While you’re enjoying your hotel stay in the Lake District or North Lancashire, have you ever thought of helping out with some tree planting? Celebrate National Tree Week with English Lakes Hotels National Tree Week, an initiative spearheaded by The Tree Council, is celebrated in the UK every year at the end of November. It’s a… Continue reading National Tree Week
Category: Outdoors
English Lakes Green Team Help ‘Fix the Fells’
Visitors to English Lakes have donated an incredible £187,500 to date through our Visitor Giving scheme. If you ever wondered about how that money is used and if it’s making a difference, our Green Team went to find out. They spent a day with Rob Clarke, National Trust Basecamp Community Ranger and a wonderful team… Continue reading English Lakes Green Team Help ‘Fix the Fells’
Low Wood Watersports – Kara’s Help for Heroes Adventure
In the third blog of our series on Help for Heroes and North East Military Vehicle Club trip to The Lake District and their visit to Low Wood Bay Watersports Centre, Kara shares her experience of being part of last year’s Lake District adventure.
Five Heritage Days Out in the Lake District
At English Lakes, we enjoy recommending local activities and events to visitors from around the world. For those wanting to explore the heritage of the Lake District, we’ve put together a list of five of our favourite heritage days out.
Help for Heroes & WWII Military Vehicles – Steve’s Lake District Adventure
Following a season of BBC programmes on the issues surrounding mental health, and particularly how sport or exercise can benefit our psychological well-being, we feel privileged that two of the ex-servicemen, Steve and Ryan, participating in a Help for Heroes expedition to the Lake District have shared their story with us.
Lake District Adventure on the Via Ferrata Xtreme
Whether your ideal day out in the Lake District is a gentle stroll by a meandering stream, a more strenuous hike up a mountain or a heritage rail journey, it would appear that there is something for everyone. Here’s one for the more adventurous.
5 Must See Heritage Railways in The Lake District
For our hotel guests and day visitors who enjoy the delights of a leisurely day out in the Lake District, have you considered taking a trip down memory lane on one of Cumbria’s many heritage railways? They are a great way to see the Lake District whilst learning about the area’s culture and history.
5 Lake District Gardens to visit this Summer
On a glorious day out in the Lake District there can be no better pastime than wandering through some of the finest examples of garden design in the country. With landscape architects the calibre of Thomas Mawson, Guillaume Beaumont and even William Wordsworth himself, you will find yourself spoilt for choice. Here are five that we… Continue reading 5 Lake District Gardens to visit this Summer
Three Top Places for Snow Sledging in the Lake District
Throughout winter the Lake District hotel guests are always treated marvellous picture post card views of snow-capped peaks, some guests even come to the area just for the snow sports! If it snows on your Lake District Holiday, sledging can be great fun for the whole family…
Low Wood Bay hosts Big Chill Swim 2016 on Windermere
Low Wood Bay has a long history of encouraging visitors to enjoy the waters of lake Windermere – either by boat or open water swimming.