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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
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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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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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Go Ape Whinlatter
Go Ape Whinlatter brings family high ropes to the Lake District mountain forest near Keswick, with Treetop Adventure, Treet...
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Threlkeld Quarry and Mining Museum
Explore a historic Lake District quarry near Keswick, with narrow-gauge train rides, mining and geology displays, vintage e...
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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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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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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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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
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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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Scott & Brassey
A beautifully restored railway pub hidden away on Platform 4 at Carlisle station, with real ale, craft beer, cider and bags...
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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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Hill Top, Beatrix Potter's HouseUntil 13 Dec
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 admissionSeasonal display on Hill Top operating days - check daily opening timesFamily friendly
Family Trail
Hill Top, Beatrix Potter's HouseUntil 13 Dec
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 admissionSeasonal mouse trail on Hill Top operating days - check daily opening timesFamily friendly
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AmblesideUntil 31 Mar
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…
FreeOutdoor exhibition - daily within published Wray grounds hoursFamily friendly
Photography Exhibition
Sizergh CastleUntil 1 Nov
Daughters of the Soil at Sizergh
Joanne Coates's photography exhibition explores women in agriculture and rural labour in Holeslack barn at Sizergh, running i…
FreeDaughters of the Soil exhibition runFamily friendly
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Wildlife Photographer of the Year Opens at The Beacon Museum in Whitehaven
The Natural History Museum’s Wildlife Photographer of the Year exhibition comes to The Beacon in Whitehaven from 24 October 2026 to 31 January 2027. Find dates, ticket prices and opening times.
Storm Boelo in Cumbria: Grizedale and Whinlatter Close on 25 October
Forestry England has confirmed that Grizedale and Whinlatter forests will close on Sunday 25 October 2026 as Storm Boelo approaches. Here is what is confirmed, what remains open subject to checks and how to plan safely.
Storm Boelo Train Cancellations: Carlisle, Scotland and Lake District Travel
Storm Boelo will disrupt rail journeys through Carlisle on Sunday 25 October 2026. TransPennine Express is not running north of Carlisle, and Avanti is reducing services north of Preston.