The Lake District offers a huge range of things to do, either energetic or relaxed, whatever the weather.  Please follow the links below for more information.

Walks from the house

Whether you want a gentle stroll with fantastic views of the Lake or a more challenging and exhilarating expedition; all are accessible from the front door of the house!

Gentle strolls

• Lickbarrow Hill
• School Knott
• Brant Fell
• Orrest Head 

More challenging hikes

• High Street
• Kentmere
• Claife Heights – accessible by bike

Walks further afield

Roman How is an ideal base for walking in any part of the Lake District, but the following are all within about 45 minutes drive of the house:

• Fairfield Horseshoe
• The Langdales
• Crinkle Crags and Bowfell
• Helvellyn
• Coniston Old Man
• Grasmere Fells
• Tarn Hows

 For an excellent guide to walking in the Lake District, including descriptions of classic routes, see www.lakedistrictwalks.com.

Outdoor activities

• Windermere Lake Cruises
• Coniston Gondola
• Watersports
• Golf courses
• Grizedale Forest (including Go Ape!)
• Mountain biking
• 4x4 driving
• http://www.lakelandsegway.co.uk/res_website.asp?suppliercode=LSG100

Wet weather days

• The World of Beatrix Potter
• Townend (National Trust)
• Dove Cottage and Wordsworth Museum
• Brantwood (John Ruskin’s House)
• Aquarium of the Lakes
• Brockhole - Lake District Visitor Centre
• Windermere Steamboats and Museum 

...and of course you can't beat browsing round the excellent outdoor clothing and equipment shops in Ambleside and Bowness!

Shopping

 A selection of the best - and more unusual - shopping in the southern Lake District:

• http://www.lowsizerghbarn.co.uk/ (more than a shop!)
• http://www.chestersbytheriver.co.uk/about-the-shop
• the yards in Kendal (e,g, http://www.wainwrightsyard.com/photo-gallery.aspx 
• clothes and gear for outdoor activities: Ambleside (THE place!), Bowness, Grasmere, Hawkshead
• fashion: Kendal, Bowness, Ambleside, Windermere
• books: Ambleside, Grasmere, Hawkshead, Bowness
• http://theamblesidetoyshop.co.uk/
• Hayes Garden World
• Lakeland Limited (flagship store)
• Hawkshead (flagship store)
• Hawkshead Relish - award winning relishes, pickles and chutneys
• Gaynor Sports - HUGE outdoor activities store
   

Places to eat These are some of our favourite places (in no particular order) within easy driving distance of Roman How for coffee and cake or maybe something a bit more substantial!

• http://www.hareandhoundsbowlandbridge.co.uk/
• http://www.the-punchbowl.co.uk/
• http://www.thebrownhorseinn.co.uk/
• Baldry's Tea Room, Red Lion Square, Grasmere
• http://www.wilfs-cafe.co.uk/
• http://www.cuckoobrow.co.uk/
• Lucy’s of Ambleside
• Drunken Duck Inn
• Yew Tree Tea Room (Beatrix Potter’s farm)
• Apple Pie Eating House and Bakery
• Chesters Café by the River
• http://cotehow.co.uk/tearoom/