Things to do

Groceries

• Premier - At the end of the road

  • Sells essentials like milk and other corner shop things along with a mix of pies, pasties and cakes from a variety of local bakeries. Also has wood and kindling for the wood burner

• Coop and Sainsbury’s Local - Both walkable in Windermere town centre

• Booths - A full sized supermarket next to the train station with its own car park. https://www.theguardian.com/business/2011/nov/13/supermarkets-big-competition-booths

• Then Kendal has full sized Sainsburys, Asda and Morrisons

Food and Drink

• Windermere/Bowness

  • Mission

    • This is almost across the road from the house. Good cakes, food and coffee

  • Homeground

    • Great spot for breakfast or brunch. Their hash browns are a must. But be warned, it’s very popular and if you don’t get there at opening you’ll have to queue

  • Toast

    • Mainly coffee and pastries but has great toasties made with brioche

  • Windermere Jetty museum

    • The museum cafe has a nice selection of meals with great lakeside access with lovely views of the lake. A good spot if you have children and it’s raining too

• Short drive/bus

  • Force - Ambleside

    • Cafe and restaurant with a terrace on the hill overlooking the lake. Great views

  • Wilfs - Stavely

    • Local cafe with other bakeries, cafes and icecream shops nearby. Great place to start walks and bike rides

  • Bakehouse - Greenodd

    • Breakfast, brunch, lunch along with takeaway cakes, pastries and cake.

  • Swallows and Amazons - near Coniston

    • Little cafe with lake access to coniston.

  • Lakeland food park - near Kendal

    • Collection of local food and drink shops including Rinaldo’s coffee roasters, Plumgarths Farm shop & Cafe and Wagtail Kitchen (pies)

  • Chesters By The River

    • Excellent lunch and cafe options and a good place to start a walk to elter water but parking can be tricky so get there early

Attractions

Obviously there are the lakes and fells but some recommended attractions are

• Windermere jetty museum

• Lakeland motor museum

• Windermere cruises

• Fell foot

• Lakeland

• Bowness

• Rydal and grasmere

• Keswick

Walking

Remember to wear appropriate gear and don’t rely on your phone for navigation.

Walkable from the house

• Scout scar (behind the house)

• Orrest head

• Walk to bowness

Nearby short walks

• Wray castle or the other nt place

• Louthrigg

• Sweden bridge

• Grizedale

• Langdales

• Fell foot and gummers how

For longer walks there are the full collection of wainwrite books in the house along with maps. These websites are also useful

• TBC