Rainy Days – places to visit
Things to do and places to visit during your stay
We hope you find the following selection useful. These are some of our favourite things to do and favourite places to visit but we are also interested in hearing about the places you discover so we can share your experience and make recommendations for others.
We hope you find the following selection useful. These are some of our favourite places but we are also interested in hearing about the places you discover so we can share your experience and make recommendations for others.
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- Aquarium of the Lakes – Lakeside Windermere
- Birdoswald Roman Fort
- Blackwell, The Arts & Crafts House – Bowness-on-Windermere
- Brantwood, former home of John Ruskin
- Carlisle Castle
- Discover Wordsworth – The Wordsworth Trust
- Greystoke Castle – Penrith
- Heaton Cooper Studio – Grasmere
- Holker Hall & Gardens – Cark-in-Cartmel
- Hutton-in-the-Forest – Penrith
- Jennings Brewery Tours
- Keswick Brewery
- Lakeland Motor Museum – Ulverston
- Levens Hall & Gardens – Kendal
- Manjushri Kadampa Meditation Centre – Ulverston
- Muncaster Castle – Ravenglass
- Museum of Lakeland Life – Kendal
- Rheged Indoor Centre – Penrith
- Rydal Mount, former home of William Wordsworth – Ambleside
- Senhouse Roman Museum – Maryport
- Theatre by the Lake – Keswick
- The Bluebird Wing, The Ruskin Museum, Coniston
- The Cumberland Pencil Museum – Keswick
- The Keswick Museum – Keswick
- The Lowther Estates – Lowther, Penrith
- The Puzzling Place – Keswick
- The Wainwright Society
- The Windermere Steamboat Museum – Windermere
- Tullie House Museum & Art Gallery – Carlisle
- Wildlife Oasis – Carnforth
- Wordsworth House, Wordsworth’s birthplace – Cockermouth
- Zeffirellis Cinema and Jazz Cafe Bar – Ambleside
If you have any suggestions or recommendations for additional listings, we’d love hear from you. Please forward these to Joanne Roberts by email a joanne@rowlingend.co.uk
Theatre by the Lake
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heatre by the Lake opened its doors in 1999 and is a very popular destination for visitors to the area. Boasting a 400-seat auditorium and a 100-seat studio, the theatre stages productions throughout the year.
Rowling End is part of the The Theatre by The Lake Ambassador scheme and guests receive a discount on tickets to in-house performances. Discount vouchers available on request – please ask Joanne when making your booking.
For further information about the Theatre by the Lake or to find out what’s on, please click here to visit the website.