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What to do and see nearby.

Mirefoot Cottages are located in the National Park in a converted barn. The following list is not exhaustive but should prove useful. All of the following are links to sites which describe them.

Sporting Activities

Yacht broker, yacht sales, Windermere and North Wales

Historic Houses and Gardens

Leighton Hall
Holker Hall and Gardens and Motor Museum
Blackwell - The arts and crafts House
Levens Hall and Gardens
The National Park Visitors’ Centre at Brockhole
Hilltop, Near Sawrey, Hawkshead
Brantwood - John Ruskin’s house, near Coniston
Dove Cottage, Grasmere
Townend, Troutbeck
Stagshaw Garden, Ambleside
Muncaster Castle and Owl Centre
Sizergh Castle, near Kendal

Kendal Castle

Lanercost Priory

Museums and craft centers

Cumberland Pencil Museum, Keswick
Brewery Arts Centre, Kendal
Museum of Lakeland Life and Industry, Kendal
Barrow Dock Museum
Stott Park Bobbin Mill
Blackwell Arts and crafts center, Windermere
Beatrix Potter Gallery, Hawkshead
Dalemain, near Pooley Bridge
Cars of the Stars Motor Museum, Keswick
The Wordsworth Museum and Rydal Mount
Windermere Steamboat Museum

Outdoor Activities and Attractions

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Aira Force, Ullswater
The Cumbria Directory - Loads of Information .
Grizedale Theatre in the Forest and Sculpture Trail
Castlerigg Stone Circle, near Keswick
Lake District Outdoors, Walking and Cycling routes
Leighton Moss RSPB Reserve
Ravensglass and Eskdale Railway
Whitehaven Beacon
Aquarium of the Lakes,Lakeside
Maryport Aquarium
Tullie House, Carlisle
Kendal Climbing Wall, Kendal
The World of Beatrix Potter, Bowness
The Old Laundry Theatre, Bowness
Little Salkeld Mill
Lakeland Bird of Prey Centre, Lowther
Hardknott Roman Fort
Steam Gondola on Coniston
Appleby Castle
Windermere Lake Cruisers
Sellafield Visitors Center
Kankku 4X4 Driving
Coniston Water Festival
Go Ape High Wire Forest Adventure

Shopping Areas and Distances

Kendal Town Center,ASDA,Boots etc. 4 Miles
Windermere,Booths,Boots etc. 6 Miles
Bryson's of Keswick - Baker