Browsing leisure activities within 8 miles of 1 Beech House Apartments 

The Pier House, Glenridding, Penrith, Cumbria, CA11 0US, (0.3 miles, 0.5kms), Tel: 017684 82229, Email, www.ullswater-steamers.co.uk

The ‘Steamers’ create the perfect opportunity to combine a cruise with some of the most famous and spectacular walks in the lake District

Watermillock, Penrith, Cumbria, CA11 0JS, (2 miles, 4kms), Tel: 017684 82356, Email, www.nationaltrust.org.uk/aira-force-and-ullswater

The tumbling waterfall of Aira Force, drops an impressive 65 feet and can be reached by strolling through ancient woodland and landscaped glades. The perfect place for a family and picnic.

Rookin House Farm, Troutbeck, Penrith, Cumbria, CA11 0SS, (6 miles, 9kms), Tel: 017684 83561, Email, www.rookinhouse.co.uk

Wide range of activities including horse riding, quad biking, go-karting, archery, clay pigeon shooting and Stalwart Army truck. The first stop for paintball in Cumbria. We operate 2 paintball sites and also have a mobile unit.

Lodore Boat Landings, Derwentwater, Borrowdale, Keswick, Cumbria, CA12 5UX, (8 miles, 12kms), Tel: 017687 76572, Email, www.plattyplus.co.uk

Tuition/hire in canoes, kayaks, sailing boats, dragon boat, Viking longship voyager canoe on Derwentwater, individuals/groups/families/special needs catered for.

Cumbria, (7 miles, 12kms), Tel: 0845 272 0004

Pooley Bridge is situated on the river Eamont, below Dunmallard Hill, at the northern tip of Ullswater, one of Lakeland's most attractive lakes.

Cumbria, (8 miles, 12kms)

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

(6 miles, 10kms)

Despite opposition, Haweswater was made into a reservoir in 1929 swallowing the villages of Mardale and Measand which can be seen when water is low.

Cumbria, (7 miles, 12kms)

Picturesque Grasmere, home to William Wordsworth and famed for its annual sports, is the northernmost village in the southern Lake District.

CA, (7 miles, 11kms)

From a 17th-century mining community at the base of Blencathra to 19th-century water resource at the foot of Helvellyn, the two communities of Threlkeld and Thirlmere are linked by the lovely Vale of St John.

Glenridding, Cumbria, CA11 0QQ, (0.3 miles, 0.4kms), Tel: 01539 822222

(4 miles, 7kms)

Thirlmere was originally two smaller lakes, which were joined to create a single resevoir surrounded by 2000 acres of spruce and larch.

(4 miles, 7kms)

Ullswater is the second largest lake at 7.5 miles long. Its is very deep and at picturesque with a lake road affording some lovely scenery.

The Slack, Ambleside, Cumbria, LA22 9DQ, (8 miles, 12kms), Tel: (015394) 33592

Cycle Retail

Little Langdale, Cumbria, LA22 9PA, (8 miles, 12kms), Tel: 01539 822222

Cycle Route: Little Langdale, Skelwith Bridge

Grasmere, Ambleside, Cumbria, LA22 9QW, (6 miles, 10kms)

Ullswater Valley, (4 miles, 7kms)