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Lavender Cottage

Bowness-on-Windermere, North West England

Lavender Cottage
Lavender Cottage near Bowness-on-Windermere in Cumbria sleeps four, making it a good fit for a small family or group of friends wanting to explore the Lake District together. Windermere station is just under six miles away for those travelling by train.

Nearby attractions include the Lakes Aquarium, Stott Park Bobbin Mill and the Lakeland Motor Museum, all offering a nice change of pace from the surrounding fells. You're also close to the water, with Windermere's Lakeside YMCA beach, rated excellent for water quality, around 3.1 miles away. It's a well-placed base for mixing lake views with a few inland outings.

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Things to do

Days out and attractions, nearest first

Lakes Aquarium

🐠 Aquariums · 3.1 mi

Lakes Aquarium

Lakes Aquarium sits in Colton, in the Lake District, and is open daily from 10am. You can catch the...

Stott Park Bobbin Mill

🏛️ Museums & Galleries · 3.4 mi

Stott Park Bobbin Mill

19th-century bobbin mill museum; at Newby Bridge, Cumbria, England.

Lakeland Motor Museum

🏛️ Museums & Galleries · 4.9 mi

Lakeland Motor Museum

Lakeland Motor Museum, in Haverthwaite, Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, is housed in a converted m...

Windermere Jetty

🏛️ Museums & Galleries · 5.4 mi

Windermere Jetty

Windermere Jetty Museum sits on the lakeshore just outside Bowness, telling over 200 years of Winder...

From Auschwitz to Ambleside

🏛️ Museums & Galleries · 5.7 mi

From Auschwitz to Ambleside

This small exhibition tells the story of 300 child Holocaust survivors who arrived in Windermere in...

Museum of Lakeland Life & Industry

🏛️ Museums & Galleries · 5.9 mi

Museum of Lakeland Life & Industry

Lakeland Museum, formerly known as the Museum of Lakeland Life and Industry, explores centuries of L...

Quaker Tapestry Museum

🏛️ Museums & Galleries · 6.1 mi

Quaker Tapestry Museum

Museum in Kendal, England, UK

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Places to visit

The famous spots within a day trip

Fell Foot

National Trust · 3.2 mi

Fell Foot

Graythwaite Hall

Stately Home & Palace · 3.6 mi

Graythwaite Hall

Lake Windermere

Lake · 4.6 mi

Lake Windermere

Sizergh Castle

Castle & Heritage · 4.6 mi

Sizergh Castle

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Eat & drink local

The local legends within walking-ish distance

Lake View Cafe

🫖 Tea Rooms · 3.1 mi

Lake View Cafe

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Wheatsheaf Inn

🍺 Pubs & Inns · 3.4 mi

Wheatsheaf Inn

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Blackwell Tea Room

🫖 Tea Rooms · 3.7 mi

Blackwell Tea Room

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The Derby Arms

🍺 Pubs & Inns · 4 mi

The Derby Arms

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Hare & Hounds

🍺 Pubs & Inns · 4.3 mi

Hare & Hounds

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Sizergh Castle Cafe

🫖 Tea Rooms · 4.5 mi

Sizergh Castle Cafe

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