Guidebook for Loughrigg
Food Scene
Fantastic (veggie) pizza, pasta and salad, as well as five screens of cinema.
64 locals recommend
Zeffirellis
2 Compston RdFantastic (veggie) pizza, pasta and salad, as well as five screens of cinema.
Awesome coffee and cake. Get there early to avoid the queues.
66 locals recommend
Chesters By The River
Awesome coffee and cake. Get there early to avoid the queues.
Beautiful pub at the head of one of England's most stunning valleys. Good beers, food – and some of the most hot toddies for chilly winter days.
Old Dungeon Ghyll Hotel - Great Langdale, Ambleside
Beautiful pub at the head of one of England's most stunning valleys. Good beers, food – and some of the most hot toddies for chilly winter days.
Fantastic pies and home baking. The 'bath bun' is addictive :-)
9 locals recommend
Rooms at the Apple Pie
Rydal RoadFantastic pies and home baking. The 'bath bun' is addictive :-)
The National Trust's first bar. The perfect space to sip a pint of local, surrounded by the high fells, and swallows sweeping across the terrace.
7 locals recommend
Sticklebarn
B5343The National Trust's first bar. The perfect space to sip a pint of local, surrounded by the high fells, and swallows sweeping across the terrace.
Drinks & Nightlife
Hearty food – and lots of it – as well as a mecca for real ale lovers. Fantastic beer garden in a beautiful location.
17 locals recommend
Britannia Inn
Main StreetHearty food – and lots of it – as well as a mecca for real ale lovers. Fantastic beer garden in a beautiful location.
One of many local pubs noted in the Good Pub Guide – a solid real ale pub with hearty food and a kids menu.
6 locals recommend
Wainwrights' Inn
One of many local pubs noted in the Good Pub Guide – a solid real ale pub with hearty food and a kids menu.
The Drunken Duck Inn & Restaurant
Rightly celebrated bar and posh-nosh eaterie.
Some of the best burgers and Sunday lunches around – in a proper old fashioned pub. The best place around for a cold winter's evening.
Outgate Inn
Some of the best burgers and Sunday lunches around – in a proper old fashioned pub. The best place around for a cold winter's evening.
Sightseeing
The best way to explore England's largest lake – sit back and watch the beautiful shoreline slip by.
62 locals recommend
Windermere Lake Cruises (Head Office)
Glebe RoadThe best way to explore England's largest lake – sit back and watch the beautiful shoreline slip by.
One of the most picturesque valleys in the Lakes, centred around the peaceful Little Langdale Tarn. Slaters Bridge is a favourite.
Little Langdale
One of the most picturesque valleys in the Lakes, centred around the peaceful Little Langdale Tarn. Slaters Bridge is a favourite.
The final home of Beatrix Potter – left exactly as it was when she lived there. It's small and can get crowded, so get there early.
57 locals recommend
National Trust Hill Top
The final home of Beatrix Potter – left exactly as it was when she lived there. It's small and can get crowded, so get there early.
Hawkshead
Chocolate-box Lakes village with links to Beatrix Potter.
Parks & Nature
Wainright loved Loughrigg Fell. You can walk to its undulating summit in less than an hour from Tarn House. Laminated maps and instructions provided!
32 locals recommend
Loughrigg Fell
Wainright loved Loughrigg Fell. You can walk to its undulating summit in less than an hour from Tarn House. Laminated maps and instructions provided!
One of Wainright's favourite mountains, stately Bowfell rises at the head of Great Langdale offering some of the finest walking in the district.
Bow Fell
One of Wainright's favourite mountains, stately Bowfell rises at the head of Great Langdale offering some of the finest walking in the district.
The highest peak in the popular Fairfield horseshoe: energetic guests have managed it from the cottage,
Fairfield Peak
The highest peak in the popular Fairfield horseshoe: energetic guests have managed it from the cottage,
Everything Else
Highest peak in the Coniston range. Can be walked directly from the cottage if you're a string walker.
11 locals recommend
Old Man of Coniston
Highest peak in the Coniston range. Can be walked directly from the cottage if you're a string walker.
Top-class medium height peak with a few fantastic (easy) scrambles and wonderful views over the Langdale Pikes across the valley. The starting point is less than 10 minutes away by car.
Pike of Blisco
Top-class medium height peak with a few fantastic (easy) scrambles and wonderful views over the Langdale Pikes across the valley. The starting point is less than 10 minutes away by car.
England's highest mountain – ambitious walkers can even climb it from the cottage!
69 locals recommend
Scafell Pike
England's highest mountain – ambitious walkers can even climb it from the cottage!
Arts & Culture
Once home to the Lakeland poets, this small, relaxed and romantic village is now a tourist hotspot, with a range of good bars and restaurants.
97 locals recommend
Grasmere
Once home to the Lakeland poets, this small, relaxed and romantic village is now a tourist hotspot, with a range of good bars and restaurants.
Entertainment & Activities
Langdale Hotel
Luxury spa – a great place to soak weary limbs... Day passes are available.