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Attractions
- Go Ape at Grizedale Forest
Voted Best Tourist Attraction 2005, Go Ape is a high wire forest adventure course of rope bridges, Tarzan swings and zip slides. Three hours of adrenalin-fuelled fun and laughter, this isn't for the faint hearted!
For anyone who would rather keep their feet firmly on the ground the forest provides masses to see and do. Walks some of the forest trails and look out for the famous sculptures, or cycle some of the country’s biggest off road cycling facilities.
www.goape.co.uk - 1657 Chocolate House
The famous 1657 Chocolate House in Kendal is a chocolate specialist and a unique Lake District attraction. Perched above the cobbled streets of Branthwaite Brow, here you can discover an Aladdin's cave of chocolate.
Why not take the opportunity to step back in time and enjoy a taste of Old English charm, and discover the delight of chocolate in all its different forms.
www.chocolatehouse1957.co.uk - Muncaster Castle Muncaster Castle
Home to the Pennington family for 800 years, is a genuine treasure trove of art and antiques. Its Great Hall, Octagonal Library and elegant Dining Room are all windows on a grand past. But Muncaster's wild history reveals a flipside to life in a stately home. The castle evolved from the Pele Tower, built to repel marauding Scots. Those who stay here say it is haunted by ghosts, including the legendary Tom Fool.
www.muncaster.co.uk - Holker Hall & Gardens
The Hall, Gardens and Lakeland Motor Museum comprise of three spectacular attractions in one perfect setting. But that is not all. Holker Hall also boasts a delightful Cumbrian Café. At The Courtyard Café linger over morning coffee and read the wide selection of dailies and broadsheets, enjoy tea after a restful and entrancing day or partake of dinner on those special evenings when we are open for events. The Cavendish and Burlington rooms, within the Café, can be hired for private functions as well as cater for weddings and special events. In addition, there is a marvellous design led and unique Gift Shop with many items personally selected by Lady Cavendish and Food at Holker Hall, a distinctly Cumbrian entity offering a range of Estate and bespoke produce, sure to tempt all tastes.
www.holker-hall.co.uk - EXPLORE WITHOUT A CAR
www.windermere-lakecruises.co.uk
Information about cruises on Lake Windermere
www.lakes-supertours.com
Minibus tours of the Lake District
www.mountain-goat.com
Minibus tours of the Lake District - A Japanese language webguide to Lakeland.
www.kosuichihou.com - The World of Beatrix Potter Attraction
Following a major refurbishment the World of Beatrix Potter has even more to see and do! Now all 23 of Beatrix Potter's tales are brought to life in three dimensions, so you can meet Cecily Parsley and the Amiable Guinea-Pig for the first time and say hello to old friends like Jemima Puddleduck and Jeremy Fisher in brand new settings.
www.hop-skip-jump.com - Hill Top Farm – Home of Beatrix Potter
Bought by Beatrix Potter in 1905, Hill Top Farm inspired a number of her Tales. Come along and view her personal collections of paintings, furniture and china.
www.nationaltrust.org.uk/main/w-vh/w-visits/w-findaplace/w-hilltop/ - The Homes of William Wordsworth
Dove Cottage
Visitors are offered a guided tour of the poet's home, a beautiful example of a Lake District cottage. The fascinating tour tells the story of Wordsworth, his family, friends and of life in the Lake District two hundred years ago. Wordsworth's garden 'a little nook a mountain ground' is open when weather permits.
Rydal Mount
The house, which now belongs to descendents of the poet, retains a lived-in, family atmosphere and has seen little change since Wordsworth and his family came to live there in 1813. The dining room, part of the old Tudor cottage, with its original flagged floor and oak beams, contrasts pleasingly with the larger proportions of the drawing room and library, added in 1750.
Also to be seen are the family bedrooms and Wordsworth's attic study which he used when has was Poet Laureate. The house contains portraits, personal possessions and first editions of the poet's work.
www.wordsworthlakes.co.uk - The Aquarium of the Lakes
From the mountain-top to Morecambe Bay, the award winning Aquarium of the Lakes takes you on an amazing voyage of discovery.
More than 30 spectacular themed habitats bring the natural historay of the Lake District vividly to life.
Enjoy close encounters with hundreds of amazing creatues including trout, elels, pike, perch, giant crabs, rays and many more.
www.aquariumofthelakes.co.uk - South Lakes Wild Animal Park
Prepare to be completely amazed by the unique interactive close up encounter you cannot get anywhere else in the UK. A unique park built to put animals first. Probably Britain's best conservation park!
www.wildanimalpark.co.uk - Kayaking & Canoeing
Joint Adventures are a family based company organising adventure activities and skills courses throughout The English Lake District. If you are interested in developing your experience and skills in the outdoors then they can offer you a number of choices. They provide a service through professionally qualified and experienced instructors, which will allow you to develop adventure activity skills to whatever level you choose.
www.jointadventures.co.uk
