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Lake Windermere, Cumbria

If you have ever visited the Lake District on holiday, you will have most probably visted the largest lake, Lake Windermere and maybe even taken a ferry ride across the lake with your dog. Dogs are permitted on the ferries as long as they’re kept on leads. Windermere is over ten miles long. It has various settlements, boating and activity centres along its length and is admirably suited to holidays accompanied by dogs.

Dog friendly holidays at Lake Coniston, Lake District

One of the Cumbrian lakes is a real star when it comes to walks with dogs. Lake Coniston despite being smaller is great for people visiting on holiday with their dogs. The shores of the lake are sandy, there is a bit of beach at one end and paths that lead over a wooden bridge to fields and the village.

People come to exercise their dogs and allow their pets to splash about in the shallow waters at the edges of the lake.
Picnic tables are set by the edge of the lake where it is nice to sit and eat lunch.

Hire boats and bikes beside Lake Coniston, Cumbria

During the summer, there is a lot of activity on the lake as people hire kayaks and motor boats and take to the water. The building that operates the boat hire also deals with the hire of electric bicycles.

The steam powered gondola on Lake Coniston

A steam powered Gondola leaves regularly for tours of Coniston Water from the pier near the lakside restaurant. Lake Coniston is really one of the nicest places to be in Cumbria on a sunny warm day. Take the dogs, pack a picnic and have a good time chilling out and enjoying rare English sunshine.

Find a pet-friendly holiday cottage in the Lake District that suits your tastes and visit Lake Coniston for that nice day out.