Tarn Hows is a beautiful setting in the heart of the Lake District National Park. There is a small…read morelake and a lovely circular easy walk with wonderful views all around. Some of the walk is on higher ground and some is through woods but the path has been kept very flat to make it as easy a walk as is possible. Very much a young family walk or an older persons walk. It is a relatively flat walk and easy to do - many pushchairs have been there in the past. This is particularly nice with the Autumn tints or snow on the hills. The National Trust Car park gets very crowded at peak times so be early so as not to be disapointed. Parking charges apply for non National Trust members.

Tarn Hows is so lovely and its a really 'do-able' walk for people of all abilities. Really nice.read more

9/1/11 After the floods of 2000 it was decided to dam the…read moreriver Gaunless up stream from West Auckland to prevent further flooding (2004) of the village so a wetlands area in the flood plane of the dam was created. It also follows the route of the former rail line to Ramshaw. Nice foot paths are provided & the area is well landscaped. Unfortunately this visit was during the winter so not alot of wild life could be seen. Well worth a visit or to pass through on a walk. I have been for walk here many times since my first visit in 2011. Its really relaxing & with the meadows in bloom with wild flowers quite idilc. Quite a hidden gem. The small wetland walking path off the main path is right amongst the wildlife with seating placed where you can sit & observe the wildlife going about there daily tasks. Just a nice place to leave the world behind.

The only trouble with Windermere is, that it can be cold and windy on the open water. When I went…read morewith my sister and two nieces, we got a 24 hour family ticket (2 adults and up to 3 children 5-15) which will cost £31.50 this year. It meant that we could leave the car at Lakeside, and take the boat the length of the lake to Ambleside. Later on the same ticket we went down to Brockhole, where the children wore themselves out on the adventure playground, and we picniced, then headed back to Lakeside. An adult ticket for the day would cost £11.60 and a child £5.80. If, as I mentioned earlier, it is cold and windy you can sit downstairs, and enjoy the views just as well. When it's sunny there's competition for the best seats on deck. The commentary, on each cruise is usually interesting. There are small coffee outlets downstairs on each boat.

Called in here for Sunday breakfast, the "full Yorkshire breakfast" was superb !!…read more There is also a farm shop to browse around.

Worth a detour. Delicious home made light meals, cakes and soup, in a lovely converted barn…read more Outside there's a play area, more interesting than the usual. This place is attached to the Hay Close Maize Maze, open every summer, which you have to pay to go into.

Stopped for breakfast before heading home to Scotland, lovely full breakfast and free coffee…read morerefills. Great cafe with a good selection of cakes, bakes and sweet treats, and a cracking breakfast menu. Nice outdoor play park for the kids and excellent farm shop for picking up good quality local produce.

Great food but very slow service…read more We were on the last day of a very boozy weekend in the lakes and needed a good breakfast to help us along. We hid from the rain this little cafe and ordered some excellent fry ups. Two of us had the standard English breakfast while Dan went for the large version which contained a serious amount of meat. I really enjoyed mine. The line up was scrambled egg (you get to choose you egg type), sausage, bacon, black pud, beans, tomato, mushrooms, hash brown and toast. My toast could have been more toasted (it was still pretty much bread) but everyone else's looked good so I think it was a blip. I had a latte too which was good. It's waitress service to order but they were not in any rush to come over so if you are hungry I'd suggest heading up to the counter.

We came across this place during our last Lake District trip by seeing people walk around with…read moreboxes of scones and looking very happy ... So we asked, where did you get them? ... They pointed us to this lovely establishment :) The scones are to die for, made according to an old family recipe an they are truest delicious, I'm normally not a scone person but took a large box!!! :)

Totally superb and very highly recommended!! Don't trail round looking for nice cafes in Dumfries…read morebecause this is the best one! The 'Mission Statement' on the wall is, "Provide and serve healthy wholesome food in a warm and inviting atmosphere" and they do that in spades. It's a comfortable cafe with delightful decor and colours - everything is clean including the brightly patterned tablecloths; the food is excellent and very good value (better than any we've found in Dumfries and we've tried out several places over the last few years). There's a great breakfast menu, snacks of many kinds, soup and fresh bread, sandwiches, toasties, panini, rolls, baguettes, vegetarian choices and so much more. I had a baked potato and I was surprised and delighted that it was a good size and heaped with cheese and coleslaw (so often these days you get a small potato with hardly any filling!) It also arrived with an eye-catching fresh salad which included slices of orange and tortilla chips - not bad at all these days for only £5.25! My husband had a scrambled egg roll which he said was lovely - fresh and delicious and only £2.25 (where else would you find that?) There is a huge choice of drinks both hot and cold; good teas and coffees, hot chocolate and more. The owner is very pleasant and helpful as was the lady who brought our meals to the table. We'll definitely go straight there the next time we're in Dumfries!

Best chicken noodle soup I've ever had! The chicken wrap special was delicious it had a little…read moreflavor of curry and raisins and was delightful. It's a small cafe on a small characterful street. Stopped here on our way down to England.