Enjoy a Winter break in the Lake District
The picturesque Lake District is one of few places in the UK that never loses its charm all year round. In fact, the winter months bring an almost mystical appeal to the stunning north-west region with fascinating walks and attractions still going strong in January. A Lakes getaway can be perfect in the winter too – from Ambleside walks to bed and breakfasts in Keswick.
England’s largest National Park, the area provides the perfect environment for a host of activities from rock climbing and paragliding to more gentle activities such as a boat trip on Lake Windermere, England’s longest lake. Bed and breakfasts in Windermere are in abundance, and are of the highest quality. Boasting Scafell Pike – England’s highest mountain, and Wastwater – England’s deepest lake, ‘The Lakes’ offers some of the UK’s most stunning scenery, inspiring artists such as Turner and Ruskin to some of the country’s best loved writers, such as William Wordsworth and Beatrix Potter.
With such a wealth of beauty, culture and hospitality it isn’t hard to see why the Lake District remains the perfect setting to explore and enjoy – even in the crisp winter period. If the magical fell walks aren’t your thing, there’s still so much to do outdoors – so don’t let the snow put you off.
Here are some of the activities on offer in the Lake District:
Go Ape!
Climb the trees, slide across high wires, crawl through tunnels, cross rope bridges, walk the planks and zip down to the ground! Go Ape!, in the Grizedale Forest, is an award-winning high wire forest adventure course of rope bridges, tarzan swings and zip slides up to 40 feet up in the trees! Opening in March 2008, the new Go Ape Whinlatter, go on give it a try!
Aquaseiling
Those in search of a serious rush to the head should try aquaseiling – abseiling down a fast-flowing waterfall Aquaseiling is a sheer adrenalin activity in awesome surroundings and can form part of a longer scrambling journey.
Via Ferrata
At the Honister Slate Mine, high up in the Borrowdale Valley, the new Via Ferrata lets you experience the mountains in a novel way. Secured to a fixed cable, you follow a Victorian miner’s route along the craggy cliff-face of Fleetwith Pike using steel ladders and solid bridges to reach the 2126ft summit, where you can gaze at uninterrupted views.
Ghyll scrambling
Another physically challenging organised activity is ghyll scrambling. Wearing protective clothing, you slide, jump, scramble and slither your way along the course of a stream, tackling all the obstacles you come across. Expect to get wet!
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