Lake District National Park Travel Forum

Planning to walk four peaks over three days in April 2010, There will be five of us (men) and we currently looking for accomindation which provides bed Breafast at a resonable cost...

Can anyone help... or recommend

Regards.

Hello everyone
Im looking to book a break for me and my girlfriend to the Lake District and was wondering if you could help please
I might be asking too much here lol but Ive always loved the idea of staying in a log cabin in a woodland setting surrounded by wildlife, trees (obviously) etc with a gorgeous view of the lake or a log cabin on the shore surround by woodland.
Can anyone tell me if theres places of that sort to stay in the Lake District ? Ideally I dont really want to be in a area thats full of tourists, nice and quiet would be great with nice wildlife walks etc as Ive taken up photography too.
Thanks so much in advance
Kind regards
Joe

Hello

I am getting married in August and was thinking about a venue for my stag weekend. I am keen to avoid your typical stag weekend of nothing but drinking and shamefull behaviour. I would like to go some where with good walks, good sceinery, good pubs and some good male bonding. I feel the lake district would be perfect but where to stay? There will be around 15 men going and i would like to know where would be best to go.

Any help or answears to my question would be much appreciated.

Thanks.

Hello,
I plan to take my 2 teenage children to the Lake District for 3 days in early July. How long would the drive be from London? And train journey? From which London station to where? I am unable to walk long distances - how is public transport there or are there online links to local car rental prices?
Also, any info re: prices for vegetarian b+b or half board?We will be one or two adults and two teens.
Thanks very much in advance,
Leonie

Dear All,

Could you suggest any nice picnic spot for having lunch in Windermere or around windermere ( 5 miles or so) We are reaching winderemere at around 11.30- 12.00 but our checkin time in the B&B is after 1. So we are planning to have our packed lunch in some open area, preferably scenic place.

Thanks for all the help given to me in arranging this.

cheers....
RK...

Dear All,

Thanks for your reply I finally managed to Get booking into Brendanchase B&B in windermere. We are going there as two families 4 adults and 3 kids between 4-7. Can someone suggest things to do and places to visit near windermere. Ideally we would like to have some scenic outings with a few activities for the kids. I know I am asking for too much :-)

We have three full days and stayng in windermere centre.

Regars..
R>>>>

Hi Guys,

I am planning to take a short break in Lake District over Easter. There are total 4 adults and and 3 kids. Is there any nice Self Catering which could be available only for 3 nights. I have checked a few but not much availability.

I checked a few Youth hostels since they provide good budget. But unfortunately availability is very limited. Any advise/tips.

cheers...
R...

I am planning to spend some days in the lake District using Keswick as a base for hill walking. The dates that suit me best are May 1st to May 5th. But I now see that this is a UK Bank Holiday weekend. Does that mean the area will be very very busy with tourists? Difficult to park a car? Traffic jams? Walks very busy? OR, is it still quite early in the season?
Views , comments, advice much appreciated.
Thank you
Pop.

Hello there,

I'm wanting to go to the Lake District on a long romantic weekend, also to do a lot of activities such as mountain biking, walks and boating.

I've looked at a feel lodges and cottages and they seem to be in a variety of areas. I was wondering where is the best village or town to stay. It would be nice to stay by the Lakes if possible.

Any information would be greatly appreciated and i thank you in advance for taking time to reply.

Kind regards,

Kay

Hi all

I'm looking for a small beautiful cottage with as much character as possible in the Lake District to take my girlfriend to for a long weekend.

We would ideally like it to be slightly isolated (e.g. detached in a clearing of its own) but within walking distance of amenities or a small village.

Near a lake for rowing and with a log burning fire would be a big bonus (if I haven't already asked too much!).

I found one at the following link that seems fantastic but is unavailable until October, we were hoping to go in the middle of September
http://www.heartofthelakes.co.uk/dovecot_cottage.html#

Thanks all for any help you can give
Rob

We are from Melbourne, but will be visiting Britain soon.

We will have a few days around Nottingham, then plan to go up to the Lake District for a weekend.

Can you tell us roughly how many hours drive from Nottingham, to say Ambleside?

Would Ambleside be the best town to stay for our overnight? any better suggestions?

Any help would be appreciated.

Regards,


Glenda

I and my wife would like to spend three days in lake district. Any good places which we must go or worth to visit?

Hi there!

We are looking for a cottage for a week in this area or surrounds, preferably not far (within easy walking distance) to a little village. Does anyone have any recommendations? The self-catering cottages I have found online are at farms, which we usually love - peace and quiet, but this time we are looking for one a little closer to a village.

Thanks,
Jen

we are 5 students from leeds planning for a trip to lake district for 3 nights 4 days and planning to take a cottage.We are going there for one of our mate's bday !planning for outdoor activites..i know its a off season to do outdoor activites !! can u suggest me places we can visit in lake district..have been reading abt some places ..a bit confused,there's a loads of them..loooks like everything is worth a watch !! we r looking into activites like para sailing,sky diving,biking,mountain climbing( basic ),sailing..etc :) which is the best place to book a cottage ??so that it will be a common point to all the places we visit.We a planning for this trip some where in the first week of march..waiting for ur reply :)cheers!!

Hi, we would like to visit the Lake District for a 4 night stay in June 2008 but unfortunately we are the proud owners of 2 uni students, 1 apprentice and 1 child still at school so we are on a tight budget.
This would be a holiday for just us two adults. We would like to visit somewhere near cocklemouth in either a hotel or bed and breakfast.

going to pooley bridge for a cammping weekend, been to many places in the lakes but woundering whats at pooley? if anyone could give info on walks, days out etc would be good, thanks

how far is it from Edinburgh to Windermere by driving? is it a good idea to drive or via train?

thanks!

Will be spending 2 days in Windermere, a very thoughtful and generous Vt'er from Windermere has planned to do the walks and cycling around town for me.

Im more of an outdoor person, suggest something that can be added to the trip, will be there in Jul/Aug, hopefully.

Thnx in advance.

Ali

Taking my mum to Windermere for the day by train , she'll be in a wheelchair.
Any tips for good views and pubs/cafes for lunch - she likes more old fashioned than posh - open fires in the pubs etc.
Thanks, Michael

Im staying in Braithwaite for a week at the beginning of March and i would like to know if anyone has any photos or information about the town not availiable on the internet?

I am planning to have my Christmas from 24 Dec to 26 Dec in Windermere. Could you please give me some advice about the winder wald which I am interested in?
I know nothing about how to perpare for it such what to wear, what to bring and what I should pay more attention to during the walk. By the way, can you recommend some places worthy of being visited around Windermere.Thanks a lot.

I'm not really interested in walking the hills, but this year i'm thinking of taking the family to bowness-on-windermere for christmas, has anyone else been there at christmas time and if so whats it like?

Hi,

last week we went for a 4 day stay in Coniston. On Sunday 19th Nov the sun was out, and while driving down the A593, from Coniston towards Skelwith Bridge, I took the following photos:

http://jimpix.co.uk/images/stitch/Untitled-1.jpg
http://jimpix.co.uk/images/stitch/Untitled-2.jpg

Trouble is, I'd like to know the names of the mountains we were looking towards.

Does anyone know?

Thanks

Jim

Me and a friend are thinking about wild camping next summer, we were just wondering about good spots were look to do a long hike from Coniston to keswick over three days, can anybody reccomend some good place to stay in the wild? I know Styhead Tarns a good one, we were thinking about Red Tarn below Cold Pike?

Thanks Jack

We have a few days between Christmas and New Year to visit the Lake District. How is the weather during that time of the year? Is it worth going at that time of the year? Anything that we need to be aware of going in winter?

Hi - Anyone knows any nice B&B/ hotel that they can recommend at Windermere ? Is Windermere the best place to stay in the Lake District

Hi, I am planning to go to England and Scotland in September. Unfortunately, booked my train tickets from London to Edinburgh. Not realising that I wanted to go to Lake district and that lake district is closer to Scotland. Wanted help to figure out how far is Edinburgh to Windermere ? Is it drivable ? Is it a good idea to drive from Edinburgh to Windermere and then go to rest of Scotland ? Or is it better to do it while returning from Scotland ? Pls pls help

Me and my wife are off to the Lake District for a long weekend, this weekend! (Fri 30th June to Tue 4th July).

We are staying at Far Sawrey on Lake Windemere.

Is there anything nearby we just shouldn't miss? Fancy hiring a electric launch for a trip on one of the lakes, but which one? Also, we are not walkers but it seems such a shame not to take in some scenery, any reccomendations for novices?

Any help greatly appreciated.

Hi everyone. I'll be visiting the Lake District for a few days in August - on a quick break from London. I want to hike; I don't want to rent a car. Where should I stay? Ideally I'd take the train to Kendall or thereabouts and then take a bus, perhaps?, to my base village. I'd like to hike around Helvellyn if possible, but am open to suggestions for other destinations. Thanks.

Hi everyone,

I was wondering if someone can tell me, how hard it will be for us travelling aussies to get work in the Lake District in October this year, we are coming over on a WHV and are hoping to get live-in work in Lake District (we will be starting in Ambleside)?

Any advice would be helpful!!!