Lancaster

Lancaster

Lancaster is a compact city bursting with attractions. Lancaster City Museum offers an insight into local history including a tombstone dating back 100AD. The area is close to the River Lune where you can take tours or learn about the maritime history at the local museum. There are also many green spaces and farms to keep you entertained.

The area also includes the southern reaches of the Lake District, featuring many beautiful valleys which inspired the poet Wordsworth and houses, including the home of children's author Beatrix Potter.

Venues in this location

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YMCA National Centre

The YMCA National Centre is one of the largest outdoor activity facilities in the country. Our core mission is to help people build a future, we do this by working with Schools, Youth Groups and Corporate Groups from all over Europe, helping them achieve their learning and development objectives through experiential learning.

Adventure Training Wing

Morecambe Community High School

High Points Ltd

Borwick Hall Outdoor Education and Conference

Wide range of Outdoor Adventurous Activities. We cater for all ages, from Early Years / KS1 to adults. We offer both half-day/day visits and residential stays with a wide range of accommodation suitable for all (140 beds).

High Borrans Outdoor Education Centre

High Borrans is North Tyneside Council's outdoor education centre set amidst some of the Lake District's most spectacular scenery, 3 miles from Windermere. With the Lake District and Yorkshire Dales National Parks on our doorstep we are able to offer a huge variety of activities and outdoor experiences.

Ingleborough Hall Outdoor Education Centre

Ingleborough Hall is large Outdoor Education Centre situated in the North Yorkshire Dales.
 

Wray Castle

Mock-Gothic castle sitting on the shores of Lake Windermere with turrets, towers and informal grounds

Wray Castle came to us without its contents so you will not see a 'typical' National Trust house full of paintings, furniture and antiques with an accompanying owner-family history through the ages. What you will see is a 'tired' but fascinating building with hints of its ‘grand’ past and plenty of signs of its varied history.

Allan Bank and Grasmere

The loveliest spot that man hath ever found

Not our words but those of William Wordsworth - we are rather inclined to agree with him.

Ambleside

Family fun and adventure in the heart of the English Lake District

The bustling Lake District villages of Windermere and Ambleside are situated around lake Windermere, England’s longest lake. With fells, woodland, parks, the quirky little Bridge House and a Roman fort on offer, this part of the Lake District is great for families looking for fun in the great outdoors.

Highpoint Mountain Guides

From the sublime beauty and complex colours and tones of the Lake District, to the stark wilderness of NW Scotland, our mountains have something for everyone.

Adventure Youth and Adventure Families (Adventure Peaks Ltd)

Arnside and Silverdale

A national and internationally important wildlife area

Arnside Knott is covered with limestone grassland and mixed woodland, which attracts a variety of insects and is especially renowned for butterflies.The area is made up of species-rich limestone grassland, woodland, wet meadow, scree and scrub.

There are outstanding views from the summit to the Lake District and Morecambe Bay.

Townend

Atmospheric farmhouse full of quirky objects and fascinating stories

The Brownes of Townend in the Troutbeck Valley were just an ordinary farming family: but their home and belongings bring to life more than 400 years of extraordinary stories. As you approach Townend - a traditional Lake District stone and slate farmhouse, you'll understand why Beatrix Potter described Troutbeck Valley as her favourite.

Real Adventures

Real Adventure is a unique outdoor company based in the Lake District. We provide a wide variety of high quality adventure courses tailored for individual clients at no extra charge. At Real Adventure we provide expert innovative learning that combines adventure and education in a positive and creative environment.

Go Ape Grizedale Forest

Enjoy the Views from the Highest Go Ape Platform at 18 metres.

Our adventure near Hawkshead (the jewel in our crown) has always proved a popular day out. Built on a side of a hill, it feels seriously high. And that’s because it is.

Sticklebarn and The Langdales

An adventure playground of rugged slopes, craggy summits and a cracking pint

Forged by fire and ice, the Langdales are dramatic to say the least. Home to the majestic Langdale Pikes, world class rock climbing and stunning mountain tarns, this is a natural playground, with walks and activities to suit all abilities. The ambitious can tackle the major peaks but it’s not all about high level scrambling.

Steam Yacht Gondola

Rebuilt Victorian steam-powered yacht on Coniston Water

Steam Yacht Gondola is the unrivalled sailing experience of the Lakes.

Enjoy the charm of luxury travel once experienced by wealthy Victorians, riding in style in Gondola’s opulent saloons or relaxing on her open-air decks as she glides across Coniston Water.

Sizergh

Beautiful medieval house, with rich gardens and estate

This imposing house stands proud at the gateway to the Lake District.

Its rich and beautiful garden includes a pond, lake, a national collection of hardy ferns and a superb limestone rock garden.

Sandscale Haws National Nature Reserve

Outstanding dune habitat supporting a wealth of wildlife and with magnificent views

Sandy estuary of the River Duddon with panoramic of the Lakeland mountains. All the dune grasslands at Sandscale Haws support a rich flora including the very rare Dune Helleborine.

Heysham Coast

Beautiful sandstone headland renowned for its eighth-century chapel and rock hewn graves; a wonderful urban green space

This sandstone headland, south of Morecambe and north of Heysham port, rises majestically above the sea. See the remains of St Patrick's Chapel, built in the early Medieval period and now a Scheduled Ancient Monument. The eight body-shaped, rock-cut graves here are believed to be unique.

Stott Park Bobbin Mill

In the Lake District in Cumbria, this extensive working mill produced literally millions of wooden bobbins vital to the Lancashire spinning and weaving industries.

Arrampica Vertical Adventures

Arrampica have never owned our own facility, nor will we ever do so, we have been independent and impartial for over 20 years, tirelessly focusing on ensuring our customers facilities and staff stay compliant and shine. Where we train and assess, we do so to the highest of standards, always.

Above and Below

Above & Below offer an amazing range of courses and diving experiences from our premier 5 Star PADI IDC diving centres in Hull and Pontefract. We have exclusive access to our own impressive 32 acre open water site called Blue Lagoon designed specifically for divers which boasts excellent visibility.

Footprint

At St Catherine's we are aiming to offer a learning experience to visiting schools and groups that uses the landscape as a personal stimulus for the wider issues of sustainability.

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