Hints and Tips Blog (April 2021) - Visit Lake District

Its National Gardens week from 26th April until 2nd May and this year is also the anniversary of the famous garden designer Thomas Mawson. Read on to find out more about the man and the gardens he designed.

If you are a green-fingered fan, you are completely spoiled for choice when it comes to bloomin’ magnificent gardens in Cumbria. Let's take a wander around some of our favourites, taking in everything from formal gardens to ones where the wildflowers are left to flourish.

Do you remember that feeling of exploring the great outdoors on holiday? It is a feeling of excitement as you take on those less trodden treks, armed only with muddy boots and a hot flask of tea, whether in the sun, wind or rain.

A unique landscape and the largest national park in England, the Lake District is home to the tallest mountain in England, its deepest lake, and a wealth of incredible wildlife and heritage. Read on to find out all about the most famous 16 lakes of the Lake District.

Treat yourself to the gift of extraordinary art.
Old Courthouse Gallery - breathing new life into the Ambleside Courthouse Building.