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Several thousands of visitors make their way to the Lake District each year, with a good number of these tourists heading to Coniston Water. Quite deep, it is the third biggest of the lakes in the Lake District. But what is there to do on a trip to the third largest lake in England's Lake District? Coniston Water is fairly straightforward to get around by foot or bike, although not so simple in a car as a few of the roads on the west of the lake are only really for accessing what is on offer. Indeed, turn up in late March and you may be able to witness the entrants of the Coniston 14 mile run circuiting the lake. Even if this year, following a bridge collapse in last year's enormously heavy rains, the track is using a alternative course to encompass the whole lake and becomes almost 17 miles in length! Good luck to the runners - I am not there myself this year. There are a few places to park in the town of Coniston and you can stroll 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 several activities to try out. The best recognized is possibly the Coniston Steam Yacht Gondola. This is an attractive historic boat that I experienced once more on my most current 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 calls 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 attractions of arguably one of the most good-looking 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 greatly recommended. John Ruskin, for those not well aware with the man, he was a man well ahead of his time with a intriguing life story about his decline into madness. The house is fascinating and details his philosophy and values and a collection of memorabilia. A visit to the house would not be complete without also visiting the whole estate and gardens, so there is stacks to while away a lovely afternoon. The Gondola is not the only way to journey on Coniston Water. Aside from a selection of rental craft, there is also the Coniston Launch. Similar to 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 gently around the lake. Again, this boat ferries you around the lake calling at different jetties, again including Brantwood. The lake was the source 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.
Keith writes for Cottage-4-Holidays where you can see a wide diversity of self catering cottages to rent, which includes a first-rate selection of self catering cottages to rent in Coniston. Get pleasure from what the Lakes have to offer!
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