Our Favourite Lake District Places including journey times from Backbarrow

Please note these times are according to Google maps so maybe add a bit more for a realistic time - I don’t think Googe maps take account of narrow, windy Lake District roads!

Coniston - 25 minutes

Windermere - 20 minutes

Ulverston - 12 minutes

Grasmere - 38 minutes

Hawkshead - 23 minutes - home of ‘The Little Ice Cream Company’ - a wonderful selection of flavours and even the smallest size is huge!

Grizedale - 24 minutes

Ravenglass - 50 minutes (lovely steam railway - longer than Lakeside/Haverthwaite)

Kendal - 22 minutes - busy market town, climbing wall, castle ruins (free)

Keswick - 55 minutes

Cartmel - 14 minutes - Priory, Segway, Cartmel Village shop - the home of Sticky Toffee Pudding

Grange-Over-Sands - 15 minutes - views across Morecambe Bay, crazy golf, putting and tennis court plus a great secondhand book shop Daisy Roots Books

Wasdale Head - 1 hour 15 minutes - the popular walking route to Scafell Pike starts from here.

Silecroft - 36 minutes - a vast beach with lots of sand at low tide - room for everyone. Check the tides though as it is no good at high tide - just pebbles. There are 2 seaside spades in the cupboard under the stairs that you are welcome to borrow.