Countless thousands of holiday makers make their way to the Lake District each year, with a good number of these tourists heading to Coniston Water. Rather deep, it is the third biggest of the lakes in the Lake District. But what is there to do on a visit to the third largest lake in England's Lake District? Coniston Water is reasonably simple to get around by foot or bike, while not so easy in a car as several of the roads on the west of the lake are only in reality for accessing what is on offer. Indeed, turn up in late March and you may be able to see the entrants of the Coniston 14 mile run circuiting the lake. Though this year, following a bridge failure in last year's especially heavy rains, the path is using a different course to encompass the whole lake and turns into almost 17 miles in length! Good luck to the runners - I am not there myself this year. There are numerous places to park in the town of Coniston and you can saunter down to the lake, or you can park down by the lake if that is all that you are there for. From the lake there are a few entertainments to experience. The best known is doubtless the Coniston Steam Yacht Gondola. This is an fascinating historic boat that I experienced once more on my most recent trip to the Lakes. It is an original steamboat that has been rebuilt from an original Victorian Gondola that had been left to rot and sink. It has been rebuilt and is operated by the National Trust and it stops at Brantwood and you can buy discounted tickets to combine a visit. Brantwood was the home to John Ruskin, from 1872 - 1900. It has the benefits of arguably one of the most gorgeous situations for a house in the Lake District and a trip around the house, either in conjunction with the Gondola or on its own, is vastly suggested. John Ruskin, for those not well au fait with the man, he was a man well ahead of his time with a interesting life story about his fail into madness. The house is interesting and details his philosophy and values and a range of memorabilia. A visit to the house would not be complete without also visiting the entire estate and gardens, so there is a load to while away a lovely afternoon. The Gondola is not the only way to tour on Coniston Water. Aside from a variety of rental craft, there is also the Coniston Launch. Like the Gondola, this is a historic boat, being originally laid down in the 1920s, but it has changed to a more environmental solar electric power to get you silently around the lake. Again, this boat ferries you around the lake pausing at a number of jetties, again including Brantwood. The lake was the foundation for the Wildcat Island of Arthur Ransome's Swallows and Amazons and is where Donald Campbell attempted his ultimately fatal world water speed record attempt. It is a lake full of times gone by.
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What is there to do on a visit to the third biggest lake in England's Lake District? Coniston Water is rather easy to get about by foot or bike and is full of history and exceptional countryside. Take a glance at our guide to Coniston
Keith writes for Cottage-4-Holidays where you can locate a wide selection of holiday cottages to rent, which includes a excellent choice of cottages to rent in Coniston. Take pleasure in what the Lakes have to offer!
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