Photos of the area


Around Limefitt Park - Near Jenkins CragAround Limefitt Park - WIndermere with rainbowAround Limefitt Park - View from Wansfell PikeAround Limefitt Park - Troutbeck GardenAround Limefitt Park - Troutbeck GardenAround Limefitt Park - UllswaterAround Limefitt Park - Troutbeck ChurchyardAround Limefitt Park - TownendDSCF1561Around Limefitt Park - Troutbeck ChurchAround Limefitt Park - Cattle on the fellsAround Limefitt Park - Troutbeck TongueAround Limefitt Park - View from WansfellAround Limefitt Park - View from Ill bellAround Limefitt Park - Troutbeck ChurchyardAround Limefitt Park - Troutbeck TongueAround Limefitt Park - WindermereAround Limefitt Park - UllswaterAround Limefitt Park - Limefiit from aboveAround Limefitt Park - Troutbeck Churchyard

There’s gold in them thar hills

Well it’s not the wild west in ’49, but prospectors have found gold in Troutbeck! Before you all rush to book with dreams of coming on holiday and finding enough gold to fund a lodge at Limefitt Park I should probably point out that the amounts are minuscule.

A GROWING band of prospectors are [...]

Must Have iPhone Applications for Your Visit to the Lake District

Choosing where to stay

There is a free “Visit Britain” iPhone app (Free) but it gets very poor review as do most other applications that you can find by typing the search term “lake district” into iTunes. Don’t despair though you already have the most useful app of all to play with pre-installed on [...]

The Dog Friendly Lake District

Happy New Year to all our friends out there.

As a special new Year treat I am bringing you an article that I found in the nether reaches of the internet. Enjoy!

Dog Friendly Pubs in the Lake District

Cumbria is a great place for dogs. Wherever you to, you’ll see visitors and [...]

So Did We Really Make The Best Vacation Rental Video Of 2010?

Well we don’t like to blow our own trumpet too hard but we were chuffed to mintballs to read that Heather Bayer over at The Cottage Blogger has voted the video we made with Dan Childs and Getaway Earth her Number 1 Vacation Rental Video of 2010! Thanks Heather!

Best Vacation Rental Video [...]

Special Offers at Our Lake District Pine Lodges

November and early December are a great time to grab a value break in the Lakes.

We have reduced our prices below our normal off peak levels so there has never been a better time to get a quick fix of the natural beauty that is everywhere in the Lakes!

Check out our [...]

Windermere Lodges – Meet The Owner Video

Over the last month the guys at Getaway Earth equivalent for after you’ve watched the Windermere Lodges video.

Like most owners of self-catering properties I struggle with some fundamental questions on a depressingly regular basis. How do I differentiate myself from the ever increasing number of similar properties that are available in the same [...]

The Levens Chilli Fest

At the weekend we went over to Levens Hall for the annual Chilli Fest.

Levens is always a pleasure as its gardens are magnificent at any time of year.

Levens Hall

Levens Orchard

We enjoyed the chilli fest, and we came away with some very [...]

Cumbria - Top 20 Visitor Attractions

Have you ever wondered what the top 20 visitor attractions in Cumbria and the Lake District are?

Here they are ranked by number of visits in 2009

Windermere Lake Cruises in South Lakeland

Rheged in Eden

Ullswater Steamers in Eden

Whinlatter Forest Park & Visitor Centre in Allerdale

Tullie House Museum and Art Gallery [...]

A visit to Grasmere

Grasmere has always been one of my favourite Lake District places, so yesterday we combined a mission to collect some gingerbread with a saunter around the village. We visited our favourite shop in Grasmere – Craglands – to collect our gingerbread voucher from Chris Shaw (@cragchris on Twitter) from whom we had won it [...]

Suki shows she's a real flatcoat at the 2010 Ullswater Show

Today we went to  the Ullswater Show. They had a fantastic day for it . On the way in a gentleman came up and asked Linda if she’d mind coming into the ring with Suki as he was doing a demonstration about working dog breeds. Suki duly demonstrated that she does have a mind [...]