This waterfall above Buttermere was just amazing.. . a short walk from the car park and easy to access, though the final ascent to the top was very rocky and slippery! But the views were just glorious ...

Absolutely fabulous visit and the bluebells are better than recent years. Dappled sunshine and views of the bells again lakes and mountains perfect for those camera shots. Parking is hard unless you are before 9. Mind you I suspect an evening viewing would be perfect.

Beautiful, secluded, unspoiled spot, in the heart of the Western Lakes - Lovely walk up to it from Buttermere, not over strenuous on either of the two routes, just can get boggy in some places

they hosted a proper good beer festival, well organised event.

Lovely staff, always pick up my gardening books from here. Got a lucky dip book and some free coffee grounds for my gardening. Tried the soup today and it is the best soup I have ever had. Thank you for being such a lovely shop

The smell of this house is incredible. The local caretakers take great care of this place, inside there are still personal items and manuscripts of Mr. William also the table in the main dining room is still set and the caretakers continue to cook meals from old recipes, occasionally replacing them with new ones so that visitors can see food from several centuries ago. Beautiful paintings and a natural garden where he drew inspiration. Large rooms and a kitchen full of trinkets from almost 300 years ago. I highly recommend visiting this place when passing through this small old town

Very well stocked with most household goods, gifts and garden centre. good place to visit and a lovely coffee shop with great choice of cakes and light lunches.

Staff don't seem all that friendly then again who wants to be at 8pm on a Tuesday. Fish was absolutly tremendous and chips done just like home made lovly golden brown with that chip pan flavour, not this bright white tasteless crap everywhere seems to serve now days Highly recommend! Will be back

We visit here every year as on our dogs birthday weekend trip over to the Lakes. Food and service is fantastic. Always recommend booking as it has been very busy when we visit in an evening.

We had a fabulous stay at the Hotel at the weekend. There was a small issue with our first room but Annabel quickly moved us to a new room and made sure we were comfortable. Views by the river were stunning & we had a great sleep. Breakfast had a massive selection & hot food is cooked to order, which all tasted amazing. We only had a couple of the snack items from the restaurant menu but they were also amazing. Can’t wait to come back!

Lovely place by the river. Good for dog’s walks. Plenty of benches to sit on and enjoy the view. It was raining when we went. It would be beautiful on a sunny day. 🏆

Excellent for dog walks. Lots of bins for dog poop, large grassy area for them to run about on and hard paths to keep your feet clean when the weather is bad. You can extend your walk down to the river and beyond if you have the time and energy.

Lovely park to walk the dog around can drop down to the riverbank for a paddle, children's play area looks great, bowls and tennis courts, public toilets at no cost in decent condition with hand soaps provided! Bit puzzled by the large missile next to a flower bed, no details as to why. Looks like a 12 inch shell.

I could not believe this shop. J.Banks ironmongers has a museum with many unique items in an unfussy setting. The staff are fantastic and couldn't be friendly. I only went in for a wingnut.

The best place to buy bread & treats & the sandwiches are fantastic. The staff are always very welcoming & friendly. I never experience IBS flare ups after eating anything from here which usually happens with regular bakery products but the ingredients used here aren't full of rubbish so I'd highly recommend this delicious bakery.

It certainly is a charming little church at the junction of the Honister and Newlands passes. There is a rough (free) car park just up behind the church. Lovely to have the church open during the day. Unusual iron shepherd gate (1968) at the entrance to this 1840 built church. The font bowl is from an earlier chapel of ease. Some fine stained glass, and by one window a memorial tablet to Alfred Wainwright - look by the organ.

Had a meal Friday evening with my daughter and her dad. The food was excellent and the sort of prices I would expect. For the minute we walked in until we left the staff were very friendly and gave great service. Would be more than happy to recommend this place. Thank you all of you.

Best Steakhouse in the Lake District! Yesterday, after a visit to Honister Slate Mine, we fancied a nice meal out. After much googling and head scratching, we decided to call BLOCKS Steakhouse to see if they could squeeze us in with only 30 or so minutes notice. Thankfully, they had space for us and happily booked us in. On arrival, we were warmly greeted by the happy staff and shown to our own private dining room with an open fire with a nice table for 6 already set up in anticipation of our arrival. The nice waitress took our drinks order and gave us all the menus. Whilst browsing through the incredible menu, we were brought complimentary slices of chilli and paprika bread accompanied by a herby butter, which was magnificent. We ordered 3 steaks, the fajitas and two kids' meals, each and every dish was of the highest quality. I am a bit of a steak conissur, and I can say with some degree of authority that the Fillet Steak at BLOCKS is the best Fillet Steak in the Lake District without a shadow of a doubt. I had the fillet steak with chips and peppercorn sauce. The fillet steak was cooked to perfection and had the right amount of char with a nice juicy, pink interior. The chips were perfectly cooked, and the portion size of the chips was very generous. In terms of the peppercorn sauce, the quality was of the highest standard, but the portion size for me was a little lacking as I do love peppercorn sauce, I would have happily accepted a half pint of this creamy goodness! Now we come to the dessert, which really was the cream on top of this epic feast! I had the Baileys Creme Brulee, which was accompanied with a lovely shortbread biscuits, wow! This dessert was mind shatteringly brilliant! My friend had the New York Cheesecake and by the look of his face, and judging from his comments, I would say he was satisfied. After paying the bill, just after I was telling the staff how happy I was with the experience, I was heading for the door when a waitress came around the corner and greeted me with a full body complimentary beer shower, the tray of drinks poured all over me, I managed to juggle and catch one of the gin glasses whilst soaking up the booze like a sponge, she was just as shocked as I was by this catastrophic waste of perfectly good alcohol and thankfully no one was hurt and by some kind of miracle, non of the glasses were smashed. Overall, I would say that this is my favourite Steak House in the whole of the Lake District and I expect that I will be visiting again every time I come to the lakes.

Great welcome and friendly service. The cooked breakfast was fantastic - one of the best I've ever had. Huge portions and the chef even makes his own gluten free bread. The items were cooked properly too - not underdone or overdone. The rooms were comfortable too.

Brilliant place for breakfast with amazing value food and drink but it's also good quality! The staff are super friendly too! Definitely worth a visit if you're in the area!

This brewery has only recently been reopened and it's fabulous well worth a visit. The tap room has plenty of indoor space, a well stocked bar at reasonable prices and an outside seating area, overlooking the river.

Art in a wonderful setting at Castlegate House. Well worth a stop.

This place really is special. I attended two workshops; one was a beginners course for etching and the other was a botanical printing session. Both were really interesting, informative and just fun! Jack really took care of us and was very patient and attentive. I also attended a few ‘draw and drink’ events which I really enjoyed. Jack and Emily created a relaxed, safe and playful atmosphere and I had the chance to meet other people who I might not have otherwise. They foster a sense of community by bringing people together from different walks of life which I always appreciated. If you fancy a new artistic venture and want to feel part of something, then I could not recommend this studio enough. Long may it prosper xoxo

I love Gallery Artemis is such as wonderful reflective space to enjoy the work of local artists- the gallery owner Yvette has made the space so inviting I didn't want to leave so I am now moving my work office upstairs and creating a new Stitch Studio. It is in my view the best gallery in Cockermouth as the exhibitions are balanced beautifully between commercial fine and applied art and the freshness of contemporary approaches. I feel this is well worth coming to Cockermouth for !

Delicious halal food in budget friendly restaurant! And they’re very friendly and supportive I highly recommend them for Muslim community traveler’s in amber side and lake district

Whent for sunday dinner and we were not disappointed food is out of this world. Probably one of the best sunday dinners I've had the place is amazing and full of history 5* all the way. If there was a down side is staff could do with being more attentive and we had to ask to get a drink order same with food and dessert.

Very nice meal. Was able to change time of meal due to travel problems. Food good quality. Lovely seating over the river.

Undoubtedly the best coffee in all of Cumbria. Only here did I get hooked on drip coffee. It’s like red wine on an autumn evening or whiskey in the warm company of your best friends. First, you sense the aroma, then the taste, and only then the aftertaste, with all the shades of the bouquet coming alive. This is what I’m writing about for coffee at Moon. Every time feels like the first time. I’ll order another cup.