Browsing local transport within 8 miles of Quince Cottage 

Cumbria

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

Lakeside Pier Visitor Centre, Newby Bridge, Ulverston, Cumbria, LA12 8AS, 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.

The Promenade, Bowness-on-Windermere, Windermere, Cumbria, LA23 3HQ, 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, CA20 1PQ

Gosforth is a small village close to Eskdale and Wasdale valleys. It has easy access to main A595 coastal road from Workington to Barrow.

Cycle Route: Gosforth - Irton Pike Summit - Eskdale Green - Hardknott Pass - Wrynose Pass - Little Langdale - Coniston

Windermere Railway Station, Windermere, Cumbria, LA23 1AH, 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, 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, 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.

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

The popular steam hauled 'Fellsman' returns to the spectacular Settle to Carlisle railway in 2013 for its fifth summer season, running every Wednesday over the roof of England.

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

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

This very special tour on board the celebrated “Statesman” train includes a unique return journey over the entire majestic route of the Settle to Carlisle railway in all its spring glory.

Main Street, Cockermouth, Cumbria, CA13 9NH, Tel: 01900 822634

Wordsworth's birthplace is a gem of a market town with a castle, rivers and tourism attractions just minutes from the Lake District National Park.

Main Street, Cockermouth, Cumbria, CA13 9NH, Tel: 01900 822634

Wordsworth's birthplace is a gem of a market town with a castle, rivers and tourism attractions just minutes from the Lake District National Park.

Main Street, Cockermouth, Cumbria, CA13 9NH, Tel: 01900 822634

Wordsworth's birthplace is a gem of a market town with a castle, rivers and tourism attractions just minutes from the Lake District National Park.

Main Street, Cockermouth, Cumbria, CA13 9NH, Tel: 01900 822634

Wordsworth's birthplace is a gem of a market town with a castle, rivers and tourism attractions just minutes from the Lake District National Park.

Main Street, Cockermouth, Cumbria, CA13 9NH, Tel: 01900 822634

Wordsworth's birthplace is a gem of a market town with a castle, rivers and tourism attractions just minutes from the Lake District National Park.

Cumbria

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

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

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

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.

Cycle Route: Dockray - Matterdale End Summit - Troutbeck - Keswick - Derwentwater - Honister Pass - Newlands Pass - Braithwaite

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.

Cycle Route: Patterdale - Bordale Hause - Sandwick - Patterdale

Cumbria, Tel: 01539 822222

Dating back to the Roman times, Sedbergh is an attractive market town full of character with an engaging mix of cobbled yards and historic buildings.

Cumbria, Tel: 01539 822222

Dating back to the Roman times, Sedbergh is an attractive market town full of character with an engaging mix of cobbled yards and historic buildings.

Cumbria, Tel: 01539 822222

Dating back to the Roman times, Sedbergh is an attractive market town full of character with an engaging mix of cobbled yards and historic buildings.

Langdale Estate, Great Langdale, Ambleside, Cumbria, LA22 9JD, Tel: 015394 37302, Email, www.langdale.co.uk

Two funky electric two-seaters available for hire by the hour.Letting you explore the Lake District like you've never done before. All this whilst knowing that you aren't polluting this fabulos area.

Cumbria

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

Cumbria, LA21 8EH

Coniston village is located adjacent to Coniston water and underneath the majestic Coniston Fells of which Coniston Old Man is the most famous.

Cycle Route: Coniston - Kirkstone Pass - Matterdale End Summit - Honister Pass - Newlands Pass - Whinlatter Pass - Cold Fell Summit - Hardknott Pass - Wrynose Pass - Coniston

Cumbria, LA21 8EH

Coniston village is located adjacent to Coniston water and underneath the majestic Coniston Fells of which Coniston Old Man is the most famous.

Cycle Route: Coniston - Kirkstone Pass - Matterdale End Summit - Honister Pass - Newlands Pass - Whinlatter Pass - Cold Fell Summit - Hardknott Pass - Wrynose Pass - Coniston