Ivy House Hotel & Restaurant, Hawkshead

Lake Windermere

Location

The English Lake District, Cumbria - England, UK The English Lake District, Cumbria - England, UK
We are approximately 35 minutes from either Junction 36 travelling from the south or Junction 37 travelling from the north, on the M6.

Approximate driving times to Hawkshead Village:

Manchester Airport
2 - 2½ hours
Birmingham
3 hours
Bristol
 4½ hours
Edinburgh - Glasgow
3 - 3½ hours
Leeds
2 hours
Manchester - Merseyside
2 - 2½ hours
Norwich
6 - 6½ hours
Tyneside - Teeside
2 hours
Hull
3 hours
Calais
6 - 7 hours
London
4½ - 5 hours

Whatever your interest, Hawkshead is the ideal centre on which to base your holiday. Below are some of the places you might wish to visit and the approximate driving times from the hotel.

Ambleside 10 minutes Lakeside & Haverthwaite
Railway
20 minutes
Borrowdale 45 minutes National Park Visitor Centre, Brockhole 20 minutes
Coniston 10 minutes Lowther Wild Life Park 50 minutes
Glenridding
(Ullswater)
40 minutes Ravenglass and Eskdale Railway 45 minutes
Grasmere and
Rydal
20 minutes Hill Top, Sawrey (Beatrix Potter) 5
minutes
Keswick 40 minutes Dove Cottage (Wordsworth Museum) 20 minutes
Langdale 25 minutes Windermere Steamboat Museum 20 minutes
Wastwater 55 minutes Gondola, Coniston 15 minutes
Windermere - Bowness 25 minutes    
Langdale Pikes

The Lake District

The Lake District