Bassenthwaite Lake is just a short walk from Ravenstone Lodge. Some say that Bassenthwaite Lake is the only lake in the Lake District! Come and stay at Ravenstone Lodge and tell us how Bassenthwaite Lake can be the only lake in the Lake District and we will give you a gift!
(This and the photographs below were taken by Mike Cornish, the owner of Ravenstone Lodge. Copyright is reserved but copies of these and other photographs taken by Mike are available to guests on request.)
Sunrise over Bassenthwaite Lake
Another shot of Bassenthwaite Lake. The light around the lake can be quite amazing, just sit there and remember that that was where Tennyson thought up the story of Excalibur!
Bassenthwaite Lake
A winter shot of the lake with snow on the fells beyond!
St Bega's Church
Just a 15 minute walk from Ravenstone Lodge and on the edge of Bassenthwaite Lake is the delightful 10th century church of St Bega.
Skiddaw
Skiddaw is the third highest peak in the Lake District at 931m (3,054ft)and is situated just behind Ravenstone Lodge making the Lodge a great starting point for an amazing walk.
View from Ullock Pike
Even if visibility is poor at the bottom, it can still be spectacular at the top!
Aira Force
Situated on the North side of Ullswater and only a 20-minute drive from Ravenstone Lodge is Aira Force. This is one of those a "must visit" places in the Lake District. Whatever the weather you can enjoy an easy walk alongside a series of waterfalls sheltered by ancient woodland.
Small waterfall at Haweswater
A photograph of a small waterfall near Haweswater, which was taken in February 2009 during a very cold spell. Haweswater is about a 40 minutes drive from Ravenstone Lodge.
Langdales
The Langdales in September on a wet & misty day and although visibility was poor there is still something magical about Lake District views even on days like this! The Langdales are an easy 40 minute drive from Ravenstone Lodge.
Langdales
Just to show how the weather can change in the Lakes here is a shot taken in the Langdales on a fantastic September day just two days after the picture above!
High Street from Patterdale
A view of High Street, the ridge stretching from Ambleside to just south of Penrith which was the site of one of the highest Roman Roads to be built in England. The photo was taken on a rather stormy August day from Patterdale on the west side of Ullswater about a 30 minutes drive from Ravenstone Lodge.
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