Fantastic area. Beautiful scenery, great little villages, pubs and shops. We stayed in a couple of cottages we found on the Lovetoescape portal - loads to choose from. Why holiday abroad when the exchange rate is bad, home has so much to offer.
www.lovetoescape.com/l2e/Holiday_Properties/CumbriaCottages.html
Perfect position at the foot of Helvellyn. Great for walking, and close to Ullswater.
Gillside Campsite, Glenridding, CA11 0QQ. 017684 82346
www.campincumbria.com/gillside_campsite_glenridding.html
Five-star rated and pet friendly - very rare these days. With a two-acre garden, tennis court and only 15 minutes from Windermere it is close enough to explore but not too close as to be suburban!
www.mirefoot.co.uk
Mirefoot
Burneside
Cumbria
LA8 9AB
Burneside Railway - 5 Mins
It is a high quality, excellent restaurant, one of the best within the National Park.
in the village square of Broughton-in-Furness,
www.beswicks.co.uk/
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