Cycling
Bring your bikes and store them in our bike store, and explore the surrounding area. The Upper Eden Valley is full of quiet lanes, wide open morland and steep climbs as well as short easy bike rides for the children. The Tour of Britain 2019 even passed through Great Musgrave and Kirkby Stephen.
Local routes and guides are available at Visit Eden: Visit Website; or simply explore for yourself.
If you require a little help up our hills then why not hire an electric bike through E Motion; Visit Website
For repairs we have our own local shop in Kirkby Stephen, Coast to Coast Cycles: Visit Website
Sailing, Canoeing and Paddleboarding
Our nearest lake is Ullswater; it takes 50 minutes to drive to the northern end, here you can hire motor boats, sailing boats, rowing boats and canoes from serveral companies.
Lakeland Boat Hire: Visit Website
Glenridding Sailing Centre: Visit Website
Tall Bloke Adventures: Visit Website
Fishing
Kirkby Stephen and District Anglers
Fly fishing on the River Eden is within walking distance from the front door and extends from Warcop to Pendragon in the Mallerstang Valley. Day tickets can be acquired from Halls Newsagents, in Kirkby Stephen for £20 per day or £50 for the week.
You can also buy a ticket online Buy Day Ticket
If you want to fish further downstream then visit:
Appleby Angling: Visit Website
Penrith Anglers: Visit Website
Bessy Beck Trout Fishing
At Bessy Beck they offer fly fishing over 3 lakes near Ravenstonedale Visit Website
Golf
Situated alongside the A66 within 8 miles of Low Ploughlands, Appleby Golf Club can be described as an ‘Inland Links’ course, The Open Champion, Willie Fernie used the contours of the land and the heather and bracken features to create our course to great effect. Sitting on a bedrock of Sandstone, Appleby is free draining so is playable all year round, which is a rare thing in Cumbria! The greens are renowned for offering the best throughout the year.
Climbing
For indoor or outdoor climbing you can visit King Kong Climbing Centre in Keswick (50 min drive). They also offer Ghyll scrambelling, guided mine climbing and guided tour of via ferrata : Visit Website
Clay Pigeon Shooting
Enjoy a trip out to Kirby Lonsdale to have Clay Pigeon Shooting Lessons at Crabtree Clay Shoot: Visit Website
On the way home take the scenic route through the Howgills via Sedburgh for a meal.
Outward Bound
Outward bound companies are a plenty in the Lake District here are a few:
Rookin House is an outdoor pursuits centre and has multiple activities such as horse riding, quad bikes, clay pigeon shooting and archery, the list goes on. Visit Website
Lakes Outdoor Experience activities are tailored to suit your specific needs and objectives, half days or full days. Visit Website
Big Adventure based in Coniston great for hen parties or for large families wanting to adventure in the lakes. Visit Website