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For those of you staying at Lanehead at weekends or over the summer the following is a list of useful places to visit and things to do during your stay at Lanehead. Please feel free to email the centre if you have feel we should add other places of interest.
 The Tourist information Centre in Coniston is a great place to start looking for any type of activity or place to visit.
Click here for the Tourist Information website . Their phone number is 015394 41533.
 Grizedale is a jewel in our crown. Fly 200 metres
across the top of the Grizedale Beck and marvel at the forest canopy 18
metres up a magnificent Douglas Fir. Visit their web site
Grizedale Mountain Bikes is situated in Grizedale forest. There is both a shop and bike hire, both of these are close to the Go Ape office. Click here for the Grizedale Mountain Bikes website
Their phone numbers are
01229 860 369 (for hire)
01229 860 335 (for sales)
 This website is a portal for places to eat and things to do while staying in the Lake District. It is possible to book online through the site.
The National Trust's Gondola is the only passenger carrying steam yacht. A unique craft, marrying a Venetian gondola with Victorian steam technology. Stunning backdrop of Coniston Fells in the heart of the Lake District. Opportunities for private hire and personalised events. Website address for the gondola
Solar electric powered passenger boats operating on Coniston Water. The website shows the routes that the two launches undertake with prices. Our closest pick up points are the north end of the lake or Brantwood.Coniston Launch (www.conistonlaunch.co.uk) provides a cruise ferry service to 7
jetties around the lake and is available for private charter hire after 4:30pm.
 Brantwood former home of John Ruskin. Brantwood is the most beautifully situated house in the Lake District. Situated just 15 minutes walk from Lanehead. Visit the website for more information.
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Places to visit