Guidebook for Cumbria

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Guidebook for Cumbria

Essentials

Upmarket grocery chain focused on regional produce, with specialist fish, meat and deli departments. Opening times: Mon-Sat 0800-2100 Sun 0930 - 1600
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Booths, Windermere
Victoria Street
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Upmarket grocery chain focused on regional produce, with specialist fish, meat and deli departments. Opening times: Mon-Sat 0800-2100 Sun 0930 - 1600
Monday - Friday 08:30 - 17:30 Saturday 09:00 - 17:00
Windermere Launderette & Dry Cleaners
19 Main Rd
Monday - Friday 08:30 - 17:30 Saturday 09:00 - 17:00
Chemist. Open Mon - Sat 9am - 5.30pm
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Boots
10 Crescent Rd
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Chemist. Open Mon - Sat 9am - 5.30pm
Open 6am - 11pm daily.
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Sainsbury's Local
Main Road
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Open 6am - 11pm daily.
Open daily: 6am -11pm
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Tesco Express
Market Place
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Open daily: 6am -11pm

Shopping

Kitchenware chain with innovative gadgets and cooking utensils, plus homewares and garden products.
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Lakeland
Thwaites Lane
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Kitchenware chain with innovative gadgets and cooking utensils, plus homewares and garden products.
Farm shop and rustic, wood-beamed cafe serving home-cooked breakfasts and lunches, with views of the working farm. Sells unpasteurised milk! Good for gifts.
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Low Sizergh Barn Farm Shop & Café
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Farm shop and rustic, wood-beamed cafe serving home-cooked breakfasts and lunches, with views of the working farm. Sells unpasteurised milk! Good for gifts.
Newspapers etc..... Open Sunday 11am - 3pm.
WHSmith
Main Road
Newspapers etc..... Open Sunday 11am - 3pm.

Food Scene

Award winning coffee shop. Owners are our neighbours! Mon - Tue: 09:00 - 17:00 Thu - Sun: 09:00 - 17:00 Closed Wednesdays.
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Homeground Coffee + Kitchen
56 Main Rd
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Award winning coffee shop. Owners are our neighbours! Mon - Tue: 09:00 - 17:00 Thu - Sun: 09:00 - 17:00 Closed Wednesdays.
The whole idea of Pedro’s is ‘food for sharing (similar to Tapas but with much bigger portions!) A fun, friendly atmosphere, great food and plenty of cocktails! Note: Used to be The Sun Hotel. Tel: 015394 43274
The Sun Inn Troutbeck
The whole idea of Pedro’s is ‘food for sharing (similar to Tapas but with much bigger portions!) A fun, friendly atmosphere, great food and plenty of cocktails! Note: Used to be The Sun Hotel. Tel: 015394 43274
A tiny Lakeland shop in a 1630's school stocking gingerbread, rum butter, fudge and mint cake. A great Lake District present for folks back home.
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Το κατάστημα Grasmere Gingerbread
College Street
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A tiny Lakeland shop in a 1630's school stocking gingerbread, rum butter, fudge and mint cake. A great Lake District present for folks back home.
Upmarket restaurant and hotel- excellent service, excellent food and lovely views. 'Dinner is served in a fine-dining setting overlooking the lake. Elegant lounges feature log-burning fireplaces and armchairs.' Not cheap! Booking essential. Tel:015394 42536
Miller Howe Hotel
Rayrigg Road
Upmarket restaurant and hotel- excellent service, excellent food and lovely views. 'Dinner is served in a fine-dining setting overlooking the lake. Elegant lounges feature log-burning fireplaces and armchairs.' Not cheap! Booking essential. Tel:015394 42536
Very pleasant restaurant in tranquil “Old Bowness”. Outside seating area. Tel: 015394 44803
The White House
Robinson Place
Very pleasant restaurant in tranquil “Old Bowness”. Outside seating area. Tel: 015394 44803
Very pleasant country-chic inn and restaurant alongside a historic stone church. Good food and not too far away in the Lyth Valley. Morning tea & coffee is served from 10.30am Lunch 12noon until 5.30pm (Saturday & Sunday 12noon until 4.00pm) Dinner 5:30pm - 9pm The bar is licensed from 11.00am until 11.00pm 7 days a week Table bookings Tel. 015395 68237
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The Punch Bowl Inn, Crosthwaite
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Very pleasant country-chic inn and restaurant alongside a historic stone church. Good food and not too far away in the Lyth Valley. Morning tea & coffee is served from 10.30am Lunch 12noon until 5.30pm (Saturday & Sunday 12noon until 4.00pm) Dinner 5:30pm - 9pm The bar is licensed from 11.00am until 11.00pm 7 days a week Table bookings Tel. 015395 68237
Spectacular views, excellent food and service. Highly recommend three course 'Sharrow Through the Ages' lunch at £22.50p. Evening menu expensive but for a 'one off' treat for a very special occasion - this is the place! 'Set in a grand estate dating to 1840, this upscale hotel is 10.7 miles from the Ullswater Steamers jetty and 2.3 miles from the village of Pooley Bridge. The sophisticated restaurant is known for its wine cellar and offers afternoon tea. The landscaped grounds include 12 acres of gardens.' You need to book. Tel: 017684 86301
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Sharrow Bay
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Spectacular views, excellent food and service. Highly recommend three course 'Sharrow Through the Ages' lunch at £22.50p. Evening menu expensive but for a 'one off' treat for a very special occasion - this is the place! 'Set in a grand estate dating to 1840, this upscale hotel is 10.7 miles from the Ullswater Steamers jetty and 2.3 miles from the village of Pooley Bridge. The sophisticated restaurant is known for its wine cellar and offers afternoon tea. The landscaped grounds include 12 acres of gardens.' You need to book. Tel: 017684 86301
'A timber-beamed inn with a rustic-chic dining room for hearty pub grub.' Lovely setting in remote location. Food excellent. Need to book. Tel: 015395 68486
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The Masons Arms
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'A timber-beamed inn with a rustic-chic dining room for hearty pub grub.' Lovely setting in remote location. Food excellent. Need to book. Tel: 015395 68486
Elegant spot in the middle of Bowness offering British menu. Monday- Sunday Dinner: 6.00- Late Lunch: 12.00 - 2.00 Afternoon Tea: 12.00 - 4.00 Phone: 015394 48242
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Porto Restaurant
3 Ash Street
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Elegant spot in the middle of Bowness offering British menu. Monday- Sunday Dinner: 6.00- Late Lunch: 12.00 - 2.00 Afternoon Tea: 12.00 - 4.00 Phone: 015394 48242
Good pub grub! The Watermill is situated in the quiet village of Ings which is 2 miles East of Windermere in the Lake District. Our own award winning brewery is on the premises and brews excellent beers. Positioned along a peaceful side road just off the A591 Food is served everyday 12-9pm Drinks are served everyday 11.00-11pm (11.00-10.30pm on Sunday) Tel: 01539 821309
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Watermill Inn & Brewery
A591
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Good pub grub! The Watermill is situated in the quiet village of Ings which is 2 miles East of Windermere in the Lake District. Our own award winning brewery is on the premises and brews excellent beers. Positioned along a peaceful side road just off the A591 Food is served everyday 12-9pm Drinks are served everyday 11.00-11pm (11.00-10.30pm on Sunday) Tel: 01539 821309

Getting Around

Regular service to Ings, Staveley, Kendal and Oxenholme. Bicycles permitted but need to book an hour in advance.
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Windermere Railway Station
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Regular service to Ings, Staveley, Kendal and Oxenholme. Bicycles permitted but need to book an hour in advance.
Country Lanes Cycle Centre - next to the station. Hire company offering full range of cycles
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Country Lanes Cycle Centre
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Country Lanes Cycle Centre - next to the station. Hire company offering full range of cycles
Buses to 555: Kendal - Ambleside - Grasmere - Keswick 6 : Barrow - Dalton - Ulverston - Haverthwaite - Newby Bridge 508 Penrith - Pooley Bridge - Aira Force - Patterdale (Ullswater) 525 Ferry House (on Windermere) - Hill Top (Beatrix Potter) - Hawkshead 755 Heysham - Morecambe - Kendal - Windermere - Bowness 596 Windermere - Newby Bridge - Lakeside - Backbarrow
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Bus Rail Interchange (Stop 1) station
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Buses to 555: Kendal - Ambleside - Grasmere - Keswick 6 : Barrow - Dalton - Ulverston - Haverthwaite - Newby Bridge 508 Penrith - Pooley Bridge - Aira Force - Patterdale (Ullswater) 525 Ferry House (on Windermere) - Hill Top (Beatrix Potter) - Hawkshead 755 Heysham - Morecambe - Kendal - Windermere - Bowness 596 Windermere - Newby Bridge - Lakeside - Backbarrow
Tel: 015394 44144
Windermere Taxis
Tel: 015394 44144
Tel: 015394 48899
Pegasus Taxis & Travel
Tel: 015394 48899

Arts & Culture

Excellent productions and plays. See website for details.
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The Old Laundry Theatre
Crag Brow
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Excellent productions and plays. See website for details.
Wray Castle is a Victorian neo-gothic building with a fascinating history. Extensive gardens, good tea shop and lots of activities for all the family! One way is to take the Windermere ferry and take the scenic 4 mile walk along Windermere’s western shore or take a boat from Waterhead Pier (Ambleside)
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Εθνική Πίστη Κάστρο Wray
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Wray Castle is a Victorian neo-gothic building with a fascinating history. Extensive gardens, good tea shop and lots of activities for all the family! One way is to take the Windermere ferry and take the scenic 4 mile walk along Windermere’s western shore or take a boat from Waterhead Pier (Ambleside)
Holker Hall, home of the Cavendish family. Short distance from Grange-over-Sands and Morecambe Bay. Good half day visit.
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Αίθουσα Holker και κήποι
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Holker Hall, home of the Cavendish family. Short distance from Grange-over-Sands and Morecambe Bay. Good half day visit.
Dalemain home of the Hasell Family for eleven generations. Stately home and gardens.
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Dalemain Mansion & Historic Gardens
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Dalemain home of the Hasell Family for eleven generations. Stately home and gardens.
Imposing castle ruins, gardens, cafe and shop. Home to the Earls of Lonsdale in medieval times.
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Lowther Castle & Gardens
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Imposing castle ruins, gardens, cafe and shop. Home to the Earls of Lonsdale in medieval times.
Pleasant stately home and garden 4 miles south of Kendal, and in the care of the National Trust. Grade I listed building.
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Κάστρο Sizergh
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Pleasant stately home and garden 4 miles south of Kendal, and in the care of the National Trust. Grade I listed building.
John Ruskin’s former home. A historic house, museum and vibrant centre for the arts with fine paintings, beautiful furniture and Ruskin’s personal treasures. Walk through the garden to the lake: Harbour Walk.
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Brantwood
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John Ruskin’s former home. A historic house, museum and vibrant centre for the arts with fine paintings, beautiful furniture and Ruskin’s personal treasures. Walk through the garden to the lake: Harbour Walk.
Some good productions - check website for programme. 45 minutes drive away. Lovely walks nearby next to Derwentwater.
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Theatre by the Lake
Lake Road
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Some good productions - check website for programme. 45 minutes drive away. Lovely walks nearby next to Derwentwater.

Entertainment & Activities

Modernised 3-screen cinema in an Art Deco-era building with period auditorium and Wurlitzer organ.
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Royalty Cinema
Lake Road
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Modernised 3-screen cinema in an Art Deco-era building with period auditorium and Wurlitzer organ.
Good for the young at heart!
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Η έλξη του κόσμου της Μπέατριξ Πότερ
Crag Brow
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Good for the young at heart!
Take a boat from Bowness. Combine aquarium and steam train on the Lakeside and Haverthwaite Railway. Good day out.
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Ενυδρείο Λιμνών
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Take a boat from Bowness. Combine aquarium and steam train on the Lakeside and Haverthwaite Railway. Good day out.

Drinks & Nightlife

Several night clubs, pubs and restaurants. Busy at weekends especially in the Summer. 'Old Bowness' is a warren of quaint lanes, nooks and crannies dating from the Middle Ages yet only a few yards from the bustling heart of the town with its huge variety of shops, boats, 15thC church and attractions. During the 19th century, Bowness grew from a small fishing village to a town living almost entirely off tourism and holiday homes. It was the centre of the boat-building industry that provided the sailing yachts, rowing boats and steam launches used on the lake. The arrival of the railway in 1847 in Windermere (the residents of Bowness had opposed a station in their own town) provided much of the momentum for the growth. Readers of Arthur Ransome's Swallows and Amazons series of books will recognise Bowness as the lakeside town of 'Rio'. Bowness-on-Windermere is also home to the Beatrix Potter attraction.
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Bowness-on-Windermere
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Several night clubs, pubs and restaurants. Busy at weekends especially in the Summer. 'Old Bowness' is a warren of quaint lanes, nooks and crannies dating from the Middle Ages yet only a few yards from the bustling heart of the town with its huge variety of shops, boats, 15thC church and attractions. During the 19th century, Bowness grew from a small fishing village to a town living almost entirely off tourism and holiday homes. It was the centre of the boat-building industry that provided the sailing yachts, rowing boats and steam launches used on the lake. The arrival of the railway in 1847 in Windermere (the residents of Bowness had opposed a station in their own town) provided much of the momentum for the growth. Readers of Arthur Ransome's Swallows and Amazons series of books will recognise Bowness as the lakeside town of 'Rio'. Bowness-on-Windermere is also home to the Beatrix Potter attraction.