The Ghyll House local guidebook
Sightseeing
Rutter Falls Holiday Cottages
Mill LaneGreat for a local walk from the house.
The best garden centre in the world...probably. Great atmosphere, cafe and local walking
14 habitants recommandent
Larch Cottage Nurseries
The best garden centre in the world...probably. Great atmosphere, cafe and local walking
Excellent Castle and Gardens. Lovely walks and nice cafe. About 40 minutes drive from the house.
79 habitants recommandent
Château de Raby
Excellent Castle and Gardens. Lovely walks and nice cafe. About 40 minutes drive from the house.
A must see sight in the North of England! Brilliant art museum in the French style and great cafe. Close to the market town of Barnard Castle which is nice for a walk around.
104 habitants recommandent
Le Musée Bowes
NewgateA must see sight in the North of England! Brilliant art museum in the French style and great cafe. Close to the market town of Barnard Castle which is nice for a walk around.
Great place for antiques, books and great cafe. Opposite Booths supermarket which is the best there is!!
The Brunswick Yard
24 Brunswick RdGreat place for antiques, books and great cafe. Opposite Booths supermarket which is the best there is!!
great views and a very old ancient place of gathering
44 habitants recommandent
Cercle de pierres de Castlerigg
Castle Lanegreat views and a very old ancient place of gathering
This is a wonderful walk but also for a shorter version you can just do the circular woods walk
Dufton Pike
This is a wonderful walk but also for a shorter version you can just do the circular woods walk
High Cup Nick
Pennine Wayfrom Dufton, a really unique walk
a wonderful castle that you can see from the house...well from our bedroom...
check opening times on the gate at the top of the town
10 habitants recommandent
Appleby Castle
a wonderful castle that you can see from the house...well from our bedroom...
check opening times on the gate at the top of the town
get on the train in Appleby to Carlisle for the day and see the castle, the museums and shops. Also a fantastic cathedral.
or
go to settle, dent, ribblehead and walk to the next station for your journey home
15 habitants recommandent
The Settle Carlisle Railway Development Company & Community Rail Partnership
Market Placeget on the train in Appleby to Carlisle for the day and see the castle, the museums and shops. Also a fantastic cathedral.
or
go to settle, dent, ribblehead and walk to the next station for your journey home
Very old estate house and gardens. Medieval tea rooms and lovely grounds and setting including farming museum. On the way to Ullswater.
23 habitants recommandent
Dalemain Mansion & Historic Gardens
Very old estate house and gardens. Medieval tea rooms and lovely grounds and setting including farming museum. On the way to Ullswater.
National Trust waterfalls and woodlands. Great walks, tea rooms and access to fells. Really great place for a walk. Steep paths to see the waterfalls and up to Gawbarrow fell but worth it.
68 habitants recommandent
Chutes d'eau Aira Force
National Trust waterfalls and woodlands. Great walks, tea rooms and access to fells. Really great place for a walk. Steep paths to see the waterfalls and up to Gawbarrow fell but worth it.
Old part restored castle and house. Local crafts. tea room and old church. Excellent to let the kids run about or unique place to visit and to have lunch. On way to Penrith or Ullswater.
Brougham Hall Gardens
Brougham Hall GardensOld part restored castle and house. Local crafts. tea room and old church. Excellent to let the kids run about or unique place to visit and to have lunch. On way to Penrith or Ullswater.
Excellent and free local castle. Great Ice cream shop at the entrance. Lovely views and village. On way to Barnard Castle and to Kirkby Stephen
8 habitants recommandent
Brough Castle
A685Excellent and free local castle. Great Ice cream shop at the entrance. Lovely views and village. On way to Barnard Castle and to Kirkby Stephen
Unique village and walks. cafe and parking. the road is narrow and steep and ends at the village but the views are worth it and you can park further down and walk to the village and back.
Ashness bridge is on the way here. Go to Keswick first.
7 habitants recommandent
Watendlath
Unique village and walks. cafe and parking. the road is narrow and steep and ends at the village but the views are worth it and you can park further down and walk to the village and back.
Ashness bridge is on the way here. Go to Keswick first.
Food scene
The best place around for service, food and a super nice village with great walks and quirky village antique shop
9 habitants recommandent
Mill Yard Cafe
The best place around for service, food and a super nice village with great walks and quirky village antique shop
Great historic cafe and working watermill. Great food and atmosphere.
9 habitants recommandent
Little Salkeld Flour Mill
Great historic cafe and working watermill. Great food and atmosphere.
Three Hares Café
57 Main StGreat atmosphere and food
The Black Swan
lovely building and great food
Rheged
Cinema, food, shopping, play area, unusual underground indoor centre
Mrs Miller's Culgaith
Great for food.
Neighborhoods
Dent
Truly a unique village and piece of rural history
Sedbergh
Great place for books and the 3 hares cafe is great
What can I say!! You need to go. Midweek is better as less people and less traffic.
205 habitants recommandent
Keswick
What can I say!! You need to go. Midweek is better as less people and less traffic.
Kirkby Stephen
Great market town just 10 minutes away
Another great and another unique market town. We like Kirkby Lonsdale very much. about an hour away to the south. Great roads and views for a day out. You can walk along the river and back.
117 habitants recommandent
Kirkby Lonsdale
Another great and another unique market town. We like Kirkby Lonsdale very much. about an hour away to the south. Great roads and views for a day out. You can walk along the river and back.