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Halloween 2025 in The Lake District

Spooky Splendour in the Lakes: Halloween Around Keswick & Windermere As October blankets the Lake District in golden leaves and swirl...

24 July 2025

29 April 2025

8 November 2021

Blow away the cobwebs along blustery seaside paths or take a frost covered Boxing Day stroll though wild moorland and rolling countryside. ...

12 October 2021

The higgledy-piggledy seaside villages of Staithes and Robin Hood’s Bay are two of the most spectacular areas of interest here on the North ...

10 August 2021

One of the most celebrated and visited sights on the North Yorkshire coast, the ruins of Whitby Abbey are home to a fascinating history and ...

21 March 2021

The spectacular landscape of the Lake District has influenced some of England's best-known writers. In particular, poets of the late eightee...

16 February 2021

With half term upon us and a welcomed break from home schooling, we have put together a few things you can do to bring the Lake District to ...

11 December 2020

As we look back on an eventful twelve months, all of us here at Cottage Escapes would like to wish you a wonderful Christmas and New Year. ...

15 November 2020

Planning a stay in the Lakes as the colder weather creeps in? Here are our top 5 winter Lake District walks all within easy distance of Kes...

29 October 2020

We take a modern approach to creating our portfolio of properties, but the history of the Thirley Cotes Farm estate here in North Yorkshire ...

26 October 2020

Searching for sea, sand and (fingers crossed) sun? Then look no further than the North Yorkshire Coast. Synonymous with quintessentially Br...