North West Local Links

Tourist organisations:

North West Tourist Board www.greatdaysout.com
About the region, great days out, getting around

North West Tourist Board www.visitnorthwest.com
About the region, great days out, getting around

Educational Visits UK www.educationalvisitsuk.com/northmap.htm
This web site complements our series of Educational Visits folders for the North, Heart and South of England, now in their eighth year of publication

Places to visit:

The Lowry   www.thelowry.com
The Lowry is a spectacular new building for the 21st century, it is unlike anything you will have seen before, it houses two theatres, galleries, shops, restaurants and bars

Tate, Liverpool  www.tate.org.uk/liverpool

Aquarium of The Lakes  www.aquariumofthelakes.co.uk
Fresh water aquariam on the southern shore of Lake Windermere

Hadrian’s Wall  www.hadrians-wall.org
Information all about the wall, including how to get there, walking the wall and where to stay nearby

Getting Around:

First North Western www.firstnorthwestern.co.uk
Local Train Service

Lakes Breaks www.lakesbreaks.co.uk
Self catering accommodation in The Lakes

Windermere Lake Cruises sail throughout the year from Ambleside, Bowness and Lakeside with connections for Stott Park Bobbin Mill (Lakeside) and Galava Roman Fort (Waterhead, Ambleside).
www.windermere-lakecruises.co.uk

Accommodation can be booked through local Tourist Information Centres