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TripAdvisor Traveller Rating: 4.5 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #1 of 83 attractions in Lake District

A unique exhibition based on optical illusion. Witness balls rolling uphill in the antigravity room, visibly grow and shrink in the Ames room and be amazed by our interactive optical illusion exhibits, artwork and sculptures, as well as the hologram gallery!

Attraction type: Speciality museum
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Lakeland Segway, Graythwaite
TripAdvisor Traveller Rating: 4.5 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #2 of 83 attractions in Lake District

The longest established "SegwayAuthorized" tour provider in the UK invites you to explore magnificent Lakeland Scenery on the amazing Segway personal transporter. After comprehensive training enjoy tracks and trails around a stunning private Lakeland estate in the heart of England's Lake District. (Min age 14. Tours MUST be pre-booked)

Attraction type: All-terrain vehicle trail; Group tour/boat
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TripAdvisor Traveller Rating: 4.5 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #3 of 83 attractions in Lake District

Theatre by the Lake in Keswick is a small, cozy, but newly built theatre.  The theatre caters to the mountian climber in shorts and hiking boots, as well as the "dressed for the theatre" crowd. The...

Attraction type: Theatre
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TripAdvisor Traveller Rating: 4.5 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #4 of 83 attractions in Lake District

Honister Slate Mine is a unique award winning experience, England's last remaining working slate mine and England's very first Via Ferrata!!

Attraction type: Mine
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TripAdvisor Traveller Rating: 4.5 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #5 of 83 attractions in Lake District
Attraction type: Hiking trail
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TripAdvisor Traveller Rating: 4.5 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #6 of 83 attractions in Lake District
Attraction type: Speciality shop
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Lake Derwent, Keswick
TripAdvisor Traveller Rating: 4.5 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #7 of 83 attractions in Lake District
Attraction type: Lake
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Jennings Brewery, Cockermouth
TripAdvisor Traveller Rating: 4.5 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #8 of 83 attractions in Lake District
Attraction type: Brewery
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TripAdvisor Traveller Rating: 4.5 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #9 of 83 attractions in Lake District
Attraction type: Shop; Ship; Tour
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TripAdvisor Traveller Rating: 4 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #10 of 83 attractions in Lake District

Watermill at Ings, the watermill is a busy traditional pub with a difference. They brew their beers on the premise, its easy to find, park and the staff is very good. Food is also good, if you are in...

Attraction type: Brewery
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Levens Hall, Kendal
TripAdvisor Traveller Rating: 4 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #11 of 83 attractions in Lake District
Attraction type: Architectural building
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TripAdvisor Traveller Rating: 4 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #12 of 83 attractions in Lake District

The former home of one of England's best-loved poets, William Wordsworth, who lived here from 1813 until his death in 1850.

Attraction type: Historic home; Garden
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TripAdvisor Traveller Rating: 4 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #13 of 83 attractions in Lake District
Attraction type: Nature centre; Zoo
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Center Parcs, Penrith
TripAdvisor Traveller Rating: 3.5 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #14 of 83 attractions in Lake District
Attraction type: Park; Forest
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Dove Cottage, Grasmere
TripAdvisor Traveller Rating: 4 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #15 of 83 attractions in Lake District

Dove Cottage was the home of William Wordsworth during his most productive and inspired years. He arrived in 1799, looking for a haven, where he could settle down and fulfil his dream of living a...

Attraction type: Historic home
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Wordsworth House, Cockermouth
TripAdvisor Traveller Rating: 4.5 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #16 of 83 attractions in Lake District

This 18th-century Georgian town house was the birthplace and childhood residence of the English poet William Wordsworth.

Attraction type: Historic home
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TripAdvisor Traveller Rating: 4.5 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #17 of 83 attractions in Lake District
Attraction type: Garden
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Penrith Castle, Penrith
TripAdvisor Traveller Rating: 4 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #18 of 83 attractions in Lake District
Attraction type: Castle
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The World of Beatrix Potter, Bowness-on-Windermere
TripAdvisor Traveller Rating: 3.5 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #19 of 83 attractions in Lake District

The characters of Beatrix Potter's stories are brought to life in this recreation of the Lakeland countryside.

Attraction type: Speciality museum
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TripAdvisor Traveller Rating: 4.5 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #20 of 83 attractions in Lake District

The museum is beside Dove Cottage, which is where William Wordsworth, the poet who wrote, "I wandered lonely as a cloud" (Daffodil poem) lived while he produced his best work. It has a permanent...

Attraction type: Museum; History museum
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