The Lake District in north-western England is a place of great natural beauty and abundant in history. While Bassenthwaite Lake is the only body of water in the district actually classified as a lake, there are several others known as tarns and waters including Windermere which is the largest in the area. Majestic mountain peaks and dense forests surround the lake, tarns, and waters creating an amazing setting for outdoor activities of all types. Historically, the Lake District was the well-known haunt of literary greats and poets like John Ruskin and William Wordsworth, and many cultural events and venues pay tribute to their work. With its many attractions and stunning scenery, it is no wonder the area is fast becoming the main destination for weekend holidays.

Enjoying Outdoor Pleasures in The Lake District

 
The pristine, lovely lakes beckon visitors to hire a boat and explore the waterways. The Coniston Boating Centre in the Lake District National Park provides visitors with a variety of water recreation activities as well as biking trails for land adventures. Water craft of all types including motor boats, sail boats  and canoes peacefully troll the waters at Coniston. The boating centre offers safety instruction with all equipment hires to ensure guests have a safe and memorable time on the Coniston waters. Water recreation activities continue at Windermere which extends for 10 miles and contains several small islets. Fishermen especially enjoy the fact that Windermere has a great abundance of trout, pike, and perch.

The forests surrounding the lakes have not been forgotten by Lake District tourist attraction operators. An outfit called Tree Top Trek at Windermere presents visitors with aerial physical challenges sure to send one’s heart racing. Visitors race through the trees on ziplines and test their balance and nerves on Tree Top Trek’s specially crafted rope obstacle courses. Tree Top Trek outdoor adventures is great fun for family groups, company parties, and couples.

One of the best ways to tour the quaint villages and engaging countryside around the lakes is by bike. Motorists share the road with bikes, and visitors stop whenever they desire to visit an eye-catching attraction. The clean air and exercise gained from biking the countryside surrounding the Lake District is the perfect weekend tonic for lethargic, weekday office workers. Motor cycles are also available for hire at the Lakes Escape which provides all-inclusive motor cycle tour packages to popular area attractions.

Other Distinctive Cultural Attractions Of The Lake District

 
The Lake District is home to a very unique museum featuring some of the world’s most exquisite collection of miniatures. The miniature museum is a must see for doll house collectors, artists, and anyone else fascinated by the details of these pint-sized works of art. Their collection includes 1/12 scale versions of antique living room, dining room, and other furniture pieces. Miniature paintings, embroidery, and musical instruments are also on display at the Miniature Museum. The level of detail is astounding, and the museum is sure to impress all who walk through its doors.

John Ruskin was a famed author, social activist, and later philanthropist of the Lake District. His late secretary started a museum in the area in his honour in the early 1900s, and one has been in operation in the Lake District ever since. This museum features some of Ruskin’s early handwritten transcripts and surprisingly skilful childhood paintings. Although John Ruskin’s later years were reportedly marred by mental illness, his ideals of social justice remained a guiding point for his peers and contemporaries. The talented man raised amongst the British élite advocated for universal education and better housing for all.

One collectible of John Ruskin somehow did not make it to the Ruskin Museum; his row-boat named “Jumping Jenny” is on display at its namesake the Jumping Jenny Tea Rooms. Jumping Jenny is a great place to relax while taking in afternoon tea or grabbing a quick cup of coffee. Their nutritious, palate tempting meals made from fresh, local produce is particularly noteworthy as well.

Why not treat yourself to a Lakes Escape this Spring or Summer and enjoy everything the Lake District has to offer….

Well the new website has finally gone live! It’s been a while in the making but we all feel it’s been well worth the wait! Personally I think it’s great, I’m sure you agree. A lot of time, thought and effort has gone in to it and it’s been designed very much with you in mind.

It has so much more to offer, we’ve added more content, more fantastic pictures and some very tempting special offers! Please do take the time to look through the site, I particularly like the “events calendar”. This is a great tool and allows you to see all the exciting events happening both in the hotel and around the Lake District throughout the year. Not only that, click on the event your interested in and you can see all the information on it instantly! Then all you have to do is click to check availability, how easy is that!

I hope to be able to tell one or two interesting stories as the months go by as well as keeping you all informed on what’s going on in the area. We already have plans to refurbish some of our Classic bedrooms and we are currently decorating a number of corridors. Thanks again to those of you who have stayed with us recently for bearing with us whilst some of this work takes place. It really is great to see the improvements and the feedback from guests has been incredibly positive!

Don’t forget you can now follow us on twitter (where you’ll catch fantastic last minute deals) and keep an eye out for new posts on the Hotel’s Blog!

Jonathan Allan

General manger

Home page

We have been working for some time on our new website, which is launching in October 2010. We aimed to make it much more informative and rich in content not only about the hotel but about our local area. There is information on the lakes, towns, villages, activities at the hotel and in the area, and an events calendar which you can view by calendar or by location! We’ve updated the on-line reservations to make the process much more logical and straight forward. Our Prize Draw brings something new to the site that’s a bit of fun for all and don’t forget to check out our special offers as they will change regularly and for really great late deals follow us on twitter { @beechhillhotel } as there are bound to be bargains to be had.

One absolutely new area of our website is the launch of our Luxury Holiday home available for weekly lets, its half a mile from Bowness and it has stunning views of Lake Windermere and can sleep up to 8 persons.

Finally I would just like to thank all those persons involved in the development of the new website personally for all there time and effort in constructing our new site.

Fraser Richardson

Managing Director