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Windermere attractions Lake Windermere is the largest natural lake in England, according to Wordsworth "None of the other Lakes unfold so many fresh beauties". Rowboats are available for hire, with stylish steamers and vintage cruisers to Lakeside in the south and Waterhead at the northern end. There is a ferry service across the lake to Sawrey giving access to the western side of the lake and Beatrix Potter's former home at Hill Top.

Windermere attractions Hill Top, Near Sawrey, Hawkshead, Ambleside, Cumbria LA22 0LF Tel: 015394 36269. Delightful small 17th-century house where Beatrix Potter wrote many of her famous children's stories. Hill Top is managed by the National Trust.

Windermere attractions ARMITT LIBRARY & MUSEUM, AMBLESIDE Tel: 015394 31212 - a unique place combining Library and Museum, scholarship and fun, art and entertainment. A superb collection of books and manuscripts, drawings and paintings, memorabilia and archaeological objects relating to an extraordinary gallery of famous Lake District characters.

Windermere attractions Abbot Hall Art Gallery & Museum, Kendal, Cumbria LA9 5AL Tel: 01539 722 464 - Abbot Hall is a Grade I Listed Georgian building in a beautiful setting on the banks of the River Kent, surrounded by a park and overlooked by the ruins of Kendal Castle. There are collections of modern works in the upstairs galleries while downstairs, 18th century paintings can be seen in their period setting, alongside furniture and objets d'art of the time. There is a collection of society portraits of the day including key works by George Romney (1734-1802), who served his apprenticeship in Kendal.

Windermere attractions Townend, Troutbeck, Windermere, Cumbria LA23 1LB Tel: 015394 32628 - A well-preserved 17th century yeoman farmer's house, complete with original furniture and decorative woodwork., a National Trust property.

Windermere attractions Rydal Mount and Gardens, Rydal, Near Ambleside, Cumbria, LA22 9LU. Tel: 015394 33002 - The Wordsworth Family moved into Rydal Mount in 1813 and rented the house continually for 46 years until the death of Mary Wordsworth in 1859. Rydal Mount was the largest house the Wordsworths lived in and became a much-loved family home.

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Windermere hotels bed and breakfast self catering accommodation (in or near to)

H = Hotels : SC = Self Catering : BB = Bed and breakfast
BB - Denehouse, Kendal road, Bowness on Windermere, Cumbria, LA23 3EW - Tel: 015394 48236
BB - Fir Trees Guest House, Lake Road, Windermere, Lake District LA23 2EQ - Tel: 015394 42272
BB - Blenheim Lodge, Brantfell Road, Bowness-on-Windermere, LA23 3AE - Tel: 015394 43440
BB - Glencree, Lake Road, Windermere, Cumbria, LA23 2EQ - Tel: 015394 45822
BB - The Willowsmere, Ambleside Road, Windermere, Cumbria, LA23 1ES - Tel: 015394 43575
H - The Beaumont Hotel, Holly Road, Windermere, Cumbria, LA23 2AF - Tel: 015394 47075
H - Chestnuts Hotel, Princes Road, Windermere, Cumbria, LA23 2EF - Tel: 01539446999
H - Howbeck Hotel, New Road, Windermere, Cumbria LA23 2LA - Tel: 015394 44739
BB - Fayrer Garden House, Lyth Valley Road, Windermere, Cumbria LA23 3JP - Tel: 015394 88195
BB - Laurel Cottage - Non Smoking, Park Road, Windermere, LA23 2BJ - Tel: 015394 43053
BB - BEECHWOOD, Beresford Road, Bowness on Windermere, Cumbria LA23 2JG - Tel: 015394 43403
BB - Beaumont, B&B, Thornbarrow Road, Windermere, LA23 2DG - Tel: 015394 45521
SC - Beaumont, Holiday Cottages, Thornbarrow Road, Windermere, LA23 2DG - Tel: 015394 45521
BB - Lyndhurst Country House, Newby Bridge, Cumbria, LA12 8ND - Tel: 015395 31245
BB - Haisthorpe House, Holly Road, Windermere LA23 2AF - Tel: 015394 43445
BB - Broadlands GH, 19 Broad Street, Windermere, Cumbria LA23 2AB - Tel: 015394 46532
BB - Alice Howe Guest House, 3 The Terrace, Windermere, Cumbria LA23 1AJ - Tel: 015394 43325
BB - Glenville, Lake Road, Windermere, Cumbria LA232EQ - Tel: 01539443371
BB - Hawksmoor, Lakeland GH, Lake Road, Windermere, LA23 2EQ - Tel: 015394 42110
Sc - Lake District Treetops, College Road, Windermere, Cumbria - Tel: 015394 32819

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