[Closed] Family things to do in the lakes.

http://shop.rockfm.co.uk/offers/southlakes.html
http://www.ukclimbing.com/listings/info.php?id=738&t=wall

Cheers. That was on the list is that a good offer there?

Dunno
If you have Tesco vouchers they can also be exchanged. MrsT has done this for a visit with grand kids 😆
Just over the M6 is Whitescar Caves. We did this last week and was very good
Conniston Slate mine?
Grand kids are 6 btw
Simple stuff like the parks in Keswick satisfied grandson on Sat. The pencil museum, Beatrix Potter in Windermere, rowing boats.........etc

You should have come over winter, it was free!

Anyone done the Ravensglass railway? I've only been to Ravensglass by bike. Odd place.

Aye, years ago but on the list of must-do_again 😆

Larl Ratty. Not been on it since I was a child. You could go round Muncaster Castle on the way though. And then an educational visit to the Sellafield Visitors Centre. Its all up that way.

Theres another railway at Haverthwaite, you can go to Lakeside on it and got to the Aquarium of the lakes.

What about a ride on the Gondola on Coniston?

Or one of those boats on Windermere?

Sellafield visitors centre is closed now, googling that prompted this thread.

Forgot about lakeside, however, me and MrsOxo would rather sack the kids and head for the spa instead. There fell foot park across the water too.

Sellafield visitors centre is closed now,

Is it? I thought it was still open at weekends.

I'm not sure , it may well be. The first page I read was talking about the closure of it all.

walks and coffee. X

A walk round Tarn Hows followed by a coffee at chesters?

Its a shame Yew Tree Farm has closed for coffee, that was good.

muncaster castle

http://www.muncaster.co.uk/visiting-children

Cheers all.

Brockhole visitors centre, South Lakes Wild Animal Park Dalton,again Haverthwaite train , get there for the 10-40 departing train out to Lakeside onto the /boat up to Ambleside ,lunch in Ambleside back on boat to Bowness stroll round Bowness or indoor kids play area back on boat at Bowness(4-55 last one that ties in with train at 17-48) and back to car, always a lovely day out.Have fun!!!

we did

Brockhole
Windermere cruise
Beatrix Potter experience
Puzzle museum
Lakeside aquarium
Lakeside railway
Picnic at tarn Hows
Cake at chesters
Duckys park farm

The kids (twins 3.5) loved them all, I hated the last one

+1 for the pencil museum

Been there a few weeks back!
Play area at Whinlatter is fabulous, properly fabulous. Slides galore!
Pencil museum.
Ferry and walk on Ullswater or Derwent.
Visit Bowder stone.
Walk up Lattrigg.
Penrith Park is good, and wander up 'The Beacon' is nice.

Not the Lakes Aquarium!
Lakeside & Haverthwaite Railway is good as are most of the suggestions up there.
Last weekend, we did a little circular walk* up to Alcock Tarn from Grasmere - http://www.lakedistrictwalks.com/alcock.html
Take some nets and do a spot of pond dipping, as its full of sticklebacks.
Finish off with food at teh new Wilf's

*Other walks are available

Whinlatter play area- new, very good.
Littletown Farm, newlands valley- cafe 11am-5pm, garden with slide, swing, climbing frame etc (basic but a lovely setting) nice walks there eg over catbells or traversing along the newlands side of catbells.
Hire a canoe on derwen****er.
Swim then Fire and roast marshmallows/dampers on the lakeshore (responsibly!).
Carlisle-settle railway
Rheged, especially wet day.
St Bees beach, best at low tide.
Walk round Buttermere. (Cool day out getting bus from keswick to Buttermere, walk/picnic then on to Whinlatter for play/ice cream/coffee) then back.
Open top bus up Borrowdale to Shepherds Cafe.
Walby farm park nr Carlisle

All things we have done in the holidays, living near Keswick

Matt, did you shake hands under the Bowder Stone?

Never really considerd Whinlatter, It's years since we were there. Trotters animal park is good for anyone in the area, but we were only there a couple of months back.

Walk around loughrigg, tea and scones at cote How (6 miles tho)
There's go ape at whinlatter and grizedale, and a similar thing at brockholes down the road from you. We looked at it yesterday and were advised to book. ( ok for 6yo not for 2yo)
Boardwalks by derwent water between manesty and lodore falls. If you take out a second mortgage you could even have afternoon tea at the hotel
Castle crag in borrowdale from grange

+ 1 for Bowderstone (I'm still wearing a cast from falling while bouldering when visiting my with our 5yr old a few weeks back, don't bounce as well as I used too 🙁 )
+ 1 for Loughrigg, followed by paddle/swim at south end of Grasmere

A walk we have done twice now with daughter (aged 3 and again this year aged 5) is to park at Hodge Close quarry (keeps kids under control as it's a big drop) and walk over to Catherdral quarry to explore the old mine tunnels, returning via Tilberthaite.

Whinlatter BTW:
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