Browsing local shops within 8 miles of Smithy Cottage Bed & Breakfast

Unthank, Nr. Hutton-in-the -Forest, Penrith, Cumbria, CA11 9TG, (0.1 miles, 0.1kms), Tel: 017684 84538, Email, www.up-front.com

Beautifully converted 17thC farm buildings. Changing exhibitions, vegetarian restaurant, gift shop and puppet theatre.

Redhills, Penrith, Cumbria, CA11 0DQ, (5 miles, 9kms), Tel: 01768 868000, Email, www.rheged.com

With 10 fantastic shops, 3 tasty cafes, pottery painting, indoor & outdoor play, a giant cinema screen, plus 5 exhibitions a year in our Gallery, 4 TIC pods and lots of family events in the school holidays, there is plenty to do at Rheged.

Little Salkeld, Nr Penrith, Cumbria, CA10 1NN, (7 miles, 11kms), 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.

High Head Farm, Ivegill, Carlisle, Cumbria, CA4 0PJ, (6 miles, 9kms), Tel: 016974 73552, Email, www.highheadsculpturevalley.co.uk

A family friendly contemporary art gallery and tearoom set on a working dairy farm, 5 acres of outdoor sculpture park and 70 acres of farm walks. Luxury health suite with hydrotheraphy spa bath, sauna.

Ullswater Road, Penrith, Cumbria, CA11 7EH, (5 miles, 9kms), Tel: 01768 868680, Email, www.cranstons.net

At our award winning Food Hall you will find the very best food and drink that Cumbria, renowned for the quality of its livestock farming and its thriving artisan food scene, has to offer.

Speciality: Locally sourced quality meats and other Cumbrian produce.