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Castlerigg Stone Circle (Keswick) – Visit the Castlerigg
Circle, one of the oldest stone circles in England, ca 3000 BC. The rocks
look like Polomoche’s island in Babar and Zephir and it’s
just a spectacular setting. You can hike to it from many routes in the
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Threlkeld Quarry and Mining Museum (Keswick) –
People have mined the stone and ore from Cumbria for centuries. Tour the
Threlkeld Quarry where granite was quarried, and find out what it was like
to be a miner in the Underground Mine Experience. In the Mining Musem, the
Geology Room has a table-top relief map of Lake District geology (very cool).
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Beatrix Potter’s Hill Top Farm (Sawrey) – Stop by Beatrix Potter’s 17th century farmhouse where
she lived and wrote her beloved children’s books. She observed and
drew from nature around her. Bring along The Tale of Jemima Puddle-Duck or Tom Kitten to compare her drawings with the landscape at Hill
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 Visit The World of Beatrix Potter in Bowness, a well-done exhibit that
recreates her characters in the Lake District surroundings. |
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William Wordsworth’s house(s) (Grasmere) – See the landscape that inspired the poet Wordsworth to write poems
such as "I wandered lonely as a cloud." Make an all day excursion
to walk to Dove Cottage and Rydal Mount, two houses where
he wrote poetry and lived for many years. |
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Lake Windermere Cruises –
Take a delightful ride around Lake Windermere on a small steamboat ("steamer").
You can pick them up at Bowness or Ambleside. The trip around the lake provides
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Aquarium of the Lakes (Newby Bridge) –
This freshwater aquarium specializes in exhibits about the Lake District),
including a re-creation of the bottom of Lake Windemere and a water lab
of microscopic life in the lake. |
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From
the pier next to the aquarium, take The Lakeside and Haverthwaite Railway for a steam train excursion to Haverthwaite. |
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Cruise Ullswater – The Lake District is filled with lovely
lakes, and Ullswater is one of the most beautiful. Take a cruise on a
19th century steamer, now powered by oil. Pick up the boat at Glenridding,
Howtown, or Pooley Bridge. Combine your cruise with a walk along the southern
side of the lake |
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Muncaster Castle (Ravenglass) – This 13th century caste, built on a Roman foundation, has been owned by the same
family for centuries. It’s supposed to be a haunted castle, especially
the Tapestry room, and if you look hard, you might even see some faeries
floating around the garden. The World Owl Trust, located on the
grounds, gives a "Meet the Birds" show daily. |
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Steam train (Ravenglass) –
Take the Ravenglass & Eskdale Railway, a pint-size steam train
from Ravenglass through Eskdale. The train was originally designed to carry
ore from Eskdale to the coast. The train also stops at the Muncaster
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Idyllic summer
holidays of the four Walker children, sailing their boat, the Swallow,
and camping on an island in the Lake District. A family favorite!
(Chapter book)
And more delightful
adventures in Swallowdale
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“ I have a new young rabbit called Peter.” Fabulous scrapbook with tons of good stuff about Beatrix Potter, best-loved author of Peter Rabbit. Fold-out letters, her exquisite drawings of animals and nature, illustrated Christmas cards, photos of family and friends, and more. Good for all ages (an inspiration for older kids to create their own children’s books). (Activity book)
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Wordsworth loved
the Lake District, and his poems, accompanied by painterly illustrations,
bring home the magic of the mountains, lakes, fields and sky, a
boy staring pensively into the water, daffodils "fluttering
and dancing in the breeze." (Picture book)
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(More children's
books on other England pages) |
