Local Information and places to visit from Goosemire Cottages | Lake District Self Catering Cottages
Please scroll through the links below to view details of various visitor attractions and activities throughout the Lake District and Eden Valley, to help you plan your perfect holiday:
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Aquarium of the LakesContact Details: Aquarium of the Lakes, Lakeside, Newby Bridge, Cumbria.
Website Address: Set on the shore of Lake Windermere, the award-winning Aquarium of the Lakes takes you on an amazing voyage of discovery. More than 30 spectacular, naturally-themed habitats bring the natural history of the Lake District vividly to life. |
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Cars of the Stars MuseumContact Details: Cars of the Stars Museum, Standish Street, Keswick.
Website Address: The World famous museum of actual vehicles from film and television. On display are - Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Batmobile, Herbie the Love Bug, Harry Potter Ford Anglia, The Flintstones, The A Team van, numerous Bond vehicles, KITT from Knightrider and many many more. |
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Eden Ostrich WorldContact Details: Eden Ostrich World, Langwathby Hall Farm, Langwathby, Penrith.
Website Address: Eden Ostrich World is a Farm Visitor Centre based at Langwathby Hall, near Penrith in the Eden Valley. The Centre boasts rare breeds of cattle, horses, donkeys, shire horses, outdoor pigs, goats, red deer, ducks and geese, and African Black Ostrich. Also gift shop and adventure playground. |
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Fishing in the Lake District & Eden ValleyContact Details: Various locations throughout the Lake District and Eden Valley.
Website Address: The Lake District & Eden Valley offers a vast and varied amount of fishing. This site has details of where to fish, bait shops, where to buy permits etc. |
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Golf Courses throughout CumbriaContact Details: Throughout Cumbria, The Lake District and Eden Valley.
Website Address: Golf in Cumbria has a long history, dating from the establishment in 1872 of Furness Golf Club, the sixth oldest in England. The website lists most courses in Cumbria. Green Fees shown on the site. |
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Holker Hall & GardensContact Details: Holker Hall & Gardens, Cark-in-Cartmel, Nr Grange-over-Sands
Website Address: Holker Hall, never sold throughout its 400 year history, is the family home of Lord and Lady Cavendish. The gardens are winners of Christies/HHA Garden of the Year in 1991. The Lakeland Motor Museum was winner of Cumbria Tourist Board’s Attraction of the Year 2000 and houses over 20,000 exhibits. |
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Homes of FootballContact Details: Homes of Football, 100 Lake Road, Ambleside.
Website Address: Stuart Clarke began photographing The Homes of Football in 1989, after the Hillsborough disaster, soon creating a huge portrait of the national game in change. After years of touring his exhibition throughout the UK (which is ongoing to this day) Stuart found a permanent home for his collection. |
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