Lake District, Cumbria Accommodation

Lake District Outdoor Pursuits Golf Fishing Walking Climbing Cycling

The Lake District is the home of outdoor pursuits in the UK. Choose from an array of outdoor activities including numerous golf courses, an excellent selection of fishing and fly fishing hotspots, a choice of Lakes offering watersports like canoeing, sailing and windsurfing, and of course superb walking, climbing and scrambling country in the Lake District Fells.

There are many companies in the Lake District offering guided walks, climbing tuition and supervised watersports, particularly in popular Lake District resort venues like Windermere, Keswick and Coniston. There's ample choice of Youth Hostels and group holiday venues in the Lake District, whether you're a business conference party or a school party, you'll find accommodation which complements outdoor pursuits. Many country house hotels and Lakeside hotels offer outdoor pursuits like golf, swimming and superb leisure facilities on-site.Find Accommodation in the Lake District for Leisure Activities Lake District Leisure Activity Information Find Lake District Accommodation

Lake District Golf

Welcome to golf territory UK. No less than 33 golf courses are on offer across the Lake District in locations which include Keswick, Cockermouth, Barrow-in-Furness, Appleby, Carlisle, Whitehaven and Windermere.

For a full list of all Lake District Golf Clubs check out the superb Cumbria Union of Gold Clubs website at www.cugc.co.uk. Many country club golf courses have websites which you'll find links to at this central golf union website.

If golf and having golf facilities close to your business event is your idea of corporate heaven, then the Lake District is the perfect choice for business events in hotels either near or directly adjacent to gold clubs and golf courses.

Golf has become a lot more accessible in recent years, and women's golf is thriving in the Lake District. Golf clubs are used to an influx of seasonal visitors, and many offer tuition lessons. If your looking for a company to organise a package golfing holiday in the Lake District check out Fairways in Cumbria, 5 Yewbarrow Road, Ulverston LA12 9JS, Tel: 015395 33879.

Walking in the Lake District

The Lake District National Park. the Lake District Coast and other areas just outside the park such as the quieter Eden Valley offer an array of varied terrain for the avid walker. Many, like the great fell walker himself - A.W.Wainwright, fall in love with the Lake District Fells and return year after year.

You're spoilt for choice of guided walking holidays which offer a whole range of levels from beginner/easy to advanced climbing/scrambling. The Hadrian's Wall National Trail is also now open, and why not check out the superb Cistercian Way down on the Lake District Peninsula. If you're planning a group walking break or holiday, then the Lake District also offers ample choice of group holiday accommodation, whether YHA, bunkhouse or self-catering lodge or holiday cottage.

Just a few of the guided walking holiday organisers available include: Cold Keld Guided Walking Holidays, Ravenstonedale CA17 4LN, Tel: 015396 23273. Countours Walking Holidays, Smithy House, Stainton CA11 0ES, Tel: 017688 67539. Cumbrian Discoveries, Mickle Bower, Temple Sowerby, Penrith CA10 1RZ, Tel: 017683 62201. Footpath Holidays, 16 Norton Bavant, Warminster, Wiltshire BA12 7BB, Tel: 01985 840049

How about a little corporate outdoor adventure - contact: Eclipse Global Events, Cragwood House, Windermere LA23 1LQ Tel: 015394 44033

Lake District Fishing

Around Lake Windermere, it's the quieter West Shore, managed by The Windermere, Ambleside & District Angling Association (WADAA), which provides the best fishing spots. Early morning and evening fly fishing couldn't be better here for native Windermere Trout. Various fish are on the increase, including Windermere wild brown trout (a silvery fish with pinky flesh usually about 1lb weight), perch, charr and roach. The eel population of Lake Windermere is on the increase. Pike fishing has also improved massively on Lake Windermere. Windermere, Ambleside and District Angling Association, (WADAA) Membership, Ecclerigg Court, Ecclerigg, Windermere, Cumbria LA23 1LQ.

Ulverston has two excellent spots for Coarse fishing, Ulverston Canal and Sandhall Ponds. Superb Tench, Pike and Carp fishing are to be had here in Ulverston on it's very own canal and at Sandhall Ponds. Check out manmade Knottallow Tarn also for excellent Brown Trout fly fishing. Beautiful Ulverston Canal, although small at 1.25 miles and 20 metres wide (as canals go anyway), it's fish rich! Pegs are approximately 6 feet deep in the middle. This water has had fantastic fishing management, for example it's been split into two by a net positioned about halfway down the length next to Glaxo Railway Bridge. This net helps with the stoking and fishery management programme.

Pegs have been positioned at the sea end, so if you're booking a match these are recommended! Fish wise what's on offer? Well, there's a mix. Quality tench between 3-6lb are to be found particularly early in the year. There's bream, which come to the surface in summer run to 5-6lbs. For those fishing trips to a tranquil idyllic water, choose Sandhall Ponds just near Ulverston. There's three ponds in all, which are all interlinked and contain mostly Carp and some Tench. The Carp apparently were introduced from Gas Termini ponds in Barrow, and have thrived here at Sandhall.

Check out also Esthwaite Water Trout Fishing, Hawkshead Trout Farm, Hawkshead LA22 0QF, Tel: 015394 36541

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