THE LAKE DISTRICT IS A TRULY MAGICAL PART OF THECOUNTRY. ITS COMBINATION OF SOARING MOUNTAINS,BEAUTIFUL LAKES AND MAGNIFICENT UNSPOILT SCENERYIS BREATHTAKING WHATEVER TIME OF THE YEAR. ITALSO OFFERS SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE UNBEATABLEWALKING, CLIMBING AND CYCLING. A HOST OF WATERBASED ACTIVITIES. BUSTLING RURAL TOWNS FULL OFLOCAL CHARACTER AND INDUSTRY. HOUSES OF HISTORICAND CULTURAL INTEREST. AND STUNNING VIEWS AROUNDVIRTUALLY EVERY CORNER. IT IS HARDLY SURPRISINGTHAT WRITERS AND POETS SUCH AS BEATRIX POTTER,JOHN RUSKIN AND WORDSWORTH CHOSE TO MAKE THE LAKEDISTRICT THEIR HOME, MANY OF WHICH ARE NOW OPENTO THE PUBLIC. THE LAKES ALSO OFFERS GREAT CHOICEOF VISITOR ATTRACTIONS RANGING FROM WINDERMERESTEAMBOAT MUSEUM WHICH HOUSES A UNIQUE COLLECTIONOF THE LAKES NAUTICAL HERITAGE, TO ATTRACTIONSWHICH ALL THE FAMILY WILL LOVE SUCH AS AQUARIUMOF THE LAKES AT NEWBY BRIDGE AND CARS OF THESTARS IN KESWICK.Barrow in Furness 30.0 milesSouthwestLiverpool Airport 101.0 milesNorthManchester Airport 97.2 milesSouthAmbleside 3 .0 milesNortheastBowness on Windermere 9.5 milesSoutheastConiston 6.0 milesSouthGrasmere 3.0 miles NortheastHawkshead 8.0 milesSouthKendal 17.0 milesSoutheastKeswick 15.5 milesNorthWindermere 8.5 milesSoutheastWindermere Lake 8.0 milesSoutheastLangdale Valley 3.0 milesNortheastLangdale Pikes 3.0 milesNortheastDove Cottage and Wordsworth 3.0 miles NortheastWorld of Beatrix Potter 9.5 miles SoutheastLakeland Motor Museum 23.0 miles SouthGo Ape at Grizedale Forest 10.5 miles SouthLake District 0 miles North