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Appleby & Carlisle, TR27 9AD, Tel: 0845 3102458, Email, www.statesmanrail.com

A steam-hauled train over the Settle and Carlisle railway with sightseeing in Appleby or Carlisle.

Rail Route: Lancaster-Preston-Blackburn-Clitheroe-Long Preston

Honister Pass, Borrowdale, Keswick, Cumbria, CA12 5XN, Tel: 017687 77230, Email, www.honister.com

The last working slate mine in England. Fully guided mine tours and Via Ferrata. Browse the visitor centre. Our Sky Hi cafe serves freshly prepared, locally sourced, pannins, soups and crepes.

Ravenglass, Cumbria, CA18 1SW, Tel: 01229 717171, Email, www.ravenglass-railway.co.uk

Heritage steam engines haul open-top and cosy covered carriages from the Lake District coastal village of Ravenglass to the foot of England's highest mountains.

Garsdale Road, Sedbergh, Cumbria, LA10 5LW, Tel: 015396 21958, Email, www.farfieldmill.org

Set in the inspirational Howgills, over 4 floors you'll find heritage displays and original working looms, resident artists whose work is for sale, regularly changing exhibitions, displays and sales of arts and crafts.

Little Salkeld, Nr Penrith, Cumbria, CA10 1NN, Tel: 01768 881523, Email, www.organicmill.co.uk

Historic watermill with organic tearoom, millshop and mill tours in a quiet beckside setting. Adult and children's baking and cooking courses.

The Railway Station, Alston, Cumbria, CA9 3JB, Tel: 01434 381696, Email, www.strps.org.uk

Enjoy a scenic ride through the beautiful South Tyne valley from Alston to Kirkhaugh or Lintley.

Temple Sowerby, Penrith, Cumbria, CA10 1SP, Tel: 017683 61893, Email, www.nationaltrust.org.uk

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

Haverthwaite Station, Haverthwaite, Ulverston, Cumbria, LA12 8AL, Tel: 015395 31594, Email, www.lakesiderailway.co.uk

Steam trains running a seasonal daily service from Haverthwaite to Lakeside via the Leven valley. Licensed restaurant, engine sheds, shop, picnic area