Discover a new you in a new view
It’s a ‘New Year, new you’, and why not a new view? The Lake District is here to help you achieve your New Year resolution goals, whether that’s to improve your wellbeing, be healthier or lose weight.
Enjoy the wellbeing effects of visiting the Lake District and you will be following in the footsteps of great artists such as William Wordsworth, who understood the value of the landscape for inspiring and restoring the spirit.
Ready for a new view?
Here are some of our favourite things to do to inspire you to discover somewhere new.
- Take a trip to Bowness to Cockshott Point, 1.2 mile walk, wheelchair accessible and for all
- Wrap up, go outside and stargaze
- Go and eat a local Lake District meal
- Take a step out and enjoy Loweswater walk, 2.5 mile walk
- Get out on the water on a Windermere Lake Cruise
- Plant a seed in your garden and wait for it to grow
- Dubwath Silver Meadows and Ouse Bridge walk, 1.6 miles circuit
- Lift your spirits and wear a bright colour!
Follow our footsteps
- Stride out and head on our Buttermere route
- Book onto a Winter Skills Course and learn how to #SummitSafely
- Visit one of the Lake District’s stone circles and be inspired by our heritage
- Take half an hour out of your day just for you and your mind to sit and reflect on the landscape
- Have a go at ticking off some of the Wainwrights
- Complete sections of our 20 mile Ullswater Way route by boat, bike and foot
- Go for a cycle round Grizedale Forest
- Push the boat out and go rowing for up to three hours on Coniston water
Reach for the tops
- Go for a swim around Ullswater, make sure to wear a bright swim cap and flotation device
- Surprise a neighbour, colleague or friend by asking them how they’re doing
- Go visit a museum or gallery in the Lake District
- Start a random conversation with someone new
- Take on the Three Peaks Challenge
- Conquer the Honister Ferrata
- Take part in a park run within the Lake District
- Write up a positive note and leave it somewhere in public for someone
Make sure you’re well equipped and have a good understanding of winter walking before heading out for your adventure. Take a look at our daily ground condition weather reports to help you plan your day.
Get your woolly hats and step counter at the ready for a Lake District adventure.
