Browsing local shops within 8 miles of Mosscrag Guest House 

Church Cottage, Grasmere, Ambleside, Cumbria, LA22 9SW, (7 miles, 11kms), Tel: 015394 35428, Email, www.grasmeregingerbread.co.uk

Church cottage originally built in 1630 as the village school. Established in 1854 as Sarah Nelson's Original Celebrated Grasmere Gingerbread Shop.

Speciality: Gingerbread, Rum Butter, Local Produce & Ginger themed products.

Lacet House, Kelsick Road, Ambleside, LA22 0AS, (8 miles, 13kms), Tel: 015394 31127, Email, www.catchofthedeli.co.uk

New Delicatessen and fishmonger in Ambleside stocking fresh and local produce. We provide free local delivery, local discount card and special personal orders on request.

Town End, Grasmere, Cumbria, LA22 9SH, (7 miles, 11kms), Tel: 015394 35544, Email, www.wordsworth.org.uk

Wordsworth's most famous home where he lived from 1799 to 1808. This hub of art, literature and creativity has a programme of exhibitions and events from craft workshops, poetry readings and free children’s activities.

The Studio, Grasmere, Ambleside, Cumbria, LA22 9SX, (6 miles, 10kms), Tel: 015394 35280, Email, www.heatoncooper.co.uk

Art gallery and art shop run by the Heaton Cooper family, selling original paintings and prints from 4 generations of the family.

Rydal Road, Ambleside, Cumbria, LA22 9AN, (8 miles, 12kms), Tel: 015394 31245, www.bike-treks.co.uk