Location
Coniston, Group Accommodation
The Beech Tree is situated in the beautiful village of Coniston in the heart of the Lake District National Park. From here you can climb the Old Man, walk along the Cumbrian way, visit John Ruskin’s house or museum, and have a steamboat journey on the lake or just chill out in one of the five very attractive local pubs. There is even a small local brewery that has won many awards. Coniston stands close to Coniston Lake. The lake has been preserved and protected by the National Trust which owns large tracks of land in the area as well as by the local people and is largely unspoilt by modern developments. The village also has preserved its charm with mostly slate-roofed and stone-built houses. Coniston is also central to the Lake District and all it famous beauty spots and places of cultural interest can be reached from here.
The Lake District
By offering such concentration of beautiful areas: mountain scenery, lush green valleys, attractive stone-built houses and of course its lakes, is considered by many as one of the most beautiful of the British national parks. Coniston lies at the foot of an imposing horseshoe ridge formed by the mountains of Wetherlam, Swirl How and the Old Man. This forms an entrance gate to a huge area of Lake District Fels, with Scarfel Pike (the highest Mountain in Britain) and the famous Langdale Pikes forming the next ridge.
As said the hugely influential Victorian figure of John Ruskin made his home here. Beatrix Potter owned a number of farms in the area and lived not far away and William Wordsworth’s house (one of Britain’s most well-known poets) can be easily visited in the attractive village of Grasmere. Hawkshead is also another picturesque local village worth visiting. Ambleside offers good shopping facilities, especially for mountain clothing and equipment. Nearby Windermere and Bowness offer access to boat trips on Lake Windermere (the Largest Lake in England). Here is also the train station with connections to Manchester and the rest of the country. Cruises on the steamer on Coniston Lake, however, are certainly at least as charming as those on its larger cousin. Coniston Lake also offers a beautiful, natural and totally unpolluted area for boating, swimming and fishing.
