Image: A summer day in Grange-in-Borrowdale, looking toward Skiddaw. Mark Gilligan Wastwater Photography Spend part of your summer in our beautiful World Heritage Site and you’ll be spoilt for choice on things to do, whatever the weather. Here’s some ideas for you to get planning your next trip! 1. To 2 September 2018: Kids of …
Hire an e-bike from Electreks and explore the tracks and lanes around the beautiful setting of High Borrans Farm, just 3 miles from Lake Windermere. We’re delighted to be working with Electreks who have just launched their e-bike hire at High Borrans: providing electric bike hire which you can pre-book and pick up right on …
When you’ve had a long journey to get to the Lakes, wouldn’t it be nice if you could pre-order a hamper of Cumbrian tasty goodies to welcome you? We’ve teamed up with our friends at Low Sizergh Farm, near Kendal, South Cumbria; who have prepared a scrumptious local produce hamper for you to enjoy; which you …
(image c wildswimming.co.uk) The weather in the UK has been just incredible; perfect for a wild swim! Summer is definitely here, and – we hope – here to stay. We all love a walk, but can there be anything better than after a few miles underfoot, when you’re hot and bothered, taking a plunge in …
Here at Lake District Lodge Holidays we’re supporting The Lake District Pound (LD£) – our region’s new local currency – designed to celebrate everything you love about this place, and help keep our region special. You can spend LD£ in local businesses in and around the Lake District, where you see the LD£ sign. Spending LD£ is …
One of our most beautiful native flowers, bluebells, are in flower during May here in the Lakes, and at this time of year you’ll begin to spot the gorgeous blue or purple haze spreading like wildfire around our woodlands and hillsides. Here’s a few facts about the lovely blooms, thanks to our friends at Cumbria …
Spring has arrived in the Lakes, and we’re finally coming out of a very long ‘proper’ winter. We’ve had lots of snow, so the Lakes has been looking very pretty and everyone has had lots of winter walks, sledging and even ski-ing. (who needs the Alps?) Easter was early and a bit cold and damp …
We’ve been working with Mark for the past year on our seasonal photoshoots, and it is always a fun and lively day out. As well as being productive of course, providing us with a portfolio of unique images. I set up the date and model for our shoot (usually a colleague who had been ‘persuaded’ …
I was lucky enough to arrive for a High Borrans weekender, on one of those fantastic, early-spring, blue-sky Lake District days. The route is easy – just 3 miles or so off the busy A591, and you feel like you’ve arrived in a little piece of heaven. The drive up has views back out to …
Spring is on its way (honest) and with it comes that favourite time of Easter holidays when we all emerge from what has been a bit of a harsh winter! If you’re coming up to the Lakes, there’s lots of things to choose from – to entertain the kids, get a bit of local culture, …
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