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

Mountain Boarding at Surf The Turf near Kendal

With the sunshine bathing the Lake District Tom went down to Surf The Turf near Endmoor for a day of adrenaline fuelled fun. He was really proud of being able to make the jump so I took these three videos on my phone. They aren’t great quality but you can get an idea of the [...]

Osprey Watch - Watch the Bassenwthaite Opsreys

One of the highlights of The Lakes for nature lovers is the annual return of the Bassenthwaite Ospreys.

As well as going to see the nest, just North of Keswick, now you can now follow them on the internet!

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Surf The Turf - Mountain Boarding in The Lake District

Just got this update from Markus at Surf The Turf!

Tom is mega excited about the developments

Happy New 2010 to you all, hope you all had a great Christmas and used all that lovely snow for the purpose it was designed for, sliding down hills fast!

Utilising the quad bike and the tow rope Surf the [...]

Now every day can be Valentine’s Day in the Lake District

I just love this idea from Swish Travel

A romantic tour around the Lake District for you and your partner.

There are few places more romantic than the Lake District, Cumbria, so we decided to put together a dedicated romance tour to really make the most of the beautiful views on offer here.  Our indulgent Valentine Day [...]

Things to do in the Lake District

Here’s a selection of the available events to keep you entertained in the Lake District between now and Christmas.

Sedbergh Festival of Books & Drama Friday 18 – Sunday 27 September

Old Laundry Theatre Programme September – November

CAMRA Beer Festival, Kendal Town Hall 14 – 17 October

Kendal Festival of Food Saturday 24 [...]

Wakeboarding on Windermere

On Sunday we took the kids down to The Low Wood watersports centre and had a couple of hours learning to wakeboard.

Joe, our instructor was great and very patient and we all got up out of the water.

It was a lot of fun but quite tiring.

Whilst £65 an hour sound expensive you can split it [...]

Red Arrows

The organisers of this year’s Windermere Air Show have confirmed that the Red Arrows will be headlining the event!

The airshow will be held on July 25th and 26th at The Glebe, Bowness, Windermere

Things to do this Easter in the Lake District

There’s a great list of things to do in the Lake District this Easter at:

http://www.golakes.co.uk/recommended/article-top-10-easter.aspx

Most of these are within very easy striking distance of our lodges at Limefitt Park.

10 free things to do on holiday in the Lake District now that Spring is on its way

1. Go for a walk

The Lakes is heaven on earth for ramblers – look at one of the free routes on our website and treat yourself to a healthy and free slice of rest and relaxation

2. Go for a bike ride

Whether its on the winding lanes, the bridle paths or the exciting trails at Grizedale [...]

Mountain biking at Limefitt Park

We came across this mountain bike ride route that passes Limefitt Park on the “Singletrack World” site today.

The easy route shown doesn’t actually pass Limefitt Park. The other two do.

The medium route I might manage, but the hard one I’ll leave for those who are a bit younger and fitter ! (I imagine that the [...]