Local area

Situated at Lowick in the heart of the Southern Lake District National Park, Everard Lodge Holiday Home site is ideally located for exploring the outdoors whether you enjoy walking, cycling or if you prefer to drive. It's a great base if you enjoy site seeing, gentle walks or serious fell walking.

It’s a place where everyone knows each other and cares – you are not just buying a holiday home but you’re buying into a local Lake District community and a new lifestyle on a site that is as picturesque as it is peaceful.

Lowick

Lake District Lowick

There has been a settlement at Lowick since before the publication of The Domesday Book. It is thought that the first settlers were Vikings in the 9th century whose farmsteads were called “Lofwik”, probably meaning ‘leafy creek or river bend’ from the old Scandinavian ‘Lauf +vik’. The river – the Crake – still forms the eastern boundary of the Parish – and empties from the southern end of Coniston Water into Morecambe Bay, with the River Leven emptying Lake Windermere, at Greenodd.

Every May bank holiday one household in the village hosts a 'duck race', whereby plastic ducks are put into the stream in the house's garden and 'raced' against each other. The race is followed by food and drink until late in the evening, even for the ducks. In 2002 a competitor was allegedly disqualified when it was discovered that he had greased his ducks with lard from the Berkshires in order to speed their progress through the weir at Lowick Bridge.

There is an annual event in the village called the Lowick Show, known locally as the Lile Royal, which attracts visitors from nearby towns and villages. There are games, stalls, cattle, ferret and dog shows, as well as competitions for bakery, and arts and crafts.

Ulverston A festival and market town in South Lakeland (6.5 miles)

Lake District Ulverston

The nearby market town of Ulverston holds a weekly livestock auction on Tuesdays and a traditional street market on Thursdays. With an assortment of specialist shops, cosy pubs, traditional markets and cultured hotspots, renowned for the Sir John Barrow Monument and Stan Laurel, legendary comedian and the town's most famous son. The town also boasts a theatre (The Coro), a cinema and restaurants preparing international cuisine to suit all tastes.

Ulverston calls itself a 'Festival Town' in reference to the many and varied festivals which take place in Ulverston over the course of the year. The most renowned of these is the Lantern Festival, which involves hundreds of local residents creating lanterns out of willow and tissue paper and parading them throughout the town in winding rivers of light. Other festivals include: Flag Festival; Dickensian Festival; Buddhist Festival; Charter Festival; Printfest.

There’s always something happening in Ulverston

www.ulverston.net

Hawkshead (10.9 miles)

Lake District Hawkshead

Hawkshead is a picturesque and charming village in the heart of the Lake District National Park. The area around Hawkshead offers a delightful place to visit. Nestling in the beautiful vale of Esthwaite, Hawkshead is characterised by the cluster of whitewashed houses and is within easy reach for Sawrey, Outgate, Satterthwaite, Grizedale and Hawkshead Hill.

Wander around Hawkshead with its beautiful old buildings, churches, and rich history. There you will find important connections with the poet William Wordsworth (Anne Tyson’s House where Wordsworth once lodged)) and children’s author Beatrix Potter. Then settle down to a delicious afternoon tea in one of the many cafés & tea-rooms, or maybe sample some local ale in one of the village inns.

Greenodd (3.6 miles)

Lake District Greenodd

The local village with high class butchers, quality bakery, excellent fish and chip shop and Post Office/general store. Interestingly the local pub and microbrewery, the Ship Inn is situated in a former warehouse which originally was sited on the quayside when Greenodd was a bustling port. In 2014 a new roundabout was opened to replace the T-junction of the A590 and A5092 at Greenodd. To the embarrassment of the Highways Agency, the name of the village was spelled wrongly on the new road sign, a story that made the BBC News.

Coniston Water (3 miles)

Lake District Coniston

Coniston water is only 3 miles from Everard Lodge Holiday Homes Site. The village of Coniston is nestled under the famous 'Old Man' is home to the Donald Campbell museum as well as being a centre for water sports. Horse riding at Spoon Hall during the summer months involves treks around the base of Coniston Old Man.

There are Golf courses within a 30 minute drive at Grange-Over-Sands, Ulverston, and the picturesque village of Broughton in Furness.

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