Things to do in the Lake District
18 places · best first
Place photograph9.0Scale Force
Above the south-western shore of Crummock Water, near Buttermere, Cumbria
Gorge waterfall · AllTrails estimates 1.5–2 hours for its 4.4-mile out-and-back route. Britain Express describes a shorter 2.5-mile return
Place photograph8.6Bassenthwaite Lakeside Lodges
Bassenthwaite, near Keswick, Cumbria CA12 4QZ
Nature-led holiday park · Weekend
Place photograph8.6Ullswater
Lake District, Cumbria
Lake · Half day
Source image8.3Castlerigg Stone Circle
Castle Lane, Keswick, Cumbria CA12 4RN
Prehistoric · Under 1 hour
Source image8.2Tongue Pot
Upper Eskdale, Lake District, Cumbria
River · Half day
Place photograph8.1Wild Haweswater
Eastern Lake District, Cumbria
Mixed-habitat reserve · Half day
Source image8.1Tongue Pot
Upper Eskdale, Lake District, Cumbria
River · Half day
Place photograph8.0Stanley Ghyll Force
Eskdale, western Lake District, Cumbria, England
Waterside landscape · 1–2 hours
Place photograph7.9Aira Force Waterfall
Near Watermillock, Ullswater, Lake District
Waterside landscape · 1–2 hours for the waterfall
Place photograph7.8Drigg Sand Dunes & Beach
Drigg Beach, Holmrook, Cumbria
Dunes · 1–2 hours
Place photograph7.3Shap Abbey
Keld Lane, Shap, Penrith, Cumbria CA10 3NB
Abbey · 1–2 hours
Place photograph7.1Eycott Hill
Eycott Hill, about 7 miles north of Penrith, Cumbria
Mixed-habitat reserve · 1–2 hours
Blea Tarn
Little Langdale, Lake District National Park
Lake · 1–2 hours
Place photograph7.0Stock Ghyll Force
Ambleside, Lake District, Cumbria
Waterside landscape · 1–2 hours
Place photograph7.0Whitbarrow
Whitbarrow Forest, near Witherslack, Cumbria
Forest · 1–2 hours
Place photograph6.8Roudsea Wood and Mosses National Nature Reserve
South Lakeland, Cumbria
Mixed-habitat reserve · 1–2 hours
Place photograph6.8Windermere and Troutbeck
Troutbeck Valley and Windermere, Lake District
Valley · Half day
Place photograph5.8Lake District Falconry
Crook Road, Kendal, LA23 3NF
Wildlife watching · Check before visiting
- 01Scale ForceAbove the south-western shore of Crummock Water, near Buttermere, Cumbria
- 02Bassenthwaite Lakeside LodgesBassenthwaite, near Keswick, Cumbria CA12 4QZ
- 03UllswaterLake District, Cumbria
- 04Castlerigg Stone CircleCastle Lane, Keswick, Cumbria CA12 4RN
- 05Tongue PotUpper Eskdale, Lake District, Cumbria
- 06Wild HaweswaterEastern Lake District, Cumbria
- 07Tongue PotUpper Eskdale, Lake District, Cumbria
- 08Stanley Ghyll ForceEskdale, western Lake District, Cumbria, England
- 09Aira Force WaterfallNear Watermillock, Ullswater, Lake District
- 10Drigg Sand Dunes & BeachDrigg Beach, Holmrook, Cumbria
