Brockhole on Windermere
Brockhole on Windermere is the Lake District National Park Visitor Centre and a great place to get your bearings on all that the National Park has to offer.
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Brockhole on Windermere Details
As well as a shop, cafe and exhibitions you can hire bikes and boats and explore the 30 acre Thomas Mawson designed Arts and Crafts garden. With views over Windermere and towards the Langdale Pikes, this is a garden with a magnificent backdrop. Depending on the season you can walk along the terraces to see dazzling displays of camellias, magnolias and rhododendrons filling the air with delicate fragrances. Elsewhere there's the cherished Handkerchief Tree with its fluttering white flowers and the beautiful vivid scarlet blooms of the Chilean Lantern Tree. Other activities on offer include pony rides and mini golf as well as Treetop Treks and Treetop Nets. It is open daily between 10am and 5pm. Grid Reference: NY 38939 01002 Address (near): Brockhole on Windermere, Ecclerigg, Windermere LA23 1LJ, UK
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Nearby Parks Around Brockhole on Windermere
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Nearby Points of Interest Around Brockhole on Windermere
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Lake District National Park
The most visited national park in the United Kingdom.
0.2 mi away
Bike Boat Windermere
The Bike Boat operates between Brockhole - The Lake District Visitor Centre and the traffic-free western shore of Windermere. It provides a convenient circular route that the whole family can enjoy.
0.6 mi away
Low Wood Watersports Centre
The Low Wood Bay Watersports Centre offers an extensive range of equipment and an inspiring setting against a backdrop of the Lakeland fells is a great location for getting out on the water.
0.9 mi away
Wray Castle
Mock-Gothic castle sitting on the shores of Lake Windermere with turrets, towers and informal grounds
1.1 mi away
Low Wray Campsite
One of the four campsites run by the National Trust.
