Tag: south east
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Cockshott Point, Bowness-on-Windermere
Cockshott Point, Bowness on Windermere offers a lovely, easy, pushchair friendly walk. This is a looped walk, approx 1.5km in distance, with plenty of little lake shore beaches and rocks to explore. Start on OS map OL7 GR 397965. You can park for free in summer for 2 hours on the road side (get there…
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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,…
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Adelaide Hill & Millerground, Windermere
Adelaide Hill and Millerground, Windermere. This is a fantastic short and easy circular route (sorry not easily for pushchairs). Park for free on the A592 at GR 404987 on OS map OL7. You’ll see two National Trust signs. Take the path to Adelaide Hill. Up the hill to a magnificent view over the lake and…
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Staveley Village & River Walk
Beautiful walk round Staveley village. This is a loop walk, so you can park anywhere, but I’d recommend parking in Mill Yard. Free off road parking, close to playground on the Rec and very near Wilf’s Cafe for afterwards! Please note that Staveley Bridge is currently closed due to the Dec-15 floods. Access the village…
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Orrest Head, Windermere
Orrest Head from Windermere town centre. OS map OL7 starting at GR414987 (route maps below). We parked for free in a lay by on the main road. To get to the parking, turn right from Windermere onto the main A591 and drive 100 mts, passing Windermere hotel on left and you’ll find a 2 hour…
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Stockghyll Falls, Ambleside
Stock Ghyll Falls, Ambleside. Today was the perfect day for it, wet and drizzly. The falls are in a forest, so you’re somewhat protected from the elements, and the rainfall makes for lots of water over the falls! Use OS map OL7. If you’re going to be less than an hour (we took 45 minutes…
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Tilberthwaite near Coniston
With an amazing weather forecast for Sunday, we were excited to get our walking boots on and get out there! We chose an adventurous walk round Tilberthwaite, over Coniston way. The kids love exploring and climbing and discovering caves, and this walk had it all! They even got to ford the stream at the top…
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Rydal Caves (from Rydal or White Moss)
One of our all time favourite family walks, Rydal Caves
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