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

Calico Trikes - a new way to see the Lakes?

We had a visit from David Lister of Calico Trikes on Friday.

Calico Trike Tours

Here he is driving past Kingfisher Lodge.

He’s offering a discount to our guests – it looks like a fun way to do the sights and you’d certainly get a bit of attention as you cruise through Ambleside [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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!

// Get the Lake District Osprey Project widget and many other great free widgets at [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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.