Close Attractions
Onsite Sauna and Plunge Pool
New for 2026, enjoy our new back to nature retreat! Our wood fired Sauna and cold water plunge pool will be based Lakeside after a Fun day exploring or just wanting to kick back and relax, our nature retreat will sure make you feel relaxed while taking in the fell and lakeside views. To pre-book for your stay, please email us at info@socialdistrict.co.uk or to book whilst onsite please speak to a member of the team, our Sauna and plunge pool is strictly for the use of our guests not the public.
Local Partnership
Enjoy 10% OFF SUP, Kayak and canoe hire at Stoked Watersports at Fell Foot, please get in touch and provide your booking ID to recieve the discount code to pre book or ask a member of the team when onsite.
Local Partnership
Enjoy 15% OFF Go Ape at Grizedale Sunday to Friday (saturday not included). Be Sure to Book in Advance, get in touch and Provide your booking ID to recieve the discount code or ask a member of the team during your stay with us.
Local Partnership
Enjoy 10% OFF Food and drink at the stunning Masons Arms Strawberry Bank, Be sure to book in advance and ask a member of the team for the discount Card.
Local Partnership
Enjoy 10% OFF bike hire at BIKETREKS at Grizedale, please get in touch and provide your booking ID to recieve the discount code to pre book or ask a member of the team when onsite. To Apply the Discount code just click the small blue summary button in the bottom right.
Local Walks
High Dam (5 minute walk from site)
Local Walks
Gummers How (10 minute drive)
Popular Walks
Old Man of Coniston (30 minute drive) Best Car Park is the Walna Scar Car Park
Popular Walks
Scafell Pike (1 hour 20 minute drive) Best Car Park is Wasdale - Lake Head Car Park
Popular walks
Rydal Caves (35 minute drive) Best Car park is the Pelter Bridge Car Park
Popular Sights
Stock Ghyll Force (35 minute drive) - Best Place to Park is Rydal Road Car Park
Popular Sights
Aira Force (1 hour drive) - Best Place to Park is at the National Trust - Aira Force & Gowborrow Park car park
Other Local Walks
Knolls Trials (2 minute drive)
Fell Foot park (5 minute drive)
National Trust Claife Viewing station (15 minute drive)
Estwaite water (15 minute drive)
Green Hows Upper Tarn (15 minute drive)
Tarn How (20 minute drive)
Local attractions
Turn Left out of the main enterance and a 15 minute walk to the Lakeside Hotel where you can catch the Lake Windermere cruise Ferry up to Bowness and Ambleside.
Local Attractions
At the Lakeside Hotel there is a cafe, pub, Aquarium, steam train, boat hire and further down there is the Swan Hotel where you can hire paddleboards.
Local Attractions
Beatrix Potters Hill Top Home ( 15 minute Drive) Visit Beatrix Potters Famous home near Esthwaite Water
Other Attractions and activities
YMCA South Camp (3 minutes drive ) has ziplining, kayaking, abseiling, laser tag. Recommend booking well in advance of your stay
Grapple with the Go Ape course in Grizedale Forest (15 minutes drive)
walk with wolves in the predator experience (15 minute drive)
Both Bowness (middle of Lake Windermere) and Ambleside (North Windermere) are beautiful little villages that has lots of places to eat, shops, parks and activities such as boat hires and tours. The ideal start to a day of exploring. Glebe Park in windermere for crazy golf, foot golf and tennis, critter creek adventure golf windermere and white platts miniture golf Ambleside.
Enjoy the South Lakes Safari Zoo (25 minutes drive)
Wildlife Oasis (30 minute drive)
Activities
Stoked Watersports (10 minute Drive) - At Fell Foot take on the water of windermere with exclusive hire of Paddleboards, Caneos and Kayaks
Activities
Book Graythwaite Adventure for 4x4 off roading, Clay pigeon shooting, Archery and Axe throwing to bushcraft and Rib boat tours (5 minute drive)
Activities
BikeTreks (20 minute Drive) - hire moutain bikes from Biketreks and explore the forests at Grizedale
Places To Eat
The Lakeside Hotel (2 minutes drive)
Places to eat
The Swan Hotel (5 minutes drive)
Places to eat
The Mason Arms (15 minutes drive) Dine at the Mason Arms as guests of Stock Park and recieve 10% off
Other Places to eat
The Huntsman in (5 minutes drive)
Cafe Ambio (5 minute drive)
The Anglers Arms (10 minutes drive)
Tower Bank Arms (15 minutes drive)
The Sun Inn (15 minutes drive)
The Royal Oak (20 minutes drive)
Bowness on Windermere village packed full of Cafe’s bunches & restaurants (20 minutes drive)