Low Millgillhead
Description
General Introduction
Recently used for the filming of ‘Miss Potter’, a film about Beatrix Potter starring Renee Zellweger, Low Millgillhead holiday cottage is an elegant Georgian house in the small village of Lamplugh. Extensively and sympathetically refurbished in 2007, it provides self-catering accommodation for groups of up to 10 people. The house is set in half an acre of beautiful gardens, with space for summer barbecues and a stream.
Lamplugh is the perfect starting place to explore the fells, rivers, lakes and tarns of this beautiful part of the Lake District. There are a variety of walks right from the front door, or Loweswater Lake is just four miles away, with Buttermere and Crummock just a mile or two beyond. In the opposite direction is Ennerdale, with its lake, forest walks and mountain biking, rock climbing (including the challenging Pillar Rock), fishing, pony trekking and paragliding.
For shops, Cockermouth (just 7 miles away) has large supermarkets as well as a wide variety of smaller independent shops, pubs and cafes. The Kirkstile Inn at Loweswater is renowned throughout the Lakes for the quality of its food and ales. This four hundred year old pub has excellent food, open fires and its own brewery, and was awarded the CAMRA Pub of the Year for West Cumbria and Western Lake District in 2003, 2004 and 2005.
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Things To Do
Things To Do
Low Millgillhead: The Surrounding Area
Lamplugh is the perfect starting place to explore the Lake District. There are a variety of walks right from the front door, or Loweswater Lake is just three miles away, with Buttermere and Crummock just a mile or two beyond. At Loweswater is the Kirkstile Inn at one end - a pub renowned for good food.
The bluebells at Rannderdale (at Crummock Water)
Having visited Loweswater and Crummock Water, drive through the Newlands Valley, over Whinlatter Forest Pass to Braithwaite and then Keswick beyond. It's a lovely drive and Keswick is a busy market town (market day is Thursday and Saturday) with lots going on. Here you can go boating on the Lake, hire bikes, visit the climbing wall, take a trip to the "Cars of the Stars" Museum, the Puzzling Place or even the Pencil Museum (all good wet weather activities for kids and adults alike). Keswick also has a theatre and a cinema (which also shows World Cinema films on a Sunday afternoon throughout winter).
Ashness Bridge overlooking Derwentwater and Keswick
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Wordsworth's House in Cockermouth
Cockermouth, the birthplace of William Wordsworth, is seven miles away. William Wordsworth's home is worth a visit, as is Jennings Brewery and Museum. There are plenty of antique shops and cafes, including Merienda which holds the occasional Jazz evening. There are a variety of pubs and smaller shops (butchers, bakers etc) as well as a Sainsburys.
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Ennerdale Water
In the opposite direction is Ennerdale Lake with its forest walks and mountain biking. You can walk right round the lake or up Pillar and the surrounding fells.
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Just beyond Ennerdale, on Cold Fell, is Bradley's Farm which has pony trekking on the fell. Driving along the fell road and coming across the ponies apparently roaming wild is quite a sight to see.
Whitehaven at night
Cumbria's western coast is also nearby - Whitehaven is ten miles away and was once the second biggest port in Britain. The harbour area of this Georgian town has been regenerated and the Beacon is also worth a visit. There is both a Tesco and a Morrisons here, although for general high street shops go to Workington (9 miles from Orchard House) which has just had a new shopping centre built, as well as having the nearest multi-screen cinema.
Golf
Golf Courses in Cumbria provides a list of courses. Fairly close are:
- Cockermouth Golf Club (7 miles from Lamplugh)
- Silloth Golf Club (24 miles from Lamplugh)
- Keswick (Threlkeld) Golf Club (24 miles from Lamplugh)
- Penrith Golf Club (38 miles from Lamplugh)
- Workington Golf Course (9 miles from Lamplugh)
- Whitehaven Golf Course (9 miles from Lamplugh)
- St Bees Golf Course (10 miles from Lamplugh)
- Seascale Golf Course (16 miles from Lamplugh)
- Eskdale Golf Club (21 miles from Lamplugh)
