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Pick your way across rope bridges above mighty n v 1 4x4 Kankku 3 Armathwaite Hall Hotel Canoe valleys, take a dip in one of our many lakes and 2 Alpacaly Ever After Wildlife Park & Spa Experiences Kayak o w 3 Armathwaite Hall Hotel Lakeland Climbing 4 CBA Events Brockhole tarns or celebrate the world-class landscape at x & Spa Experiences Centre @ Graythwaite YMCA Lakeside q outdoor adventure festivals. Whatever your level 4 CBA Events Mountain Adventure 8 Foot @ Graythwaite Lake District l Into the Outside of fi tness, capability or confi dence, there’s no r 5 Crabtree Clay Shoot Path To Adventure p Watersports at s place better than The Lake District, . 6 Cumbrian Heavy Predator Experience Low Wood Bay t Horses Rookin House q Mountain Adventure u 8 Fell Foot Treetop Trek & Nets Lake District v j Mountain Windermere Canoe r Path To Adventure Bikes Kayak t Rookin House w k Grizedale & Brockhole x Forest YMCA Lakeside l Into the Outside Welcome to the Lake District, Cumbria The Lake District, Cumbria, is a national park On Foot On Wheels for all – and that includes the children. From With such a reputation for excellence in exploring forests to rowing across a lake, 2 Alpacaly Ever After k Grizedale & Whinlatter 1 4x4 Kankku l Into the Outside outdoor exploits, the Lake District, Cumbria, 3 Armathwaite Hall Hotel Forest 3 Armathwaite Hall Hotel t Rookin House fun is never far away. l v truly is the place where beauty and adventure & Spa Experiences Into the Outside & Spa Experiences Windermere Canoe 4 CBA Events q Mountain Adventure 4 CBA Events Kayak collide. The home of ’s highest From human bowling to caving adventures and @ Graythwaite Lake District @ Graythwaite w Brockhole 6 r 7 x mountain, Pike, and its deepest lake, up a hillside, there’s nothing quite Cumbrian Heavy Path To Adventure Cyclewise YMCA Lakeside Horses s Predator Experience j Grizedale Mountain Wastwater, this is the UK’s newest like the sight of children enjoying what 8 Fell Foot w Brockhole Bikes i x k UNESCO World Heritage site. Cumbria has to offer. George Fisher YMCA Lakeside Grizedale & Whinlatter j Grizedale Mountain Forest Bikes Make the most of the outdoors by horse riding So, with the roots of classic tales like along a beach, fell-running, sailing, climbing, and Swallows & Amazons fi rmly white water rafting, kayaking, or even leaping embedded in the Lake District’s famous out of a plane for a spot of skydiving. Tackle landscape, why not have your next family Retail/Gear On Ropes a high-ropes course, fl y down a zipwire or adventure right here? 2 Alpacaly Ever After m Kendalife 3 Armathwaite Hall Hotel r Path To Adventure speed down a hillside on your mountain bike. 6 Cumbrian Heavy o Lakeland Climbing & Spa Experiences t Rookin House Whatever you choose to do - do your research, i u You can also explore by bike along the Horses Centre George Fisher Treetop Trek & Nets be prepared and stay safe. 7 Cyclewise v Windermere Canoe k Grizedale & Whinlatter w Brockhole nationally-recognised ‘Bay Cycleway’, linking 8 Fell Foot Kayak Forest x YMCA Lakeside i w l an 81-mile route taking in all of the south George Fisher Brockhole Into the Outside For more details and help with bookings, j Grizedale Mountain x YMCA Lakeside o Lakeland Climbing Cumbrian coast. check out www.golakes.co.uk/adventure Bikes Centre k Grizedale & Whinlatter q Mountain Adventure Forest Lake District

1 3 6 9 George Fisher thethelakedistrictlakedistrict 4x4 Kankku Armathwaite Hall Hotel Cumbrian Heavy Horses CumbriaCumbria Victoria Forge, Victoria Street, 2 Road, & Spa Experiences Baystone Bank Farm, Baystone Bank Keswick CA12 5DA Windermere LA23 1AD Lake, Lane, Whicham Valley LA18 5LY 015394 47414 Keswick CA12 4RE (use Google Maps to fi nd us!) 017687 72178 george@georgefi sher.co.uk [email protected] 017687 76551 07769 588565 www.georgefi sher.co.uk www.kankku.co.uk www.armathwaite-hall.com [email protected] ADVENTURE Since 1957, we have been one Discover a different side to the Lake Enjoy a collection of experiences Facebook: Cumbrian Heavy Horses of the leading retailers of outdoor District from the driving of a situated on the 400 acre estate. The worlds only Heavy Horse Riding Centre Kankku 4x4. equipment and clothing in the Lake From clay pigeon shooting to spa days, • Shire, Clydesdale, Percheron, and Punch heavy horses District. Regular winner of the OIA Experience your own adventure, Alpaca Walks or feeding Ring Tailed • Magnifi cent well schooled horses and TGO ‘Outdoor Retailer of the GUIDE perfect for complete beginners to Lemurs at the Lake District Wildlife • Stunning fell farm scenery, private riding Year’ awards. We are consistently experienced 4x4 drivers. Park; let us help create a memorable • Adventurous rides, managed to suit recognised by the industry as one Take the wheel of a Kankku vehicle experience that you will treasure. experience levels, fast and fun... whatever the weather, seven days of the best. • Beginners also catered for...call us! THE LAKE DISTRICT, CUMBRIA a week, all year round. With 5 fl oors, we stock an extensive • PURE POWER! range of clothing and kit for walking, running, skiing, climbing and Grid Ref: F9 Grid Ref: D6 Grid Ref: C11 camping. On the top fl oor we have a kids play area and rooftop café with views across the , serving fresh 2 4 7 homemade food. 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We also offer Guest House, sports on the exclusive Graythwaite Mountain biking & E-biking at one services such as boot, pole, child Keswick CA12 5TU Estate catering for individuals and groups of the UK’s leading trail centres carrier, running shoe and dog harness 017687 78328 on the shores of Lake Windermere. Join is the perfect challenge. hire. As well as our famous junior boot Expect fl owing singletrack, fun [email protected] us on the Lake District’s only purpose exchange, great for growing feet. built BORDA approved 4x4 course descents and stunning views. www.alpacalyeverafter.co.uk We really are ‘One Store so much or for clay pigeon shooting, archery, MTB rentals | Electric bikes | Guides to Explore’. And so it was once upon a time in paddleboarding, canoeing, bushcraft, | Skills coaching | Repairs | MTB the land of the lakes when the only RIB rides and more! specialist shop. sensible thing to do was to set up an independent social enterprise with a herd of over eighty alpacas and name Grid Ref: F10 Grid Ref: D6 Grid Ref: E6 it alpacaly ever after… We offer outstanding, world famous alpaca and llama experiences 5 8 10 surrounded by the beauty of The Crabtree Clay Shoot Fell Foot Grizedale Mountain Lake District World Heritage Site. Crabtree Farm, , Windermere, Bikes Cow Brow, Lupton, , Cumbria LA12 8NN Come and meet #thewoollyarmy , LA6 1PJ , Grizedale, 015395 31273 Hawkshead, LA22 0QJ at one of our stunning locations and 07818 080841 [email protected] 01229 860335 fi nd out why we are Trip Advisor’s [email protected] nationaltrust.org.uk/fell-foot number 1 activity for Cumbria and the www.crabtreeclayshoot.co.uk [email protected] whole of the North West! 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13 1812 23 Kendalife Path To Adventure #theplacetobe Key to map Mint Bridge, Operating in the Southern Kendal, Cumbria and Western Lake District Railway 01229 889183 / 07891 798341 01539 877100 [email protected] National Park Boundaries [email protected] www.pathtoadventure.co.uk www.kendalife.com Line of Hadrian’s Wall Immerse yourself in nature’s Kendalife smoothies are made with playground and take home memories! real fruit and form an ideal balance of Admire the majestic mountains on protein, carbohydrates and good fats. Tourist Information Centres our guided sunset canoe journey or With 24 vitamins and minerals to help try an adrenalin fi lled gorge scramble, Open all year (possible limited sustain you on the go. leaping from up to 10m high into opening during winter months) Available at www.kendalife.com, crystal clear pools. Seasonal E H Booths and our factory shop. We have many great adventures awaiting you. What will yours be? Visitor Information Points

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14 19 WINDOW SEAT On Water Lake District Wildlife Predator Experience Park Barn Close, Ayside, Grange-over-Sands, SIT BACK AND ENJOY THE VIEW, On Wheels Bassenthwaite, Cumbria LA11 6HY Keswick CA12 4RD 07733 366748 WINDERMERE BY RAIL 017687 76239 [email protected] On Ropes [email protected] www.predatorexperience.co.uk www.lakedistrictwildlifepark.com Interactive natural history experiences On Foot • Hands on Birds of Prey experience with a range of predators, including • Get up close with the Lemurs walking wolf hybrids, meeting foxes, Retail/Gear fl ying golden eagles, hawks and owls. • Interact with the mischievous Meerkats Walk on the ecological wild side, foot by The Lake District, Cumbria is easily accessible by rail and • Take our Alpacas on a stunning walk Adventure Activity paw and talon, in the stunning Lakeland boasts 123 miles of stunning track, which can whisk • Keeper Experience - Groom the Tapirs, countryside. Be inspired! you into the heart of the Lakes or along our lesser-explored feed the Lemurs and meet the Meerkats BOOKING ESSENTIAL. Booking is essential. Age restrictions may apply. coastline a lot quicker than you think.

GETTING HERE BY RAIL* Grid Ref: D6 Grid Ref: F12 Published by Cumbria Tourism, the offi cial Tourist You can reach Windermere in just 3hrs from London and only Board for Cumbria, June 2019. www.golakes.co.uk 2hrs from and Manchester. Carlisle is only 1hr from 15 20 Edinburgh, or 1.5hrs from Glasgow and Newcastle. Photo Credits: Low Wood Bay Resort & Spa, Dave Willis, Lakeland Climbing Alpacaly Ever After, CBA Events @ Graythwaite, Brockhole, Rookin House Equestrian GETTING AROUND BY RAIL* Treetop Trek/Alastair Lee, Cumbria Tourism, Tony West. Centre and Activity Centre Once you’re here, the Lakes Line can take you to Lake District Business Park, Produced by www.thedesignworks.co.uk. Kendal LA9 6NH Troutbeck, Penrith, Windermere in 20 mins. The Furness Line can take you to Cumbria CA11 0SS 01539 721766 017684 83561 foodie heaven within an hour and the Cumbria Coastal Line Printed on paper that comes from a responsible [email protected] [email protected] stretches on for miles over a leisurely 2 hrs 20 mins. and sustainable source. www.kendalwall.co.uk www.rookinhouse.co.uk Visit the award winning Lakeland Climbing Entries in this leafl et have been paid for and details supplied by Centre and discover adventurous activities Rookin House Equestrian & Activity PLAN YOUR TRIP AT GOLAKES.CO.UK/TRAVEL individual advertisers. Whilst every eff ort is made to ensure that for the whole family from age 5 upwards. Centre is a wonderful option for an information is correct at the time of going to print, details may action packed family or friends day out. Try our indoor Via Ferrata (Skyline), change. Cumbria Tourism accepts no responsibility for changes, CrazyClimb, a taster session or a private There are so many activities to choose errors or omissions or for the inconvenience arising therefrom. session. from including Horse Riding, Escorted Open daily whatever the weather. Quad Treks, Go Kart Rally Cross, Clay Book online or call us now. Shooting, Archery and so much more... thelakedistrict *All times are approximate and based on the fastest route. Actual travel times may vary. Cumbria Grid Ref: G10 Grid Ref: F6 Grid Ref: F9