Browsing local transport within 8 miles of The Coppice Guest House 

Great Langdale, Ambleside, Cumbria, LA22 9JU, Tel: 01539 822222, (3 miles, 6kms)

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

Tel: 01539 822222, (6 miles, 10kms)

Elterwater lies in an attractive setting, a few miles west of Ambleside, hidden behind Loughrigg and Silver How, at the entrance to Great Langdale.

Tel: 01539 822222, (0.7 miles, 1kms)

541 (Lecks Travel/Cumbria County Council) - Bowness, Winster, Kendal

Bus Route: Bowness-Winster-Kendal

Stricklandgate, Kendal, Cumbria, LA9 4LR, Tel: 01539 740060, www.westmorlandshopping.com, (7 miles, 12kms)

623 spaces. 31 Blue Badge spaces. Tariff type: Pay on Exit

Ambleside, Cumbria, Tel: 01539 822222, (4 miles, 7kms)

215 spaces

Coniston, Cumbria, (5 miles, 8kms)

Tariff type: Multi Tariff

Cumbria, Tel: 0871 200 22 33, www.cumbria.gov.uk/roads-transport/public-transport-road-safety/transport/publictransport/busserv/busservmap.asp, (8 miles, 12kms)

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

Bowness, Cumbria, Tel: 01539 822222, (2 miles, 2kms)

104 single spaces. 34 double spaces. 9 Blue Badge spaces

Rydal, Ambleside, Cumbria, LA22 9LX, Tel: 01946 811938, Email, www.rydalhall.org, (6 miles, 10kms)

Electric bike charge point

The Boathouse, Ferry Nab, Bowness on Windermere, Cumbria, LA23 3JH, Tel: 015394 44451, www.total-adventure.co.uk, (2 miles, 2kms)

Retailer and Hirer of canoes and kayaks. Situated on the shores of Windermere, we are ideally placed for rentals and demos.

The Boathouse, Ferry Nab, Bowness on Windermere, Cumbria, LA23 3JH, Tel: 015394 44451, Email, www.total-adventure.co.uk, (2 miles, 2kms)

4 Scott electric bikes to hire & charge point

Cumbria, Tel: 0871 200 22 33, www.cumbria.gov.uk/roads-transport/public-transport-road-safety/transport/publictransport/busserv/busservmap.asp, (4 miles, 6kms)

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

Tel: 01539 822222, (0.3 miles, 0.5kms)

597 Windermere Town Service (Lakes Minibus Travel).

Bus Route: Windermere

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

Ambleside - Dungeon Ghyll (via Skelwith Bridge, Elterwater & Chapel Stile)

Bus Route: Dungeon Ghyll-Elterwater-Ambleside

The Slack, Ambleside, Cumbria, LA22 9DQ, Tel: (015394) 33592, (4 miles, 7kms)

Cycle Retail

The Slack, Ambleside, Cumbria, LA22 9DQ, Tel: 015394 33592, (4 miles, 7kms)

2 Stork electric bikes & charge point

Coniston, Cumbria, Tel: 01539 822222, (6 miles, 10kms)

Windermere, Cumbria, LA23 1AY, Tel: 0845 602 8030, www.co-wheels.org.uk, (0.5 miles, 0.7kms)

If you plan to arrive in the Lake District by train and need a car to get around during your stay, a Mini Clubman is available to hire from right outside Windermere station.

Tarn Hows, LA23, www.nationaltrust.org.uk, (7 miles, 11kms)

From the 6th April 2010 the X31 Tarn Hows Tourer bus will connect the iconic beauty spot of Tarn Hows to Coniston, Hawkshead, Grizedale and Ulverston. The timetable allows visitors to reach this beautiful and popular site without the car.

Bus Route: Tarn Hows - Coniston - Hawkshead - Grizedale - Ulverston

The Boat House, Ferry Nab, Windermere, Cumbria, LA23 3JH, Tel: 015394 44451, Email, www.windermerecanoekayak.com, (2 miles, 2kms)

Kendal, Cumbria, Tel: 01539 822222, (7 miles, 12kms)

81 spaces. 5 Blue Badge spaces

Ambleside Road, Windermere, Cumbria, LA23 1AX, Tel: 015394 43192, Email, (0.5 miles, 0.9kms)

Two electric bikes to hire & charge point

Grasmere, Cumbria, LA22 9SW, (7 miles, 12kms)

Electric bike charge point

Main Street, Hawkshead, Ambleside, LA22 0NS, Tel: 015394 36911, (4 miles, 6kms)

Electric bike hire point

Tel: 0871 200 22 33, www.traveline.org.uk/index.htm, (0.3 miles, 0.5kms)

Lancaster - Carlisle (via Kendal, Windermere, Ambleside, Keswick)

Bus Route: Lancaster-Kendal-Windermere-Ambleside-Grasmere-Keswick

118 Highgate, Kendal, Cumbria, LA9 4HE, Tel: 01539 724066, Email, (7 miles, 12kms)

Two Giant elctric bikes to hire & charge point