Sunny Beck
🏖️ 1.81 miles from Coniston Water, Brown Howe (Good water quality)
Coniston and Grizedale, North West England
Sleeps 5
£433 per break
Check availabilityThe Drift House
Grasmere and the Langdale Valley, North West England
🔌 Nearest public charging: · 0.3 mi (Open Charge Map)
Set in Grasmere and the Langdale Valley, The Drift House sleeps six and is a comfortable choice for groups wanting to explore the Lake District together. It's near a bus stop and has EV charging nearby, so getting around is straightforward whichever way you choose to travel.
Dove Cottage is just 0.8 miles away, with the Armitt Museum & Library a short drive at 3.3 miles and Hawkshead Grammar School further out at 6.3 miles, giving you plenty of local history to explore. For food, The Jumble Room and Baldry's are both just 0.3 miles away. Windermere station, 7.6 miles off, is useful if part of your journey is by train.
Dove Cottage is just 0.8 miles away, with the Armitt Museum & Library a short drive at 3.3 miles and Hawkshead Grammar School further out at 6.3 miles, giving you plenty of local history to explore. For food, The Jumble Room and Baldry's are both just 0.3 miles away. Windermere station, 7.6 miles off, is useful if part of your journey is by train.
Facilities
- 🚌 Near a Bus Stop
- 🔌 EV Charging Nearby
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Events from
Skiddle
Thu 19 Nov · 11:00
Kendal Mountain Festival
Brewery Arts Centre, Kendal · 14.8 mi
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Sat 21 Nov · 19:00
Electric Boutique
Indie Craft Beer, Kendal · 14.7 mi
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Sat 19 Dec · 18:00
Land Of The Lost
Indie Craft Beer, Kendal · 14.7 mi
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Thu 31 Dec · 19:00
New Year's Eve Party 2026
Baha, Bowness-on-Windermer · 8.1 mi
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The Drift House
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Everything within reach of The Drift House — days out, famous places and the local food worth walking to.
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Things to do
Days out and attractions, nearest first
🏛️ Museums & Galleries · 0.8 mi
Dove Cottage
Dove Cottage was the Lake District home of William Wordsworth, a humble cottage with whitewashed wal...
🏛️ Museums & Galleries · 3.3 mi
The Armitt Museum & Library
The Armitt Museum & Library is a museum, gallery, and library full of interesting and unusual object...
🏛️ Museums & Galleries · 6.3 mi
Hawkshead Grammar School
Hawkshead Grammar School in Hawkshead, Cumbria, England was founded in 1585 by Archbishop Edwin Sand...
🏛️ Museums & Galleries · 6.7 mi
The Ruskin Museum
The Ruskin Museum sits in the heart of Coniston village and tells the 'Story of Coniston', from Ston...
🏛️ Museums & Galleries · 7.7 mi
Brantwood
Brantwood is the historic lakeside home of John Ruskin, now a museum set across a 250-acre estate on...
🏛️ Museums & Galleries · 7.7 mi
Windermere Jetty
Windermere Jetty Museum sits on the lakeshore just outside Bowness, telling over 200 years of Winder...
🏛️ Museums & Galleries · 7.7 mi
From Auschwitz to Ambleside
This small exhibition tells the story of 300 child Holocaust survivors who arrived in Windermere in...
🏛️ Museums & Galleries · 8 mi
The World of Beatrix Potter Attraction
🎢 Theme Parks · 8.4 mi
Go Ape Grizedale
Go Ape Grizedale sits in Grizedale Forest, part of the Lake District National Park near Satterthwait...
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Places to visit
The famous spots within a day trip
Stately Home & Palace · 0.2 mi
Allan Bank
National Trust · 3.3 mi
Bridge House
Castle & Heritage · 5 mi
Wray Castle
National Trust · 5.7 mi
Townend
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