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Visiting The Lake District


Wendbert

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We're off to the Lakes at the end of the month for a long weekend :biggrin: I don't know the Lakes at all and neither does Jason :rolleyes: We'll have the boys with us so want to get out and about and see the scenery etc, so does anyone who's been have any ideas for places to visit, good walks etc?

 

The place we're staying in is near Ennerdale. I'm Googling all over the place but any personal recommendations would be fab, whether good walks or good pubs :biggrin:

 

Thanking you muchly :flowers:

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I Love the lakes, we went in July. There is a lovely walk around the Tarn at Tarn Hows and we also did a fab walk at Ennerdale!

 

Editied to add, we stayed at Greenbank, so if you take a look at their website, I am sure there are plenty of ideas for walks/places to visit, etc. http://www.greenbank-cumbria.co.uk/

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Conniston water. You can do a boat trip and dogs are allowed. More dogs than people when we went on. Junkyard loved it. She was up at the front with her paws on the bow and the wind in her face. It's only about a fiver and the guy driving the boat has 2 flat coats.

 

We went for a long weekend over bonfire weekend as both dogs were terrifed of fireworks.

 

The pubs all seem to be dog friendly to. We got lost every day and the locals just gave us directions home.

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We stayed not too far away from there a few years ago, near Wasdale. In this month's Your Dog there is a walk near Ravenglass that sounds fab! :) We went up with the little steam train (not half as exciting as a cable car I know, but Sir H might welcome the ride rather than having to walk :wub: ). This year we've also been to Tarn Hows, which was really nice for the dogs to walk. Oh and it seems to be becoming a bit of a tradition that we stop at Grizedale Forest, either on the way there or back, for a walk. Whinlatter Forest is also really nice :)

Slightly more up the coast we've also been to St Bees for a beach walk, which wasn't spectacular but a nice opportunity for Kiera to charge about, as there are lots of sheep everywhere!

Non-self catering I've been staying in Ambleside twice now, and found it extremely dog friendly; there was 1 shop that had a sign saying "no dogs please" and 4 saying "dogs welcome!" :) And pretty much everywhere where it didn't say so excplicitly, was fine with me bringing Mal in (Kiera's not been to Ambleside yet, but I'm sure she'd be just as welcome!). Zeffirelli's pizzeria is to die for! But dogs might not be allowed in there as it's a restaurant. They have a 'picture and pizza' deal with the cinema next door, in case you're looking for some non-dog walk entertainment :wink:

Have a great time! :flowers:

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A walk round ennerdale lake is lovely, it's about 6 miles all the way round.

St Bee's and Whitehaven is fairly near for the beach and apparently there is a dog friendly cafe/ bar near the car park at Whitehaven.

A walk round Buttermere lake is lovely and it's not too steep (for the Lakes), but some of it is along the road - it's about 4 miles and there are pubs at the start / finish http://www.visitcumbria.com/cm/butterm.htm

From Buttermere you can go over the Honister pass, and along Borrowdale towards Keswick. Off this road is Ashness Bridge and Surprise View (much loved by the Victorians) and it's worth a visit - be careful though as it can be icy in winter http://www.lakelandscape.co.uk/ashness.htm. Further on the same (single track!) road is Watendlath, owned by the National Trust - there is a tea room there but we went in summer so not sure of the opening times http://www.visitcumbria.com/kes/watend.htm

 

There are lots of nice places in / near Keswick itself, and the town is fairly dog friendly as well (eg outdoor shops and pubs, but can't remember specific names, as we mainly stay in the southern lakes) We've heard that the pencil museum in Keswick allows dogs :unsure: but maybe check that one with Marion as her friend works for the company. Marion is obviously the expert on Keswick.

Some places we'd recommend that don't really involve climbing too high are -

the Castlerigg Stone Circle http://www.visitcumbria.com/kes/casstone.htm

Whinlatter Forest http://www.lakedistrictletsgo.co.uk/attrac...tterforest.html

Dodd woods http://www.visitcumbria.com/kes/doddwood.htm

Parking the theatre by the Lake and walking alongside Derwentwater - there's a cafe with an covered outdoor area on the way down / back. I believe the launch is dog friendly too (but don't know if it runs that time of year).

 

The southern lakes ( eg Coniston, Ambleside, Hawkeshead,) are all stunning with lovely walks but may be a bit of a trek from where you'll be as you have to drive round the mountains to get there :laugh: The Hardknott Pass is very scary (I refuse to drive it in the summer and shut my eyes as a passenger), and itcan be closed at times during the winter. You need to be a very confident diver to attempt it. http://www.visitcumbria.com/wc/hardknottpass.htm

 

I think you have 2 ways to get where you're going - one leaving the M6 earlier and going up by the coast, and the other taking the M6 up towards Penrith and then passing Keswick towards Whitehaven. If you go the latter route, it's worth stopping at the Tebay services - privately owned and they sell delicious food. http://www.westmorland.com/tebay

 

This site may also be helpful http://www.dogpeople.co.uk/ad_adlist.php?a...=7&adtype=1

 

Finally :rolleyes: if you're a member of the National trust take your membership card with you and you can then park free in their car parks, and expect to see a few sheep!

 

If I think of anything else I'll let you know.

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