If, like me, you’re addicted to blackcurrant pie, make sure you visit the Miller Howe Café in Grasmere next time you’re in the Lake District – you’ll struggle to find a better piece of pie! But it’s not just blackcurrant pie which is on offer at this café, situated in the heart of Grasmere, one [...]
Ullswater, the Lake District’s second largest lake, is many people’s favourite. A gracious beauty flanked by high-rising mountains, its eastern shore is overlooked by Place Fell while to the west is mighty Helvellyn, the third highest mountain in the National Park. The best way to appreciate the beauty of this stunning spot is to either [...]
After staying at English Lakes’ sister hotel, Low Wood Bay, an incredibly child-friendly place just up the road, Waterhead had a lot to live up to, I thought, as I arrived with my wife and two kids, aged five and eleven. Just a short stroll from Ambleside, my favourite town in the Lake District, the [...]
You’ll be hard pressed to find a better setting for a wildlife park in the UK. The Lake District Wildlife Park, just ten minutes from Keswick, has a backdrop of mountains, including the impressive western side of Skiddaw, the fourth highest peak in England. The air of peace and tranquillity emanating from these high peaks [...]
Lake District Hotels, a family-run business, owns a range of hotels covering all needs. If you want to be town-based, there is the Skiddaw in the heart of Keswick. If you want an unbeatable lakeside setting, try the Inn on the Lake situated on the banks of Ullswater. Then there is the Lodore Falls Hotel, [...]
The Langdale Hotel enjoys an enviable location in one of my favourite regions of the Lake District: the beautiful valley of Great Langdale. From the doorstep of this high-class, four-star hotel you can explore a multitude of fells, including the famous Langdale Pikes, a collection of peaks situated on the northern side of the dale. [...]
When it comes to picking a hotel in the glorious Lake District you’re spoilt for choice. What that means is that hotels have to work harder to find a way of standing out from the crowd. Nowadays, the discerning visitor wants a little more for their hard-earned money, not simply a comfy bed and a [...]
People say that first impressions can be misleading and, yes, that can sometimes be the case. But in my experience, they’re generally an accurate sign of what one can expect when it comes to choosing a hotel, B&B, apartment or, in this case, holiday park. Arriving at White Cross Bay on the banks of Windermere, [...]
