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Keswick
Keswick is a lively northern Lake District town with markets, museums, theatre, outdoor shops and immediate access to Derwentwater, Borrowdale and the surrounding fells.
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Carlisle
Carlisle brings together a castle, cathedral, museums, shopping and more than two thousand years of border history, making it a strong city base for northern Cumbria and Hadrian’s Wall.
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Bowness-on-Windermere
Bowness-on-Windermere is a lively lakeside town with cruises, shops, attractions, restaurants and easy access to the islands and shores of England’s largest natural lake.
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Cockermouth
Cockermouth is a handsome Georgian market town at the meeting of two rivers, known for Wordsworth, independent shops and easy access to the western Lake District.
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Grasmere
Grasmere is a celebrated Lake District village associated with William Wordsworth, set beside a small lake and surrounded by some of central Lakeland’s most accessible scenery.
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Whitehaven
Whitehaven is a planned Georgian harbour town with museums, coastal walks and a complex maritime history linked to trade, industry and the wider world.
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Cumbria Guru favouriteKeswick
Accommodation★ 5.0 (2)
Lodore Falls Hotel & Spa
A four-star Borrowdale hotel overlooking Derwentwater, combining rooms and suites, an award-winning adults-only spa, two de...
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Cumbria Guru favouriteWindermere
Accommodation★ 5.0 (2)
Low Wood Bay Resort & Spa
A four-star Lake Windermere resort between Windermere and Ambleside, combining contemporary rooms, the Winander Club, an aw...
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Cumbria Guru favouriteWindermere
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The Penn
A characterful boutique self check-in stay in central Windermere, offering individually styled en-suite rooms, keyless acce...
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Cumbria Guru favouriteWindermere
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The Samling
An intimate luxury country-house hotel above Windermere with 12 individually designed rooms, 67 acres of grounds, a Micheli...
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Attraction★ 5.0 (2)
Old Fire Station
An award-winning independent Carlisle venue for live music, comedy, theatre and special events, with a varied programme thr...
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Attraction★ 5.0 (1)
Ravenglass & Eskdale Railway
A celebrated 15-inch-gauge heritage railway carrying passengers seven scenic miles from coastal Ravenglass through the Eskd...
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FeaturedWindermere
Attraction★ 4.0 (1)
Minty Land by BeWILDerwood at Brockhole, Windermere
A brand-new indoor BeWILDerwood play experience at Brockhole for children aged 0 to 12, with tree-top tunnels, river-rapid ...
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Attraction★ 3.0 (1)
Wray Castle
National Trust parkland and lakeshore estate on Windermere's western shore. The castle building is closed during its 2026 r...
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Furness Abbey
One of England's great Cistercian ruins, set in a wooded valley just outside Barrow, with red-sandstone remains, a reconstr...
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Cumbria Guru favouriteKeswick
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Food and Drink★ 5.0 (3)
Mizu Pan Asian Restaurant
An award-winning Pan-Asian restaurant at Lodore Falls Hotel & Spa, serving sushi, sashimi, tempura, ramen, curries, grilled...
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Cumbria Guru favouriteWindermere
Accommodation★ 5.0 (2)
Low Wood Bay Resort & Spa
A four-star Lake Windermere resort between Windermere and Ambleside, combining contemporary rooms, the Winander Club, an aw...
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Cumbria Guru favouriteWindermere
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The Samling
An intimate luxury country-house hotel above Windermere with 12 individually designed rooms, 67 acres of grounds, a Micheli...
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Bar★ 5.0 (1)
No Monkey Business
Keswick's dedicated No & Lo bar and café on Main Street, serving brunch, speciality coffee, zero-proof cocktails, functiona...
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Family Trail
Hill Top, Beatrix Potter's HouseSat 15 Aug
Mischief in Miniature at Hill Top
Find needle-felted Hunca Munca and Tom Thumb hiding in playful miniature scenes throughout Beatrix Potter's Hill Top from 15 …
Included with normal Hill Top admissionFamily friendly
Exhibition
Hill Top, Beatrix Potter's HouseSat 15 Aug
Pets to Page: The Tale of Two Bad Mice
Seasonal Hill Top display exploring the real inspiration, manuscript, artwork and restored dolls' house behind Beatrix Potter…
Included with normal Hill Top admissionFamily friendly
Exhibition
AmblesideFri 28 Aug
Pages from the Potter Family Album
Free outdoor exhibition at Wray from 28 August 2026 to 31 March 2027, featuring enlarged historic photographs by Rupert Potte…
FreeFamily friendlyDog friendly
Art Trail
PenrithSat 5 Sep
EVAN Open Studios & Art Trail 2026
Fifty-four artists open studios and pop-up exhibitions across Cumbria from 5 to 20 September 2026 in a free county-wide art t…
FreeFamily friendly
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£4 Cinema Tickets in Cumbria: National Cinema Weekend 2026 Guide
National Cinema Weekend brings advised £4 tickets to Vue Carlisle, Vue Barrow, Rheged and Brewery Arts on 5 and 6 September 2026. Compare films, parking and booking details.
Kendal Music Festival 2026: Free Line-Up, Times, Venues, Parking and Train Guide
Kendal Music Festival runs on 4 and 5 September 2026 with free music across town-centre venues. See the Brewery Arts line-up, parking, rail and wet-weather advice.
Lights of Lowther 2026: Dates, Tickets, Prices, Parking and Christmas Trail Guide
Lights of Lowther runs on 24 selected evenings from 14 November to 30 December 2026. See dates, timed entry, ticket prices, free parking, dogs and accessibility.