sycamore cottage - surrounding area

Sycamore Cottage is set in rolling countryside near the northern edge of the Lake District National Park. There are many places of interest within easy reach - scroll down or click on list below

  
Ullswater - Penrith - Hutton-in-the-Forest - Upfront Gallery - Mosedale - Eden Valley - High Head - Caldbeck - Lake District National Park - Keswick - Hadrian's Wall - Carlisle
The owners, who live on site, are qualified Blue Badge Tourist Guides. They are able to offer driver-guided tours and walking tours of the surrounding area or simply just advise you if you would like. For details see their website - Cumbrian Discoveries.
 
Here is a selection of places of interest within a few miles of Sycamore Cottage
   
Ullswater (20 minutes) return to top
     
 
 
 
 
  • second largest lake in the Lake District
  • excellent walking opportunities
  • places of interest nearby - villages of Glenridding and Pooley Bridge / Aira Force waterfall / Dalemain house
  • regular ferry service up and down the lake all year round - except Christmas Eve and Christmas Day
  • the poet William Wordsworth saw the famous daffodils on the shores of Ullswater
 
Penrith (15 minutes) return to top
         
   
 
 
 
  • historic market town
  • good choice of specialist shops and restaurants
  • attractive market squares
  • ruined castle
  • on the main line railway from Euston to Glasgow
 
Hutton-in-the-Forest (5 minutes) return to top
- historic country house dating from the 14th century
- great variety of rooms from different historical periods
- extensive grounds that include formal gardens, parkland and woodland
- is the home of Lord and Lady Inglewood
 
Upfront Gallery (5 minutes) return to top
- located in attractively converted 17th century farm buildings
- individual gallery spaces
- changing programme of exhibitions
- vegetarian restaurant
 
Mosedale (15 minutes) return to top
- beautiful and remote Lake District valley stretching below Bowscale Tarn
- connects with the Blencathra range
- excellent choices of walks from lower level valley routes to higher level fell routes
 
Eden Valley (20 minutes) return to top
     
 
 
 
 
  • broad valley with the River Eden flowing through it
  • pretty red sandstone villages
  • rolling countryside beneath the Pennines
  • tearooms and craftshops
 
High Head Sculpture Valley (10 minutes) return to top
- unique site where life-size sculptures are displayed in a natural woodland valley
- extended country walks from the site
- art gallery
- farm house tea room
- farm shop
- spa
 
Caldbeck (15 minutes) return to top
- attractive village on the northern edge of the Lake District
- Priest's Mill - beautifully restored 18th Century water mill with cafe and shops
- the grave of the legendary huntsman, John Peel, is in the churchyard
- good pub selling local ale
- countryside walks from the village
 
Lake District National Park ( Park boundary - 6 minutes) (Grasmere - 40 minutes)return to top
     
 
 
 
 
       
 
 
 
 
   
  • England's largest National Park
  • Outstanding variety of scenery ranged around mountains and glacial lakes
  • Supreme walking country with great choices of walks (for everyone) from high level to low level
  • Many historic sites and places of interest
  • A region steeped in literary associations - visit the homes of William Wordsworth, John Ruskin and Beatrix Potter
 
Keswick (30 minutes) return to top
     
 
 
 
   
 
 
 
  • historic market town in the northern Lake District
  • on the shores of Derwentwater
  • extensive choice of tearooms, pubs, restaurants, craftshops, galleries and outdoor clothing shops
  • many places of interest including the reknowned Theatre by the Lake
  • the famous Castlerigg prehistoric stone circle is nearby
 
Hadrian's Wall (50 minutes) return to top
   
 
 
 
 
  • the most famous Roman remains in Britain - nearly 2000 years old
  • the north western frontier of the Roman Empire
  • World Heritage Site
  • Hadrian's Wall Path National Trail follows the entire course of the Wall
  • many sites along the Wall can be visited
 
Carlisle (30 minutes) return to top
     
   
 
 
     
 
 
 
 
  • ancient border city going back to Roman times
  • impressive castle with Norman keep
  • some sections of city walls remain
  • cathedral partially Norman
  • major shopping centre for northern Cumbria and the Scottish borders
  • acclaimed Tullie House Museum and Art Gallery
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