Windermere
England's largest lake, with cruises, lakeside walks, cafés and boat hire. An easy drive from Walney for a classic Lake District day.
Coast & countryside
Lake District Day Trips
Walney Island is your gateway to the southern Lake District — stay by the coast and still enjoy the lakes, fells and forests.
Gateway to the lakes
Coast in the morning, fells in the afternoon
Guests staying on Douglas Street can reach the southern Lake District easily by car, making it simple to combine beach days with lakeside and mountain adventures — and return to a quiet coastal base each evening.
Coniston
Coniston Water and the Old Man of Coniston — steam yacht trips, shoreline paths and one of the most rewarding fell walks in the south lakes.
Ulverston
A characterful market town with independent shops, the Laurel and Hardy Museum and the Hoad Monument walk, just along the coast.
Furness Abbey
The red sandstone ruins of a 12th-century Cistercian abbey in a wooded valley — a beautiful, quiet half-day close to the apartments.
Roanhead
Dunes, sand and sea on your doorstep. Combine a morning in the fells with an afternoon on one of Cumbria's finest beaches.
Grizedale
Grizedale Forest between Coniston and Windermere, with waymarked walking and cycling trails and open-air sculpture through the woodland.
Book your Lake District coastal base
Self-catering apartments sleeping up to 7 guests, minutes from the beach and a short drive from the lakes.