Rainy Day Ideas - Look With New Eyes https://www.lookwithneweyes.com Stories and travel guides from the Lake District Tue, 28 Jan 2025 11:07:27 +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 Rainy Day Ideas - Look With New Eyes https://www.lookwithneweyes.com 32 32 127582044 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 Riding the Lakeside and Haverthwaite Steam Railway in the Lake District  https://www.lookwithneweyes.com/riding-the-lakeside-and-haverthwaite-steam-railway-in-the-lake-district/ https://www.lookwithneweyes.com/riding-the-lakeside-and-haverthwaite-steam-railway-in-the-lake-district/#respond Sat, 03 Feb 2024 21:39:08 +0000 https://www.lookwithneweyes.com/?p=8022 Find out all you need to know about taking the Lakeside and Haverthwaite Steam Railway – perfect for rainy days or a family afternoon in the Lake District. The trip can also be combined with a cruise on Windermere for a full day of fun in the Lake District.  We combined our boat cruise on […]

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]]> https://www.lookwithneweyes.com/riding-the-lakeside-and-haverthwaite-steam-railway-in-the-lake-district/feed/ 0 8022 Historic Lake District: Visiting the Arts and Crafts House of Blackwell https://www.lookwithneweyes.com/historic-lake-district-visiting-the-arts-and-crafts-house-of-blackwell/ https://www.lookwithneweyes.com/historic-lake-district-visiting-the-arts-and-crafts-house-of-blackwell/#respond Tue, 14 Nov 2023 19:32:58 +0000 https://www.lookwithneweyes.com/?p=7888 Set on the banks of Windermere, Blackwell is a Grade I listed house and one of the finest examples of Arts and Crafts design in the UK. The property was designed by Ballie Scott, one of the foremost designers in the Arts and Crafts movement, and built between 1889-1900. On a gloomy Saturday in late […]

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]]> https://www.lookwithneweyes.com/historic-lake-district-visiting-the-arts-and-crafts-house-of-blackwell/feed/ 0 7888 A day trip to the Windermere Jetty Museum https://www.lookwithneweyes.com/a-day-trip-to-the-windermere-jetty-museum/ https://www.lookwithneweyes.com/a-day-trip-to-the-windermere-jetty-museum/#respond Mon, 26 Jun 2023 10:31:42 +0000 https://www.lookwithneweyes.com/?p=7491 On approach, there is a subtlety to the exterior of the Windermere Jetty Museum, designed intentionally to blend into the landscape and lakeshore.  The museum began life in 1977, bought to life by local enthusiast George Pattinson who was proud to showcase his collection of boats that he had rescued and restored that would help […]

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