Great Breaks Lake District
Insight Guides
Language: English
Pages: 118
ISBN: 2:00296405
Format: PDF / Kindle (mobi) / ePub
"Great Breaks Lake District" is a concise, full-colour travel guide to this most romantic national park, with a selection of clearly laid-out walks and tours complemented by beautiful photography and a wealth of practical information, all in a compact package. Overview: the book starts by highlighting the Top Ten Things to Do, from taking a boat on gleaming lakes and tarns to exploring picturesque abbeys and stone circles. This is followed by an engaging introduction on culture and landscape, lifestyle and traditions, and an overview of where to find the best food and drink. Walks and Tours: this guide features 8 irresistible self-guided walks and tours that will take you on a journey through this poetic landscape of high green fells, clear waters and quaint villages that inspired the likes of William Wordsworth and Beatrix Potter. All are clearly timed and accompanied by easy-to-follow maps plus hand-picked places to eat, drink and shop en route. Special Features home in on what makes the Lake District unique: its prestigious literary heritage, local festivals and fascinating wildlife. Travel Tips: the final section of the book is packed with information on active pursuits, themed holidays and transport, as well as specially selected accommodation to suit all tastes and budgets, from chic boutique hotels to family-friendly B&Bs.
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park back to Penrith. The entrance to Rheghed, a grassed-over complex designed to resemble a Lakeland fell. Apa/William Shaw Eating Out Penrith Rheged Centre Redhills; tel: 01768 868 002; www.rheged.com; daily 9am–3pm. This complex has three excellent eateries: a food-bar, a café and the Peter Sidwell @ Rheged Café. All serve wholesome local food. � Troutbeck The Mortal Man Guy Lane; tel: 015394 33193; www.themortalman.co.uk; daily lunch and dinner. This pub has a great menu of local
Puzzling Place (www.puzzlingplace.co.uk; Apr–Oct 11am–5.30pm, school holidays opens 10am, Nov–Mar Tue–Sun 11am–5pm, weekends only in Jan; charge) on Museum Square. Full of puzzles and illusions, including holograms, brain teasers and optical illusions, this museum has lots of interactive exhibits. Check out the Anti-Gravity Room where balls roll up hill and everyone appears to stand at an impossible slant – it’s all in the mind! The puzzles will definitely appeal to children, but it is likely
Edinburgh to Carlisle 1½ hours, a little longer to Penrith. From Yorkshire, the spectacular Settle–Carlisle railway is served by Northern Rail. Northern Rail also runs the Scenic Cumbria Coast Line connecting Barrow-in-Furness, Whitehaven and Carlisle. The Furness Line from Lancaster connects Grange-over-Sands, Cartmel and Barrow-in-Furness. Details of all rail services are available from National Rail Enquiries (www.nationalrail.co.uk). By coach National Express runs the Express Rapide service
Board has a comprehensive network of tourist offices across the Lake District. The major ones are listed below; some have their own websites, and a great deal more useful information can be found on the main website (www.golakes.co.uk). The National Park Authority has a number of visitor centres across the district, the main one being the Lake District Visitor Centre at Brockhole, listed below, and their website (www.lake-district.gov.uk) is also good source of information. Local and Cumbria
10am–4.30pm; charge). The exhibition starts with a film that introduces all the books and takes you through a series of re-created scenes populated by characters such as Peter Rabbit, who has an outdoor garden, Benjamin Bunny and Mrs Tiggy-Winkle. There is a Potter-themed tearoom with tables indoors and on the garden terrace. The attraction’s website also describes a 13-mile (21km) walk around sites associated with the writer’s life and work. BLACKWELL To return to Kendal, you can either take