Our Location

Ings is an idyllic location for those who love outdoor activities, with a plethora of cycling and walking routes catering to various levels of fitness and experience. The area also offers a delightful culinary experience, making it a perfect destination for groups of all ages looking to explore the Lake District and its local areas.

Walking and Hill Walking Routes

  1. Blencathra via Sharp Edge and Hall’s Fell Ridge: A 5-mile hike with moderate difficulty, featuring panoramic views and technical challenges​​.

  2. Gummers How: A shorter, family-friendly hike of about half a mile to the summit, offering great views and picnic spots​​.

  3. The Old Man of Coniston: A 6-mile hike near Coniston Water, providing fantastic high elevation views​​.

  4. Pike of Blisco and Crinkle Crags: An 8-mile walk starting from Old Dungeon Ghyll, featuring stunning views of Scafell and a series of summits with rough scrambles​​.

  5. The Coffin Route: An easy 4-mile trail from Ambleside to Grasmere, passing historical sites and offering pleasant views​​.

  6. Whinlatter Forest Walks: Offers various trails of different lengths and difficulties, with beautiful scenery and viewpoints​​.

  7. Helvellyn via Striding Edge: A challenging 5-mile hike for seasoned hikers, featuring exposed ridges and scrambling​​.

  8. Wansfell Pike: A 3-mile hike from Ambleside, known for its steep sections and panoramic views​​.

  9. Seathwaite Valley – Borrowdale: A scenic 6-mile walk with views of mountain peaks and tarns​​.

  10. Catbells: A 3.5-mile hike with stunning views in every direction, suitable for a variety of hikers​​.

  11. Silver How Hike – Grasmere: A 3-mile circular route offering breathtaking views of Grasmere, Rydal Water, and Windermere

  1. Fred Whitton: Consisting of a 112-mile sportive around the Lake District, starting at Grasmere and taking in climbs of Kirkstone, Honister, Newlands, Whinlatter, Hardknott & Wrynose, and Blea Tarn passes. More info.

  2. The Grasmere Trail: Starting from Ambleside, this route takes you alongside Rydal Water, Grasmere, and Loughrigg Fell, offering scenic views and a mix of terrains, including some challenging inclines​​.

  3. The Torver Trail: A 6-mile return path along Lake Coniston's western shore, offering gentle hills and picturesque landscapes​​.

  4. Windermere Western Shore: Over 14 miles of cycling route along Windermere Lake, starting from Brockhole Visitor Centre. It includes tranquil, traffic-free paths and stunning views​​.

  5. The Eskdale Trail: An 8-mile ride starting from the base of the Scafell range, passing through riverside paths, meadows, and ancient woodlands​​.

  6. MTB: Grizedale Forest: Suitable for cyclists of all levels, offering mountain bike routes with distances ranging between green and red trails amidst captivating lake views​.

  7. MTB: Whinlatter Forest: Known for its purpose-built trails, this location offers a unique mountain biking experience with spectacular views across the Lake District.

Cycling Routes and Trails

Viewpoints and Lakes

  1. Castlerigg Stone Circle: An ancient and mysterious stone circle set against a backdrop of mountains, offering a captivating scene, especially at sunrise or sunset.

  2. Summit of Latrigg: This location provides panoramic views of Skiddaw, Blencathra, and the town of Keswick by Derwentwater. It's a short, rewarding walk to the summit.

  3. Keswick Waterfront: Situated in the adventure capital of England, the Keswick Waterfront offers beautiful views of Derwentwater, Catbells, and Skiddaw, particularly stunning at sunrise.

  4. Ashness and Surprise View: Accessible by car, these spots offer peaceful scenes of Derwentwater with Catbells in the background and impressive views from a high platform overlooking the lake and mountains.

  5. Buttermere: A serene lake set in a remote part of the Lake District, offering breathtaking views from Rannerdale Knotts and a lovely stand of trees by the lake.

  6. Wastwater: Known for its remote and wild setting with the highest peaks of the Lake District, this lake provides dramatic sunset photography opportunities.

  7. Loughrigg: A small mountain offering extensive views of surrounding valleys, lakes, and villages, ideal for exploring and photography.

  8. Rydal Water: A picturesque lake surrounded by paths through hilly woodland, offering still waters for reflections and a nearby Rydal Cave for creative photography.

  9. Blea Tarn & Side Pike: Located in the rugged slopes between Great and Little Langdale, Blea Tarn offers dramatic views of the Langdale Pikes, enhanced by a hike to Side Pike.

  10. Ullswater: The second-largest lake in the area, surrounded by high mountains, offers stunning viewpoints and opportunities for photography, especially from Hallin Fell.

  11. Coniston Water: Known for its still waters, it's a great spot for reflective photography, with Monk’s Head pier providing excellent conditions for clear shots over the lake.

  12. Elterwater: Set in a valley with crags, this area is magical, especially on misty mornings. Views from Neaum Crag near Skelwith Bridge are particularly beautiful as the mist lifts off the lake​

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