The Lake District, Cumbria
The Lake District, Cumbria, is the UK’s largest adventure capital, full of landscapes that offer the opportunity for excitement and exploration. In the Lake District National Park is Scaffel Pike, England’s highest mountain and Wastwater, its deepest Lake, this is the perfect place to create your own adventures. The area is an outdoor haven, and many bring their pet dogs as well, as there are a wide range of dogfriendly hotels, rentals and restaurants around, and that’s leaving out the fantastic nature a dog gets to play in!
What Activities?
Cycling/Mountain Biking, Orienteering, Climbing, High Wire, Paintballing, Clay Pigeon Shooting, Caving Underground, Skiing/Snowboarding, Sailing, Windsurfing, Kitesurfing, Waterskiing, Diving, Hang Gliding, Sky Diving, Paragliding and loads more.
Where To Go
The Lake District National Park
http://www.lake-district.gov.uk/
The Lake District National Park is the largest National Park in the UK and it includes Scaffel Pike – England’s highest Mountain and West Water its deepest lake. With over 3500 kilometres of rights of way and 12 of the country’s largest lakes, you can walk, cycle or splash about until you heart’s content and there is something for everyone. You can also hire a boat from The Coniston Boating Centre or check out the playground, gardens and café at The Lake District Visitors Centre. This is the perfect place to visit if you would like to see some beautiful scenery and wildlife whilst having loads of fun. When heading out for outdoor sports, using a van rental company can get you a suitable vehicle.
Holmescales Activity Centre
http://www.holmescales.com/
Holmescales is situated in Kendal, Cumbria and is set in over 30 acres of beautiful Lake District countryside. The centre caters for all sorts of events. There are corporate events such as management training and teambuilding, Special events like hen and stag weekends and there are also family fun packages. There are a host of great activities to choose from, Quad Biking, 4 x 4 off road driving, Paintballing and Archery are just a few of the many activities that the centre has to offer. The Holmescales Activity Centre is pure fun and exhilaration and it provides a unique, unforgettable and memorable outdoor adventure for everyone.
Raw War Paintball – Aspatria
http://www.paintballcumbria.co.uk/
The Raw War Paintball is the Lake District and Cumbria’s largest purpose built Paintballing site and has been established for over 6 years. It has seven imaginatively created, action-packed paintball combat arenas complete with rivers, bridges, towers, forts & villages, old mine works which were made to make the scenarios a lot more interesting and realistic. There are 12 different scenarios which were designed to make the Paintballing experience a lot more exciting with the new No Man’s Land scenario created in 2008. Other scenarios that they have are storm the fort, mission impossible and have no fear and supervision and guidance on how to play are given by the staff. The centre also runs other activities such as clay pigeon shooting, raft building and other team building activities. This would be the perfect place to go for stag and hen parties or if you generally just want to have a day of group fun.
Lakeland Climbing Centre – Kendal
http://www.kendalwall.co.uk/
The Lakeland Climbing Centre has unique indoor and outdoor climbing facilities and offers a wide range of learning programmes for beginners and experienced climbers also. You can take part in beginner’s courses and taster sessions or just climb with an experienced friend. The centre is highly equipped with gritstone and limestone outcrops as well as the other indoor facilities. The main hall has several 10 metre climbing walls, a stalactite, roof area, slabs and the big 18 metre climbing wall. The centre also has 2 Bouldering rooms and a room with specially designed beginner’s walls. If you like taking part in exciting sports, why not spend the day here and bring the kids too.
Keswick Climbing Wall and Activity Centre
http://www.keswickclimbingwall.co.uk/
Based in the heart of the Lake District, Keswick Climbing Wall is more than just a climbing centre. They run outdoor activities in Cumbria and the Lake District of all types; from biking to ghyll scrambling, canoeing to raft building, and of course climbing and abseiling. The centre runs a corporate event designed to encourage team building, enhance communication and develop leadership skills and also caters for individual, group or families, with specific courses to support your needs. Their Multi-activity days (MAD’s) are one of their most popular packages where customers get to take part in 3 or 4 activities all in one day, these activities include abseiling, assault course, canoeing, climbing, mountain biking and raft building. If you’re interested in challenging yourself whilst having loads of fun, look no further.
Kendal Ski Club
http://www.kendalski.co.uk/
Kendal Ski Club is a voluntary skiing organisation which has been up and running for over 20 years. All of the staff, including instructors, are members of the club who work on a voluntary basis because, no matter the level, they all love skiing. Originally, the club was formed with skiing being its only sport but more recently they have embraced snowboarding and they provide lessons for both sports. The club has an artificial slope which is 80 metres long and 35 metres wide as well as two normal flat areas of slope, a quarter pipe, two kickers, waves and three rows of moguls. The lodge provides equipment, toilet facilities, changing facilities and machine dispensers for refreshments. The centre is only open at specific times and dates so check before you visit.
The Low Wood Hotel
The Low Wood Hotel is a four star resort with a great selection of bars and restaurants, a leisure club, beauty salon and water sports centre. Located on a superb lawned shoreline on the edge of Lake Windermere with a fantastic view, this is the ideal venue if you’re looking for a place where you can relax and unwind with everything close by. Also, as the hotel is in the heart of the Lake District, its an ideal place to discover the timeless beauty of the Lakeland landscape.
What You’ll Need
You’ll need all of the outdoor activity gear you own and also, you’ll need to organise transportation to get around organised before you leave.
Other Useful Links
Go Lakes
http://www.golakes.co.uk/
Go Lakes is the official website of Cumbria tourism. On the site you can plan every aspect of your trip to the Lake District. You can choose from a range of hotels, camp sites and self catering cottages to stay at and also, you can choose whet activities you’d like to do, where you want to eat and the attractions you’d like to see. It is an easy website to use and is a useful resource when planning your stay in Cumbria.
The Lakes Guide
http://www.lakedistricts.co.uk/
This site provides an extensive amount of information about the Lake District and acts as a tourists guide to the area. It has information and pictures of the beautiful lakes and mountains which form the national park and there are also various maps to help you find your way around. There are also individual guides to each of the towns and villages that make up the Lake District and suggestions for accommodation. The site also has a directory for the district, listing loads of businesses in the area which range from bus companies to activity centres so no matter what you’re looking for in the Lake District, you can find it on this site.
The Lake District Tourist Guide
http://www.lakedistricttouristguide.com/
This site caters for all tourist needs in the county of Cumbria. It is a comprehensive guide for tourism and leisure activities and the guide is designed to help you choose your destination and plan your activities around it. The aim of the site is to ensure that visitors to the Lake District have the best possible start to their holiday with the help of the wide range of online services that are provided by this user friendly website.
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Have recently tried out a great new combo trip in the Lakes.
It is called the Triple Thriller.
The Triple Thriller starts off with a butt-clenching assent across the Via Ferrata at the Honister Slate Mine. Starting at a mere 200ft of the valley floor each participant makes their way along the cliff side iron road to the dizzying heights and great views over Honister Pass.
Returning to more solid ground you are met by your stead for the next part of the Adventure, a 15gear Mountain Bike with a desire to go down hill fast.
Clad in all the protective gear and a few suggestions on the best way to enjoy the trip. Your guide leads you over the back routes and bridleways of the Borrowdale valley to the final destination of the day, Stoney Croft Gill.
Hot and sweaty from the Bike ride, you are clad in wetsuits and submerged instantly in the best Gorge Scramble in the Lakes. The slides, jumps and scrambles of this stunning little stream takes the breath away with every emersion.
This particular trip features regularly in the many 100 things to do before you die lists for the basic reason, it’s brilliant.
Trips depart daily from Keswick or the Honistor Slate mine.
Individual components retail at £35pp.
The full Triple Thriller retails for £85pp.