Nearby

• Scafell Pike - England's highest mountain
• Wastwater - England's deepest lake
• Hundreds of riverside, valley and mountain walks and climbs
• Ravenglass & Eskdale Miniature Railway: www.ravenglass-railway.co.uk
• Muncaster Castle, with its azaleas, rhododendrons and Owl Sanctuary:
  www.muncaster.co.uk & www.owls.org
• Hardknott Roman Fort & Ravenglass Roman Bath House
• Eskdale Corn Mill - still working with its waterwheel
• Eskdale Golf - 18 holes of challenging golf set in the majestic Eskdale Valley await visitors to this secluded parkland course.
• Ravenglass fishing village
• Fold End Art Gallery
• Fishing on river or stocked pool at Eskdale Golf
• 3 pubs in the valley.

Within one hour's drive are most of the Lake District's attractions, including:

• Boating on Derwentwater, Coniston and Windermere
• Windermere, with its Steamboat Museum, marina, water skiing and sailing
• Horse riding and pony trekking
• Dozens of historical houses and castles open to the public
• Wordsworth's birthplace and his homes, Dove Cottage and Rydal Mount
  www.wordsworth.org.uk
• Brantwood, home to John Ruskin: www.brantwood.org.uk
• Golf courses
• Cumbria's coast with sandy beaches
• The 'Theatre by the Lakeside' at Keswick: www.theatrebythelake.com
• The Lakeland Sheep and Wool Centre:
  www.sheep-woolcentre.co.uk
• Shopping at Ambleside and Kendal
• Steamboat Gondola on Coniston
• Lake Stott Park Bobbin Mill Museum
• South Lakeland Wild Animal Park: www.wildanimalpark.co.uk

 

Golf

Golf Courses in Cumbria provides a list of courses. Within a few miles of the cottage are:

• Eskdale Golf Club
• Cockermouth Golf Club
• St Bees Golf Course
• Seascale Golf Course
• Windermere Golf Course
• Workington Golf Course