If you could turn back time, or have met Wordsworth, he'd probably agree with you, he liked country pubs.
Pop back with us to the late 18th century when Wordsworth was but a lad, when the Lake District was a place for the Curious Traveller. Here's a snippet.
'In the times of Lord George Cavendish of Holker Hall the old lane from Cark to nearby Holker was known to locals as Dobbie’s Lane.
It was so named for its haunting by ghostly lights, along hedgerows and field promising evil to whoever saw the light. Then the land was a place where people would not venture after dark, with good reason for some who did were never seen again!'
It is a true story - but what caused the ghostly lights?
Have we tempted you to take a break - here's how
A Great Idea for a Winter's Day in the South Lakeland
Lake District Walks, mainly, but not exclusively, low level, featuring walks around Windermere, Ambleside and Grasmere in the English Lake District National Park.
Jonathan has over sixty videos exploring the Lake District in his collection. His most recent simple guides are to our most popular Lake District centres including Keswick, Ambleside and Windermere and two interesting visits to out of the way places.
As an experienced fell walker Jonathan shares with us all the beauty of this amazing region, and in doing so requests we watch over our inheritance in a healthy wholesome manner.
Make the most of our short winter days. Why not take the time chance for all the family to enjoy the great outdoors.
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English Heritage have an exciting Autumn and Winter schedule for all the family, ideal for short or weekend breaks.
Expert at bringing history to life, sense, feel, smell, taste, hear and see life as it was.
This Winter you can join English Heritage Membership for just £57 for the entire year plus free entry for up to six childfren. Become a member today and reap the benefits for an entire year, keep the kids entertained.
If you want to find where our Red Squirrels are this Winter, you could not do better than plan a winter excursion to some of their protected nature reserves using the link in the button.
We are indebted to Jonny Gios a Lake District photographer for this amazing image which he uploaded to Unsplash
We British create some of the world's most beautiful Gardens.
Just click on the link below to discover where in the UK to find a treasure trove of RHS British Gardens in Winter.
Book now to enjoy these spectacular gardens until 30 December 2023
Join the Royal Horticultural Society today and pick up 25% discount on your first year of membership.
Explore the huge range of benefits open to members including one to one gardening advice just click the button below
You name it the British Newspaper Archives will find it, history is full of humour from everyday life. Build a weekend adventure into a city break.
The Archive is the perfect place to find articles as they happened. Discover amazing ways to learn how events unfolded over the past two hundred years.
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Make these Winter Days an action packed adventure. Click the image for a taster of how you can bring history as it happened in - you have to be there to be part of it.
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Gaze at the stars from your tent in one of our national parks.
Dark Night experiences in the UK, away from artificial light are among the most spectacular anywhere in the world.
Get involved and help the RHS by making your RHS Sustainability Pledge.
If you have a gardening question no matter how big or how small you can be sure a member of our friendly team will always be on hand to help you out. We’re committed to planet-friendly gardening, we proudly source 80% of our plants from UK nurseries and exclusively selling peat-free compost.
The British Newspaper Archives are an amazing resource to discover the source of local stories. Fact can be more startling than fiction.
Our National Parks offer exciting, exhiliarating challenges to experienced walkers and cyclists.
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Ours is an amazing country, so compact, yet so diverse. Our nation, decended from Ancient Briton, Picts, Anglo Saxon, Celtic and Norse peoples who forged their way of life from a raw landscape.
How long ago did the place you know as home become part of the landscape and what tales does it have to tell.
Our national parks have so many small places, often unchanged down the years. Like we did, choose a village and set out to discover how its people down the years built it, cared for it, lived loved and are buried there.
From workshops of country life to the grandeur of York Railway Museum we celebrate all the great achievements of our forefathers.
Parents click the link below to discover a World of Adventure for kids of all ages - which includes grown ups too!
Ignite their - and your imagination with a huge range of educational kits, activity kits, woodland junior explorer kits there is so much fun in store you will wonder how your lot will fit it all in!
In the UK there are 28,000 Private Pilots and 10,000 Glider Pilots. The pilot's license allows them to fly recreationally without payment. It means we can all enjoy a short flight in a small plane on a not for profit basis.
An adventure in your kitchen
Fabulous recipes from talented chefs carefully portioned for family groups or friends delivered to your door.
Everyone gets to join in what to buy, from a constantly changing menu of food ideas from around the world. All produce grown locally in the UK. Buy your food here, save money, reduce carbon. Farm Fresh Family Feasts.
What starts in your imagination comes to life on your screen. Among our pages are apps simple to use, bringing a world of creativity into your life, enabling you to build reality out of dreams. Click the connection above to find fabulous new experiences
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