Places & Things to do - Look With New Eyes https://www.lookwithneweyes.com Stories and travel guides from the Lake District Wed, 12 Mar 2025 17:11:00 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.2 https://www.lookwithneweyes.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/cropped-lwne-logo-black-rgb-861px@72ppi-32x32.jpg Places & Things to do - Look With New Eyes https://www.lookwithneweyes.com 32 32 127582044 4 of the best independent bookshops in the Lake District (2025) https://www.lookwithneweyes.com/4-of-the-best-independent-bookshops-in-the-lake-district/ https://www.lookwithneweyes.com/4-of-the-best-independent-bookshops-in-the-lake-district/#respond Wed, 12 Mar 2025 17:04:37 +0000 https://www.lookwithneweyes.com/?p=6602 From Beatrix Potter to Arthur Ransome, John Ruskin, Wordsworth, Coleridge, and the Romantics, the Lake District has long been a source of inspiration for authors, writers, and poets. There is something quite wonderful about visiting a bookshop in an unfamiliar area—browsing the local authors, picking up a map or a specific guide to an area, […]

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]]> https://www.lookwithneweyes.com/4-of-the-best-independent-bookshops-in-the-lake-district/feed/ 0 6602 The complete guide to visiting Ambleside in the Lake District https://www.lookwithneweyes.com/the-complete-guide-to-visiting-ambleside-in-the-lake-district/ https://www.lookwithneweyes.com/the-complete-guide-to-visiting-ambleside-in-the-lake-district/#respond Sun, 28 Apr 2024 08:53:25 +0000 https://www.lookwithneweyes.com/?p=7764 Set in the heart of the Lake District National Park, Ambleside makes a great place to base yourself on a trip to the Lake District, with plenty of options in the surrounding area for walking, outdoor adventures, or simply enjoying the scenery. Since moving to the Lake District in 2019, I’ve lived in Ambleside for […]

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]]> https://www.lookwithneweyes.com/the-complete-guide-to-visiting-ambleside-in-the-lake-district/feed/ 0 7764 Visiting Claife Viewing Platform from Bowness via the Windermere Chain Ferry  https://www.lookwithneweyes.com/visiting-claife-viewing-platform-from-bowness-via-the-windermere-chain-ferry/ https://www.lookwithneweyes.com/visiting-claife-viewing-platform-from-bowness-via-the-windermere-chain-ferry/#respond Mon, 15 Apr 2024 07:12:19 +0000 https://www.lookwithneweyes.com/?p=8190 Looking for easy and cheap things to do around Bowness in the Lake District?  Visiting the Claife View Platform using the Windermere Chain Ferry is a great value morning or afternoon activity that can be extended to a full-day trip to explore the western shore of Windermere, Wray Castle, or Hilltop, home of Beatrix Potter. […]

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]]> https://www.lookwithneweyes.com/visiting-claife-viewing-platform-from-bowness-via-the-windermere-chain-ferry/feed/ 0 8190 5 things to do in the Lake District in spring  https://www.lookwithneweyes.com/5-things-to-do-in-the-lake-district-in-spring/ https://www.lookwithneweyes.com/5-things-to-do-in-the-lake-district-in-spring/#respond Sat, 23 Mar 2024 08:35:00 +0000 https://www.lookwithneweyes.com/?p=8167 Spring is one of the best times to visit the Lake District. From March to May the villages are awash with new blooms and blossom, longer, lighter days perfect for walks in the hills or by the lakes and fewer crowds than in the summer months. Here are a five fun things to inspire you […]

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]]> https://www.lookwithneweyes.com/5-things-to-do-in-the-lake-district-in-spring/feed/ 0 8167 Windermere by boat: cruising from Ambleside Waterhead to Lakeside https://www.lookwithneweyes.com/windermere-by-boat-cruising-from-ambleside-waterhead-to-lakeside/ https://www.lookwithneweyes.com/windermere-by-boat-cruising-from-ambleside-waterhead-to-lakeside/#respond Mon, 27 Nov 2023 07:12:50 +0000 https://www.lookwithneweyes.com/?p=7999 One of the finest things to do is a boat trip on one of the four lakes that allow commercial boat trips in the Lake District (Windermere, Coniston, Derwentwater and Ullswater). I’ve previously sailed two of the shorter routes on Windermere – the red route that runs between Ambleside Waterhead and Bowness and the peak […]

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]]> https://www.lookwithneweyes.com/windermere-by-boat-cruising-from-ambleside-waterhead-to-lakeside/feed/ 0 7999 Exploring the remote Western Lake District: A birthday adventure to Eskdale  https://www.lookwithneweyes.com/exploring-the-remote-western-lake-district-a-birthday-adventure-to-eskdale/ https://www.lookwithneweyes.com/exploring-the-remote-western-lake-district-a-birthday-adventure-to-eskdale/#respond Mon, 29 May 2023 21:11:42 +0000 https://www.lookwithneweyes.com/?p=7388 I’ve only been to the western region of the Lake District a handful of times since moving here four years ago. It requires a little effort to reach, a steepish hike from Borrowdale or Langdale, a drive over two of England’s highest mountain passes, or a long division out to the west Cumbrian coast before […]

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]]> https://www.lookwithneweyes.com/exploring-the-remote-western-lake-district-a-birthday-adventure-to-eskdale/feed/ 0 7388 A long weekend in the Lake District – an itinerary for your first visit https://www.lookwithneweyes.com/a-long-weekend-in-the-lake-district-an-itinerary-for-your-first-visit/ https://www.lookwithneweyes.com/a-long-weekend-in-the-lake-district-an-itinerary-for-your-first-visit/#respond Tue, 21 Feb 2023 12:07:51 +0000 https://www.lookwithneweyes.com/?p=6977 A long weekend is enough to fall in love with the Lake District. Even in the pouring rain or under the ever-present grey skies, a journey, a walk, a meal – the Lake District is likely to leave its mark on you. Most weekend and day guides to the area will usually direct your first […]

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]]> https://www.lookwithneweyes.com/a-long-weekend-in-the-lake-district-an-itinerary-for-your-first-visit/feed/ 0 6977 Top Deck: How to see the Lake District by open top bus https://www.lookwithneweyes.com/top-deck-how-to-see-the-lake-district-by-open-top-bus/ https://www.lookwithneweyes.com/top-deck-how-to-see-the-lake-district-by-open-top-bus/#respond Tue, 26 Jul 2022 13:55:25 +0000 https://www.lookwithneweyes.com/?p=6941 An open top bus journey is an activity you are more likely to expect in a seaside town rather than a mountainous national park. It is a great way to see the scenery if you don’t want to do a big walk or you have kids in tow and are looking for fun, unusual (fairly […]

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]]> https://www.lookwithneweyes.com/top-deck-how-to-see-the-lake-district-by-open-top-bus/feed/ 0 6941 A car-free budget adventure to Borrowdale, North Lake District in winter https://www.lookwithneweyes.com/a-car-free-budget-adventure-to-borrowdale-north-lake-district-in-winter/ https://www.lookwithneweyes.com/a-car-free-budget-adventure-to-borrowdale-north-lake-district-in-winter/#respond Sun, 30 Jan 2022 12:59:53 +0000 https://www.lookwithneweyes.com/?p=6519 The quiet days of January with fleeting daylight, unpredictable weather and the land still in its winter slumber. I stand on the shorelines of Derwentwater in Crow Park at 3 pm and watch the sun begin to drift from the horizon, a fizzing of excitement to be heading out on my first overnight adventure of […]

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]]> https://www.lookwithneweyes.com/a-car-free-budget-adventure-to-borrowdale-north-lake-district-in-winter/feed/ 0 6519 Tiny moments of joy and a dozen Wainwrights: my 2021 in review https://www.lookwithneweyes.com/tiny-moments-of-joy-and-a-dozen-wainwrights-my-2021-in-review/ https://www.lookwithneweyes.com/tiny-moments-of-joy-and-a-dozen-wainwrights-my-2021-in-review/#respond Thu, 30 Dec 2021 14:41:15 +0000 https://www.lookwithneweyes.com/?p=6434 I love spending a little time towards the end of December to recall memories from the past year, reflecting on the good and the times when life has felt a little harder but more often than not taught me valuable lessons. I remember making goals just before New Year’s Eve in 2020, dreams of 40 […]

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