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A colleague is going to Windermere and it would be nice to have some recommendations on places to eat, bad weather options etc.
They like to see things but aren't proper outdoorsy types.
Thanks
Wilfs in Staveley
Walk up some hills
Have a ride on the [s]loch[/s], [s]lake[/s], [b]mere[/b].
There is a s****y ish restaurant on the right on the way down to Bowness, I'll try and find the details.
Edit: http://www.hookedwindermere.co.uk
Oh and Booths for groceries.
Lots of suggestions here: http://www.visitcumbria.com/amb/windermere-lake/
Visit Booths at the station for great cheeses (Crumbly Lancashire, Black Bomber and their Red Leicester) and beers, wines etc. Visit Lakeland next door for household gadgets and solutions looking for a problem and a great cafe upstairs past the invisible pianist. Take a cruise or row a boat on Windermere. Go round to Grizedale for the zipwire and the Go Ape and bike hire, walking etc. Not sure if the steamboat museum has reopened but that used to be good; some lovely Edwardian steam yachts inside.
For unfit folk who fancy a nice walk, the circuit of Tarn Hows, just off the Ambleside to Coniston road is easy and beautiful. I sometimes take overseas business visitors there.
Zeffirelies (probably not spelt correctly) restaraunts and cinemas just up the road in Ambleside are brilliant. Good value food and film deals usually.
Lots to do, I visit regularly. The walk down the hill to Bowness with its many shops, restaurants and bars is an easy way to spend half a day and quite nice to do more than once. The Albert and the Angel are both great for food but there are many others to choose from.
The easy walk up Orrest Head just over the main road is a great early morning start. Easy walk before breakfast.
For something a little longer, follow the Dalesway trail to Stavely, 6 miles with the option to walk back or get the bus or the train to Windermere. Not forgetting to spend time in the Beer Hall, truly the best beer in the world.
Lots of boat ride options from Bowness, rowing, different cruises etc. or take the ferry from the marina and walk the shore path at the far side of he lake. To Wray castle or carry on to Ambleside.
Ambleside is surrounded by many more walks and is a great but different village to Windermere or Bowness. Grasmere is a little further up the road. Brochole is a couple of miles south and Holebird within easy walking distance.
I could write another 10 pages on what to do, it's a great place to be and an easy place to fill time with lots of different things to do. It's not difficult to enjoy the lakes
Yeah you could Mill around the shops with all the old ladies on day trips from lancs and wish you'd gone to Keswick.