windermere, The Samling Hotel combines refined accommodation with an acclaimed…
Photo from Google Maps · Innkeeper's Collection Ambleside, Lake District
Google rating 4.5 (337)
The White Lion Hotel, Market Pl, Ambleside LA22 9DB, UK
Situated at The White Lion Hotel on Ambleside's Market Place, this relaxed venue combines a pub setting with…
Photo from Google Maps · Premier Inn Keswick hotel
Google rating 4.1 (386)
High Hill, Keswick CA12 5NY, UK
Situated on High Hill within the Lake District National Park, this casual hotel provides warm,…
Photo from Google Maps · Michael Kelly
Google rating 4.3 (888)
2-6 Cross St, Windermere LA23 1AE, UK
Situated on Cross Street in Windermere, The Elleray is an understated venue offering country-style rooms…
Photo from Google Maps · Allan Smith
Google rating 4.7 (7,033)
Matterdale, Penrith CA11 0JS, UK
Nestled in the picturesque Lake District near Penrith, Aira Force is a popular National Trust attraction…
Photo from Google Maps · Matthew Barrett
Google rating 4.6 (6,716)
Castle Ln, Keswick CA12 4RN, UK
Situated along Castle Lane in Keswick, this English Heritage site features an ancient stone circle believed…
Photo from Google Maps · Michelle Finister
Google rating 4.5 (6,349)
Crag Brow, Bowness-on-Windermere, Windermere LA23 3BX, UK
Situated at Crag Brow in Bowness-on-Windermere, The World of Beatrix Potter Attraction features interactive…
Photo from Google Maps · Lee Butler
Google rating 4.7 (3,065)
30A Lake Rd, Keswick CA12 5DG, UK
Situated in Keswick and managed in trust by the local council for public recreation, Hope Park is a tranquil…
Photo from Google Maps · Agnes Nova
Google rating 4.7 (2,860)
6 Stockghyll Ln, Ambleside LA22 0QT, UK
Tucked away in Ambleside, Stock Ghyll Force is a picturesque 70-foot waterfall set amidst woodland and…
Photo from Google Maps · Ben
Google rating 4.8 (1,899)
UK, Cumbria Court, Windermere LA23 1AW, UK
Situated in Windermere, Orrest Head Viewpoint is an attraction offering far-reaching vistas across the local…
Photo from Google Maps · Mike Romano
Google rating 4.8 (1,869)
Keswick CA12 5DJ, UK
Situated an easy fifteen-minute stroll from Keswick, Friars Crag is a renowned viewpoint offering…
Photo from Google Maps · Luke Hart
Google rating 4.1 (5,848)
Low Wray, Ambleside LA22 0JA, UK
Situated in Low Wray near Ambleside, this impressive nineteenth-century neo-Gothic castle features expansive…
Photo from Google Maps · Steve Robertson
Google rating 4.7 (1,410)
Brockhole, A591, Ecclerigg, Windermere LA23 1LJ, UK
Situated at Brockhole on the A591 near Windermere, Zip World Windermere is an outdoor activity centre set…
Photo from Google Maps · Maple Delight
Google rating 4.6 (1,508)
Windermere west shore, Near Sawrey, Hawkshead, Ambleside LA22 0LW, UK
Situated on the west shore of Windermere near Near Sawrey, this National Trust attraction features an open…
Photo from Google Maps · Daryl Ingledew
Google rating 4.4 (2,074)
9, Museum Square, Keswick CA12 5DZ, UK
Situated at Museum Square in Keswick, Puzzling Place is an entertaining attraction packed with optical…
Photo from Google Maps · Renee
Google rating 4.8 (1,065)
Patterdale Road, Windermere LA23 1NP, UK
Set on a hillside near Windermere, Holehird Gardens features expansive landscaped grounds complete with…
Photo from Google Maps · Simon Cort
Google rating 4.7 (1,182)
Keswick CA12 5UN, UK
Situated near Keswick, Ashness Bridge is a historic stone packhorse bridge spanning a tumbling stream…
Photo from Google Maps · Naomi Lee
Google rating 4.5 (789)
Rydal Rd, Ambleside LA22 9AN, UK
Perched on a bridge over the Stock Beck River along Rydal Road, this whimsical 17th-century stone dwelling…
Photo from Google Maps · Graham Sherwood
Google rating 4.2 (924)
Ambleside LA22 0EN, UK
Situated at the northern tip of Lake Windermere, Ambleside Roman Fort preserves the ancient stone remains of…
Photo from Google Maps · John Machell
Google rating 4.6 (266)
Market Square, Keswick CA12 5JR, UK
Held on Thursdays and Saturdays, Keswick Market is a traditional outdoor market set within the town's…
Photo from Google Maps · Enrico Berretti
Google rating 4.4 (345)
Ambleside LA22 0HE, UK
Perched on the hillside slopes above Windermere just outside Ambleside, this tranquil woodland garden…
Photo from Google Maps · Danno AM
Google rating 4.6 (115)
Lake Rd, Bowness-on-Windermere, Windermere LA23 3DE, UK
Situated just moments from the lively Bowness lakeside, St Martin's Church is a 15th-century building…
Photo from Google Maps · Scott Crisman Sworts
Google rating 4.6 (69)
12 Vicarage Rd, Ambleside LA22 9DH, UK
Completed in 1854 to the designs of Sir George Gilbert Scott, this Ambleside landmark features a prominent…
Photo from Google Maps · DESISLAVA DENKOVA-WADE
Google rating 4.5 (55)
Church Ln, Keswick CA12 4DD, UK
Situated on Church Lane in Keswick, St John's Church is a Grade II listed landmark crafted from pale pink…
Photo from Google Maps · Tommy Burgess
Google rating 4.5 (34)
Lake Rd, Windermere LA23 2EQ, UK
Situated on Lake Road in Windermere, the Church of Our Lady of Windermere and St Herbert is distinguished by…
Photo from Google Maps · Keswick Methodist Church
Google rating 4.7 (24)
6 Southey St, Keswick CA12 4HH, UK
Situated on Southey Street, Keswick Methodist Church features a thoroughly modernised interior along with an…
Photo from Google Maps · Richard Holliday
Google rating 4.5 (11)
Church Ln, Keswick CA12 5QG, UK
Standing on a Keswick site where Christian worship has taken place for nearly 1,500 years, Crosthwaite…
Photo from Google Maps · Sivakumar Venkatesan
Google rating 4.7 (3,483)
Rydal, Ambleside LA22 9LW, UK
Situated near Ambleside on the grounds of a former slate quarry, Rydal Cave is a dramatic man-made cavern…
Photo from Google Maps · Ryan W
Google rating 4.7 (372)
Keswick CA12 5DJ, UK
Situated on the northern shoreline of Derwent Water, Crow Park is an expansive green space offering…
Photo from Google Maps · Steven Eastham
Google rating 4.4 (21)
Cumbria, Rydal, Ambleside LA22 9LR, UK
Situated in Rydal near Ambleside, this charming chapel of ease has historical connections to William…
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Lake cruises, restaurants and the easiest base by train.
Northern hub for Skiddaw, Derwentwater and outdoor shops.
Central for walkers, with good pubs and quick fell access.