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Accompanying Persons
Through a special arrangement with the Low Wood Hotel, accompanying persons sharing rooms with conference delegates can stay free of charge; they need only pay for breakfast, available at a cost of 8.50ukp per day.
Social Activities
This page is intended to describe the superb potential for both outdoor and indoor social activities here in the Lake District. We would very much like to construct a programme of social events that not only satisifes the majority but also contains something for everyone. For this reason, I would like to provide you with the opportunity of deciding the activities to be included in the programme. The idea is straightforward, simply browse through the activities which are on offer and then e-mail me Keith Cheverst to let me know which activities you would be most interested in. Some of the activities have a small nominal cost but none of the activities described costs more than twenty pounds per person. If there is an activity which appeals to you but that is not described below then please let me know and I'll see what we can do.
Mountain Biking
Abseiling
Canoeing
Ghyll scrambling
Lake Cruises
Visiting Gardens and Stately
Homes
Visiting the homes of
William Wordsworth
Other Possibilities
The Lake District is superb mountain biking territory. The 24 gears available on today's mountain bikes means that it is possible to mountain bike in stunning scenary without too much physical effort.
There can be few things more exciting (despite being very safe) as performing your first abseil. If you feel ready then we can arrange for you to have a half day abseiling course organised by professionally qualified abseil instructors.
'When in Rome do as the Romans'. You'll be in the Lake District so how about trying your hand at canoeing.
If you're feeling really adventurous then we can even arrange for you to go ghyll scrambling. If you don't ming getting a bit wet - and you would get wet - then ghyll scrambling provides an excillerating outdoor challenge.
One of the best ways to view the lakes is via a cruise. Lake cruises are available for lakes Windermere, Derwent Water Ullswater.
Visiting Gardens and Stately Homes
The Lake District contains a number of magnificant stately homes containing a selection of fine art and furniture. The majority of these homes have superb gardens. Shown below on the left is Hoker Hall whose award-winning gardens are classed as "amongst the best in the world..." and contain the world's largest slate sundial. Shown below on the right is Dalemain House which was used as the location for a recent television screening of Jane Austin's Jane Eyre.
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Visiting the homes of William Wordsworth
The Lake District was of course the home of William and Mary Wordsworth. In his life William lived in three different cottages : Rydal Mount in Ambleside (shown below on the left), Dove Cottage in Grasmere (shown below on the right) and Wordsworth House in Cockermouth.
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All of these houses are open to the public and contain much Depending on your preference we can visit some or information about the life of the Wordsworths. all of these homes.
Potteries (such as the famous Beatrix Potter Galley), Art Galleries (such as the Heaton Cooper Gallery shown below),
Mills, Museums (including the 'Motor Museum' in Keswich which amongst many other famous cars hosts Laurel and Hardy's Model T), Visitors Centres, Forest Trails, Fell Waliking.