browsing cafes and tea rooms

Tewitfield, Carnforth, Lancashire, LA6 1JH, Tel: 01524 784184, Email, www.greenlandsfarmvillage.co.uk

Located within an artisan village and right next to a delightful open farm, Wellies Café is all about you relaxing with friends and family, enjoying good, locally-sourced home cooked fayre, served by friendly people.

Speciality: Award winning local produce

Lakeside, Newby Bridge, Ulverston, Cumbria, LA12 8AS, Tel: 015395 30153, Email

Unthank, Nr. Hutton-in-the -Forest, Penrith, Cumbria, CA11 9TG, Tel: 017684 84538, Email, www.up-front.com

Upfront Gallery has changing exhibitions throughout the year. There is a shop selling ceramics, jewellery, cards and gifts. A restaurant serving a wide selection of vegetarian meals, snacks and home-made cakes, seating 42.

West Strand, Whitehaven, Cumbria, CA28 7LY, Tel: 01946 590231, Email, www.thebeacon-whitehaven.co.uk

New harbourside cafe with local specialities.

Coniston, Cumbria, LA21 8AD, Tel: 015394 41715, www.brantwood.org.uk

Brantwood, the former home of eminent Victorian John Ruskin and a treasure house of art and memorabilia. The 250-acre estate comprises 8 unique gardens, ancient woodland, high moors and meadows.

Coniston, Cumbria, LA21 8DP, Tel: 015394 41433, Email, www.yewtree-farm.com

Famous picturesque farmhouse tea room.

Speciality: Home-made soups and cakes.

Bowness-on-Windermere, Windermere, Cumbria, LA23 3JT, Tel: 015394 46139, Email, www.blackwell.org.uk

Our inviting menu emphasises quality and the handmade, reflecting the philosophy of the Arts & Crafts Movement. On sunny days you can enjoy your meal outside on the terraces – listed as one of The Times’ ‘50 best places to eat alfresco’.

Speciality: Home-made soups, Blackwell chocolate hazelnut brownie and Blackwell Panforte.

Coalbeck Farm, Bassenthwaite, Keswick, Cumbria, CA12 4RD, Tel: 017687 76239, Email, www.lakedistrictwildlifepark.com

You can enjoy a delicious homemade lunch or slice of cake in our cafe.

Abbot Hall, Kendal, Cumbria, LA9 5AL, Tel: 01539 722464, Email, www.abbothall.org.uk

At Abbot Hall art gallery you can relax in the coffee shop where an appetising menu of locally produced food is freshly prepared daily.

Speciality: Home-made soups, Morecambe Bay potted shrimps and cheese ploughmans.

Garsdale Road, Sedbergh, Cumbria, LA10 5LW, Tel: 015396 21159, Email, www.farfieldmill.org

You'll find a warm welcome and a range of excellent dishes from light lunches to tea, coffee and home made cakes and scones. Visit and sample the daily specials, all with an emphasis on local Cumbrian produce.

Walby, Crosby-on-Eden, Carlisle, CA6 4QL, Tel: 01228 573056, Email, www.walbyfarmpark.co.uk

Farm visitor attraction with large indoor play area for all the family. Outdoor play area, cafe and shop.

Low Sizergh Farm, Sizergh, Kendal, Cumbria, LA8 8AE, Tel: 015395 60426, Email, www.lowsizerghbarn.co.uk

Delicious home-made food in an oak-beamed barn with a view over the cow milking.

Cark in Cartmel, Grange-over-Sands, Cumbria, LA11 7PL, Tel: 015395 53907, Email, www.holker.co.uk

Cafe offereing the best of homade and local foodand refreshments.

Lakeside, Keswick, Cumbria, CA12 5DJ, Tel: 017687 72282, Email, www.theatrebythelake.com

Set on the shores of Derwentwater in Keswick, Theatre by the Lake is Cumbria's only year-round professional producing theatre. Hosting a wide range of visiting drama, music, dance, talks, comedy and film.

Town End, Grasmere, Cumbria, LA22 9SH, Tel: 015394 35268, Email, www.wilfs-cafe.co.uk

Large cafe and tearoom selling cakes, snacks, lunches, ice-cream, refreshments and meals throughout the day.

Underskiddaw, Keswick, Cumbria, CA12 4QE, Tel: 017687 72287, Email, www.mirehouse.com

Family-run historic house with strong literary connections. Live piano music and children's quiz in the house. Woodland playgrounds, heather maze, lakeside and poetry walk in the grounds.Great tearoom specialising in Cumbrian food.

Speciality: Cumberland sausage; sticky ginger pudding, served with rum butter

Temple Sowerby, Penrith, Cumbria, CA10 1SP, Tel: 017683 66826, Email, www.nationaltrust.org.uk

Tranquil, walled garden with outstanding medicinal and culinary herb collection and orchards, woodland walks to a restored watermill.

Southend Road, Penrith, Cumbria, CA11 8JH, Tel: 01768 863450, Email, www.northcountryleisure.org.uk/eden/penrith-leisure-centre/

Set in our large atrium area, Cafe @ Leisure and bar offers a relaxed atmosphere to wind down after your workout. Enjoy a hot meal, snack or choose from a range of drink options; an ideal meeting place for families and friends.