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简体中文 Rainy-day ideas
The Lake District when it rains
19 indoor places from our the Lake District guide, grouped by area. Tagged by type of place (museums, galleries, theaters, libraries and similar), so check opening times and booking with each venue. Month-by-month weather
Indoor options by area
Keswick & Derwentwater (5)
- Derwent Pencil MuseumMuseum
- Keswick MuseumMuseum
- St Kentigern's Church, CrosthwaiteChurch
- Theatre by the LakeTheater
- Theatre by the LakeProducing theater
Coniston & Hawkshead (4)
- Hawkshead Grammar SchoolMuseum
- Ruskin MuseumMuseum
- St Michael and All Angels' ChurchChurch
- Tabitha Twitchit's BookshopBookshop
Ullswater & Pooley Bridge (3)
Windermere & Bowness (3)
- St Martin's ChurchChurch
- The Victoria Wood TheatreStudio theater
- Windermere Jetty MuseumMuseum
Ambleside & Grasmere (2)
- Armitt Museum and LibraryMuseum
- St Oswald's ChurchChurch
Wasdale & Eskdale (2)
- St Catherine's ChurchChurch
- St Olaf's ChurchChurch
Dry or bright day? Outdoor picks
The same tagging in reverse: 12 parks, gardens, streets, bridges, viewpoints and similar places that are best when it is dry.
Windermere & Bowness (4)
- Claife Viewing StationViewpoint
- Cockshott PointLakeshore walk
- Holehird GardensGarden
- Orrest HeadViewpoint
Ambleside & Grasmere (2)
- Ambleside Roman FortRoman site
- Dora's FieldGarden
Keswick & Derwentwater (2)
- Ashness BridgeBridge
- Friar's CragViewpoint
Ullswater & Pooley Bridge (2)
- GlenriddingVillage
- Pooley BridgeVillage
Wasdale & Eskdale (2)
- Hardknott Roman FortRoman site
- Ravenglass Roman Bath HouseRoman site
Places are tagged from their type and a short list of manual overrides (src/data/weather-fit.json). Anything we cannot place with confidence, such as colleges, castles and mixed sites, is not listed. This is not a weather forecast.