Browsing local transport within 8 miles of Silver Cottage 

Brockhole, Windermere, Cumbria, LA23 1LJ, (5 miles, 8kms), www.parkwithease.co.uk

Visitor centre with interactive exhibitions, Mawson gardens, adventure playground, shop and information centre. Lakeshore access for all.

Brockhole, Windermere, Cumbria, LA23 1LJ, (5 miles, 8kms), www.brockhole.co.uk

Visitor centre with interactive exhibitions, Mawson gardens, adventure playground, shop and information centre. Lakeshore access for all.

Brockhole, Windermere, Cumbria, LA23 1LJ, (5 miles, 8kms), Tel: 015394 46601, www.brockhole.co.uk

4 electric bikes to hire

Cumbria, (7 miles, 11kms)

At the heart of the central and south lakes visitor experience, Ambleside bristles with activity and is an ideal base for exploring the county.

Cycle Route: Ambleside - Rydal Water - Loughrigg Tarn - Ambleside

Cumbria, (7 miles, 11kms)

At the heart of the central and south lakes visitor experience, Ambleside bristles with activity and is an ideal base for exploring the county.

Cumbria, (7 miles, 11kms)

At the heart of the central and south lakes visitor experience, Ambleside bristles with activity and is an ideal base for exploring the county.

Lound Road, Kendal, Cumbria, LA9 7FH, (5 miles, 8kms), Tel: 01539 732363, www.kvillage.co.uk

500 spaces. Open daily, 9am - 1 hour after close of centre.

The Promenade, Bowness-on-Windermere, Windermere, Cumbria, LA23 3HQ, (4 miles, 7kms), Tel: 015394 43360, Email, www.windermere-lakecruises.co.uk

Windermere Lake Cruises trace their origins back to Victorian days, steamers and launches carry over 1.35 million visitors each year. The steamers have saloons, promenade decks, teashops and licensed bars.

Waterhead Pier, Waterhead, Ambleside, Cumbria, LA22 0EY, (6 miles, 10kms), Tel: 015394 43360, Email, www.windermere-lakecruises.co.uk

Windermere Lake Cruises trace their origins back to Victorian days, steamers and launches carry over 1.35 million visitors each year. The steamers have saloons, promenade decks, teashops and licensed bars.

Cumbria, (4 miles, 6kms)

Just a mile from the lake shores, Windermere is a small yet charming Lakeland town, with a great choice of welcoming B&Bs and guest houses.

Cycle Route: Windermere - Crook - Windermere

Victoria Forge, Victoria Street, Windermere, Cumbria, LA23 1AD, (4 miles, 6kms), Tel: 015394 47414, Email, www.kankku.co.uk

Kankku has specially prepared 4x4 vehicles that you drive on rough and rocky scenic trails through the Lake District National Park.

Cumbria, (7 miles, 12kms)

The pretty, narrow cobbled streets, squares, courtyards and whitewashed cottages of Hawkshead make for an idyllic Lakeland setting.

Cycle Route: Hawkshead - Lake Windermere - Near Sawrey - Hawkshead

Windermere Railway Station, Windermere, Cumbria, LA23 1AH, (4 miles, 6kms), Tel: 015394 44544, Email, www.countrylaneslakedistrict.co.uk

Hire a bike from the local cycle hire experts. We offer quality cycle hire, spares and repairs, route information and maps, day trips, short breaks and longer tours.

Windermere Railway Station, Windermere, Cumbria, LA23 1AH, (4 miles, 6kms), Tel: 015394 44544, Email, www.countrylaneslakedistrict.co.uk

Hire a bike from the local cycle hire experts. We offer quality cycle hire, spares and repairs, route information and maps, day trips, short breaks and longer tours.

Windermere Railway Station, Windermere, Cumbria, LA23 1AH, (4 miles, 6kms), Tel: 015394 44544, Email, www.countrylaneslakedistrict.co.uk

Hire a bike from the local cycle hire experts. We offer quality cycle hire, spares and repairs, route information and maps, day trips, short breaks and longer tours.

Highgate, Kendal, Cumbria, LA9 4HE, (5 miles, 7kms), Tel: 01539 725133, www.breweryarts.co.uk

Known nationally as a centre for world-class theatre, music, art and events, the Brewery has a 450 capacity music venue, three cinemas, two visual arts galleries, drama studio, darkroom facilities, meeting rooms, great restaurant/cafe/bar.

Windermere Aquatic Complex, Glebe Road, Bowness-in-Windermere, Cumbria, LA23 3HE, (5 miles, 7kms), Tel: 07407 422 798, Email, www.electric-mountain.co.uk

Electric mountain bikes and road hybrid bikes available to hire. We also offer electric cycle tours with official Lake District guides, as well as guided electric bike rides with varying degrees of difficulty and length.

Town View, Kendal, Cumbria, LA9 4QL, (4 miles, 7kms), Tel: 01539 721416, Email, www.lakedistrictadventures.co.uk

Guided cycle rides along Lake District trails. Get to wild places, quickly! Your guide will be a qualified trail cycle leader who will take you along a route suitable for your fitness and ability.

Cumbria, (7 miles, 11kms)

At the heart of the central and south lakes visitor experience, Ambleside bristles with activity and is an ideal base for exploring the county.

Cumbria, (7 miles, 11kms)

At the heart of the central and south lakes visitor experience, Ambleside bristles with activity and is an ideal base for exploring the county.

Cumbria, (7 miles, 11kms), Tel: 0845 602 8030, www.co-wheels.org.uk

VW Up! now available to hire by the hour from Ambleside. Located in the central car park, its close to you when you want it. Its ideal for short hire to get you where you want to be.

Cumbria, (7 miles, 12kms), Tel: 0845 602 8030, www.co-wheels.org.uk

VW Up! now available to hire by the hour from Hawkshead village. Located in the central car park, its close to you when you want it. Its ideal for short hire to get you where you want to be.

Great Langdale, Ambleside, Cumbria, LA22 9JU, (0.3 miles, 0.4kms), Tel: 01539 822222

National Trust property on main footpath up to Langdale Pikes. A lovely river walk past small and larger falls.

Compston Road, Ambleside, Cumbria, LA22 9DJ, (7 miles, 11kms), Tel: 01729 860353, Email, www.whiteplatts.co.uk

Electric bike charge point

(4 miles, 7kms), Tel: 0871 200 22 33, www.traveline.org.uk/index.htm

Bowness - Ambleside - Grasmere

Bus Route: Kendal-Windermere-Bowness-Ambleside-Rydal-Grasmere

Far Sawrey, Ambleside, Cumbria, LA22 0LQ, (6 miles, 10kms)