Family Walks and Pubs in the Lake District

Tag: National Trust car park

  • Tarn Hows and Tom Heights

    Tarn Hows and Tom Heights

    An easy circular pushchair walk around Tarn Hows with an optional excursion to the waterfalls or Tom Heights

  • Troutbeck – Brockhole Loop

    Troutbeck – Brockhole Loop

    3.5 mile loop from Town End in Troutbeck to Brockhole Visitor Centre on the shores of Windermere

  • Gowbarrow and High Cascades, Ullswater

    Gowbarrow and High Cascades, Ullswater

    Thanks to Lee Benson for this contribution to the blog. Gowbarrow and High Cascades, Ullswater.  We have also done this walk, and it offers amazing views over Ullswater and surrounding fells. Today was meant to be a short walk from High Cascades to Aira Force and back, but some how our new found confidence and…

  • Scale Force and Crummock Water

    Scale Force and Crummock Water

    Thanks to Lee Benson for this contribution to the blog. Scale Force and Crummock Water.   After parking up in Buttermere (there are several car parks including a National Trust one), we located the path that leads to the lakes (bottom of the village near the lakes carpark).   On this path you will find…

  • Wray Castle, near Ambleside

    Wray Castle, near Ambleside

    With a 50/50 forecast for rain, we headed to Wray Castle today.  If it poured down, we’d be safe and warm inside the castle, knowing that there’s plenty to entertain the children, and if not we could venture outside too. Wray Castle is on the western shores of Windermere, south-west of Ambleside. OS map OL7,…

  • Aira Force, Ullswater

    Aira Force, Ullswater

    Thanks to Lee for sharing his walk today.  It’s also one of our favourites.  They went to Aira Force, on Ullswater between Glenridding and Pooley Bridge.  OS map OL5, grid reference 401201. There’s a large National Trust car park (£5 for 2 hours, £7 for 4 hours and £9 for 4+ hours; or free to…