Rainbow Camper Hire offer genuine classic 1960s and 70s Volkswagen campervans for self-drive holiday hire. Collect your perfect partner for exploring The Lakes 100 from our base in Keswick, the heart of The Lake District. Whether you’re planning family fun, some “me-time” alone or a great escape for the two of you we have the […]
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The Coniston Gallery Will introduce you to the fascinating history, heritage and geology of Coniston, including: Coniston’s home grown hero Jimmy Hewitson VC and his ‘Matchless’ Motorbike; 500 million year old rocks; Coniston Copperminers that helped copper-bottom Queen Elizabeth 1’s naval and merchant fleet of ships; The local slate quarries that have roofed the world; […]
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Hill Top helped inspire many of Beatrix Potter’s tales and when she left the house to the National Trust she gave us instructions about how it should be shown. So what you see when you visit is the ‘real thing’: Beatrix Potter’s Hill Top as she knew it. Hill Top was such a special place […]
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Wordsworth attended Hawkshead Grammar School from age 9 to 17. The School was started in 1585 to educate the sons of Protestant families after the Reformation. Lessons were in Latin and Greek with the aim of preparing boys for entrance to Cambridge. Boys boarded with local families in and around Hawkshead. Wordsworth and his brothers […]
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Esthwaite Water is a beautiful natural 280-acre private water situated in the heart of the English Lake District with excellent facilities for boat or bank fishing.
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Brantwood offers a fascinating insight into the world of John Ruskin and the last 28 years of his life spent at Coniston. Filled with many fine paintings, beautiful furniture and Ruskin’s personal treasures, the house retains the character of its famous resident. Famous as a writer, artist and social reformer, many great thinkers have been […]
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The Castle The Castle, nestled in Cumbria, believed to be standing on Roman remains, is a key part of the region’s history. Whilst the Pennington family have recorded evidence of this historic house as being their home since 1208 when lands were granted to Alan de Penitone, some records go back further suggesting that the […]
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Welcome to the Ravenglass & Eskdale Railway. Join us as we journey from Ravenglass, the only coastal village in the UNESCO World Heritage site, Lake District National Park. Travel across the estuary, through the hills, past seven request stops with a 1:40 gradient at times, en route to our final destination some seven miles up […]
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Ullswater ‘Steamers’ is an award winning environmentally accredited Lake District attraction celebrating over 160 years of operating cruises on England’s most beautiful lake. Operating one of the largest heritage vessel fleets in the world, offering visitors an experience they will never forget for 363 days a year. Cruises connect to some of the most famous […]
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The Armitt is a unique combination of museum, library and gallery devoted to preserving and sharing the cultural heritage of the Lake District. Mary Louisa Armitt founded the Library to foster an exchange of ideas in the local community. The Library opened in 1912. More than a century later, we continue to support the spirit […]
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