Lake district holidays

[wizzo]

Can anyone recommend a good place/area to stay in the Lake district. We have two dogs and are interested in taking lots of walks and wildlife/landscape shots. A local pub or two is a priority! Thanks - Wizzo

[Richard G.]

Problem at the moment wizzo, is many places are underwater. Think I'd be tempted to wait for the waters to recede and see what the state of play is then. Having said that, I've already got a cottage booked for next April with these guys, just hoping it's OK.

We've stayed at one of their cottages in Elterwater a couple of times in the past. Lovely little village with great scenery on the doorstep and the Britannia Inn was the cover pub for the Good Beer Guide in 2006, not been recently though to be fair. Very, very busy little pub though...

[Kleftiwallah]

Easy Peasy, Beech House Glenridding, by the shore of Ullswater, across the road from Helvellyn. You have Aira Force down't road and Kirkstone Pass to the left. The house 'management' are extremely nice. We spent our 25th wedding anniv' there. Cheers, Tony.

[wizzo]

Thanks guys! I'm looking right now

[shirl]

We have stayed at loads of places in the Lakes but Blind Tarn near Grasmere is one of my favourites, detatched farmhouse at the foot of the mountains. Down side - about a 20/30 minute walk through gorgeous countryside to the village of Grasmere. No problem in the summer evenings of course. The advert used to say 1 dog, but we asked and we were allowed to take both of ours. It's brill!

Shirl

[wizzo]

Thanks Shirl, I'll look it up in a sec. Sounds ideal though! Thanks

[shirl]

Originally Posted by wizzo

Thanks Shirl, I'll look it up in a sec. Sounds ideal though! Thanks

Buzzards right outside the door - heavenly. We have loved it there, it's cosy spacious and fabulous for the dogs.

Shirl

[agrumpycow]

We stayed in a cottage in Seascale. If you can ignore the power station on the horizon there is a very large sandy beach which our dogs loved, a secure garden and a couple of pubs and you are within easy reach by car of a lot of the lakes, particularly Wast Water (my favourite!). Do a google search for 'holiday cottage Seascale' and you'll find it

[wizzo]

Claire, which cottage did you stay in? There were quite a few on the page I looked at. Shirl, I found the Blind Tarn. Wow, I could cope with staying there for a couple of weeks! What a lovely place. Our dogs would absolutley love it. Are there any other people living near by? Thanks again guys!

[agrumpycow]

This is the page for it. The photos are old ones and the decor has been updated a bit but you'll get the gist. (parking for 3 cars is a bit ambitious, but there is parking)

http://www.cottages4you.co.uk/sites/...~288~N~N~N~N~N