Right- im taking my good lady to the lake district for a few days beofre chritmas to get away from it all, can anyone reccomend some nice places to go and visit? also nice places to eat in at night? Were not really hardened walkers so no 20mile treks please :D

Whereabouts in the Lakes are you going? It's a big place!

Try the "Hole in't Wall" pub in Bowness.

The Italian in the centre of town is great and the cinema's a trip down memory lane with it's retro interior.

were going to a hotel on the top edge of lake windemere :D

nice went there years ago if the weathers nice definately take a stroll.
kendal is a nice place.

there are some caves around there but couldn't tell you where exactly.

go to ambleside - beautiful village! Could eat at the Glass House (made famous in Ramsey's Kitchen Nightmares'). Then take a bus to Hawkshead (another even smaller village) or to Rydal (where the caves are - bit of a walk to get to them but well worth it).

I lived there for 3 years (in ambleside not a cave) and boyf lived there all his life so PM me if you want more ideas/ help/ advice.

I'd second Ambleside - lovely place. There's a good pub just outside it (near Scaffel Pike I think) called the Badger Bar - top pub grub.

Ravenglass on the west coast!! lovely place!!

I stayed in Keswick and loved it. Castlerigg (or High Rigg) Stone Circle is really atmospheric, worth a visit and on a clear day its very impressive to see all the mountains surrounding it. I cant wait to go back.

I stayed in Borrowdale, at the Langstarth Inn, its a lovely spot, but quite remote. Keswick is in easy reach by car and so is Ullswater.

Right- im taking my good lady to the lake district for a few days beofre chritmas to get away from it all, can anyone reccomend some nice places to go and visit? also nice places to eat in at night? Were not really hardened walkers so no 20mile treks please :D

CONISTON!

Its well wicked, and the local brewed beer is great

Right- im taking my good lady to the lake district for a few days beofre chritmas to get away from it all, can anyone reccomend some nice places to go and visit? also nice places to eat in at night? Were not really hardened walkers so no 20mile treks please :D
jammy devil ... wish I was going:D

the queens pub in Bowness served a decent real ale last time I was there, the walk up the hill from windermere gets you nice and thirsty too

boat rides to either end of the lake are fun, ambleside is definitely worth a visit

ooo you could probably manage a train ride down to Kendal from Windermere also worth a visit

hope you have a nice time

oh, I've raised hell many a time in the Old Dungeon Ghyll walkers bar in Langdale. (which has in no small way contributed to my being thrown off the campsite several times the next morning.....)

[QUOTE=Carmine]Try the "Hole in't Wall" pub in Bowness.

what a great pub...was recommended to me also....nice n cosy and food fab...

Thanks everyone- looks like we might be trying out quite a few pubs while were up there ;)