We've just had a lovely day out on Lake Windermere with Windermere Lake Cruises. The weather was just perfect as we set off from Bowness on Windermere and travelled to Ambleside, where we did a little shopping and had lunch at The Watersedge Inn on the lake before making the return trip.
This is a strange hidden gem of a museum. It doesn't really inspire you when you walk through the door but then you begin to look around. It's a free local museum run by volunteers, and kids love the strange and wierd Victorian display, from bugs, cobra skins, lions' teeth and a mummified cat to the man trap and the golden eagle. They can touch and play on a huge victorian stone instrument like a xylophone. It's in a great park with a kids playground so we had well over two hours of fun. It's on the quiet side of Keswick and it is easy to miss but its a great discovery.
Fitz Park, Station Road, Keswick keswickmuseum.webs.com