Wayside Cottage
Description
General Introduction
Wayside is situated in the Borrowdale Valley, at the Southern end of Derwent Water on the deservedly popular bridle path to Castle Crag, and Rosthwaite and Seatoller beyond.
It has stunning views West to Maiden Moor, and East, to Grange Fell. This delightful cottage sleeps four, having one double room, and a twin. It has many original features including beams and flag stone flooring, and also a multi-fuel stove in the sitting room.
For warm evenings there's a garden. For warm days, a river to swim or paddle in within a two minute stroll. There are two cafes in Grange village, and if it's a drink you're after, the Leathes Head Hotel is happy to serve non residents and is
about a four minute stroll. The closest town, Keswick is four miles distant, and there are plenty of good restaurants, as well as tourist attractions there, and closer to 'home'.
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Things To Do
Things To Do
Wayside Cottage: The Surrounding Area
Borrowdale is one of the most stunning valleys in the Lake District - with plenty of walking, climbing, cycling, trout fishing (Watendlath Tarn) and any other outdoor activities. In wet weather visit Honister Mine with its thrilling new via ferrata.
Nearby Keswick is at the heart of the Lake District with scores of attractions. Here is a small selection near at hand:
Castlerigg Stone Circle
- Lake Derwentwater, with launches, canoes, sailing dinghies and windsurfers for hire.
- Paragliding fundays or tandem flights
- The Theatre of the Lakes and Keswick Cinema: www.theatrebythelake.com
- 'Cars of the Stars' museum: www.carsofthestars.com
- 'Mirehouse', country house where Tennyson wrote the Morte d'Arthur:
www.mirehouse.com - 'Trotters and friends' pets farm: www.trottersworld.com
- Cycle and tandem hire
- Keswick climbing wall: www.keswickclimbingwall.co.uk
- Keswick pencil museum - where it all began: www.pencils.co.uk
- Quad biking and karting at Rookin House: www.rookinhouse.com
- Hundreds more walks
- Every kind of outdoor shop
- Dozens of pubs and restaurants serving good value meals
For further information, please visit www.dokeswick.co.uk.
Ambleside is connected with many well known characters, including John Ruskin, Beatrix Potter and Harwicke Rawnsley.
- Armitt library and museum which brings to life famous people inspired by the Lake District: fp.armitt.plus.com
- Gift and outdoor shopping
- Zefferelli's cinema and pizzaria (including both blockbuster and arthouse films):
www.zeffirellis.co.uk - Stock Ghyll Force - a spectacular 70 foot waterfall with its carpet of daffodils in the Spring
- Bridge House - one of the most photographed scenes in the Lake District
- Superb cafes, pubs and restaurants serving high quality meals (no visit to Ambleside is complete without an hour spent at Lucy's on a Plate).
- Windermere Lake Cruises - ferries can be taken from Ambleside to Bowness and Lakeside: www.windermere-lakecruises.co.uk
- Numerous galleries and studios
- Hundreds more walks
Grasmere, a charming village in the centre of the Lake District, beloved of Wordsworth who worte of its lake, "the most loveliest spot that man hath found".
- Grasmere lake with its gentle rowing boats.
- Dove Cottage - Wordsworth home from 1799 to 1808. It was here where Wordsworth wrote much of his poetry: www.wordsworth.org.uk
- Rydal Mount - Wordsworth's home from 1813 to his death. Its extensive gardens were landscaped by the poet.
- Grasmere's famous gingerbread shop: www.grasmeregingerbread.co.uk
- Heaton Cooper studios: www.heatoncooper.co.uk
- Loughrigg Fell - with many many walks intertwining with each other and panoramic views of Grasmere, Rydal Water, Windermere and the rest of the Lakes
- Sour Milk Ghyll - a wonderous waterfall after heavy rain
- St Oswald's church - the final resting place of both William and Mary Wordsworth
- Many places to eat, drink and shop.
- Grasmere is the perfect starting point for hundreds of walks and bike rides
Hawkshead is still the same tiny village of higgledy-piggledy houses, archways, and squares beloved by William Wordsworth and Beatrix Potter. Cars are banned from the village, but there is a large car park on the outskirts.
- Beatrix Potter Gallery
- Car ferry to Windermere and Bowness
- Nearby Grisedale forest with its woodland walks & bike trails and its forest sculptures
- Hundreds more walks
The Old Man of Coniston, rises dramatically behind the houses when seen from Coniston village. The village itself is a good centre for walkers and climbers, and those wanting to investigate the Tilberthwaite Slate quarries. Donald Campbell broke the water speed record on Coniston Water in 1955, and was killed attempting to regain it again in 1967.
- John Ruskin's home - Brantwood: www.brantwood.org.uk
- The Ruskin Museum Lakeside launches (a superb way to reach Brantwood)
- Cycling round the lake Rowing on the lake
- Tarn Hows - one the of the Lake District's most famous beauty spots
- Coniston Brewing Company, makers of 'Bluebird Bitter', CAMRA Supreme Champion Beer of Britain 1998: www.conistonbrewery.com
- Spoon Hall Pony Trekking Centre
- Summitreks Adventure Services - Licensed Adventure Activities including rock climbing, abseiling, aquasailing, canoeing, mountain biking: www.summitreks.co.uk
- Paragliding School
- Fishing (licence needed)
- Shops, cafes, pubs and restaurants
- Hundreds more walks
