Escape to Westmorland for your holiday

Westmorland - Historic County - England

Key Towns - Ambleside Appleby-in-Westmorland Bowness-On-Windermere Grasmere Kendal Kirkby Lonsdale Kirkby Stephen Windermere

Westmorland - Historic County - England Westmorland now part of Cumbria. An abundance of beguiling scenery, including tarns, mountains, falls and becks. Cruise or hire rowing boats go kayaking or even go water skiing on Lake Windermere. Visit the Wordsworth Museum at Grasmere; Wordsworth loved and drew inspiration from this landscape of the Lake District, his home. Explore the mountain of Helvellyn at 950m (3118ft), which is approached by Striding Edge, the famous and renowned ridge that flanks the south eastern passage to the mountain. Kirkstone Pass the connecting road between Ulswater and Windermere, the highest road pass in the Lake District, has stunning views. Ambleside located at the head of Lake Windermere, popular with walkers and visitors; On the edge of the village are the tumbling waters of Stock Ghyll, this famous waterfall that was written about by the poet Keats. Other attractions in Westmorland include Colwith Force, Tilberthwaite Ghyll, Wetherlam and Tarn Hows. Levens Hall and Gardens, the topiary is some of the oldest in the world and justifiably famous.
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Westmorland Holiday Suggestions & Ideas
Follow Your Nose In the heart of the English Lake District National Park, just north of Lake Windermere is the world famous village of Grasmere. A classic tourist destination with the home of the English Poet William Wordsworth - Dove Cottage. Here is also the Grasmere Gingerbread Shop with its intoxicating spicy aroma. The business is owned and run by the Wilson family and has been for over 60 years. Each day visitors to the shop are greeted by the wonderful aroma of freshly baked gingerbread and an atmosphere that’s bursting with tradition. The recipe for the gingerbead is locked in the National Westminster Bank in Ambleside!		Chameleons to Computers Butterflies, birds and even bats fly free among the exotic vegetation of the tropical halls of Lakeland's Wildlife Discovery Centre. Situated in Hale in Cumbria the centre takes you on an interactive and educational tour of the entire animal kingdom using its own unique mix of wild animals from around the world and imaginative "hands-on" displays. Design your own mammal using an interactive computer game or your own insect by rolling a ball through the "bugatelle". Make yourself a souvenir fossil rubbing or follow the ink stamps through the Evolution Trail. The tropical hall and butterfly house are ideal venues for those wet days, and their friendly staff are always on hand to answer your queries and to let you meet some of the inhabitants face-to-face. Sunny days are appreciated by many of the inhabitants though, the lemurs and monkeys being particularly keen sunbathers. The Oasis is an all-weather attraction.
Walking Lancashire Coastal Way	Locations Hawkshead And Claife Argill Woods Grasmere And Great Langdale	Events Ambleside Daffodil & Spring Flower Show Damson Day Grasmere Festival of Stars Kendal Calling	Snippets Grasmere Lake and Wordsworth