Log Cabins Lake District
February 25th, 2010Log cabin holidays are becoming extremely popular in Britain and, consequently, holiday resorts featuring self-catering log cabins are springing up all over the country.
One of the most popular destinations for log cabin holidays is the Lake District in the north west with its 16 lakes, 53 tarns and several ‘waters’. Here visitors will find both England’s deepest lake, Wast Water, and its largest, Windermere, and can enjoy boating excursions like those offered on the Ullswater Steamer. The District also features England’s only true mountain range, the Lakeland Fells. All of the fells boast magnificent hiking trails and all can be walked, including the highest peak, Scafell Pike. If outdoor activities are not for you, spend a quiet morning at Dove Cottage and the Wordsworth Museum before visiting the 900 year old Carlisle Castle. The 12th century Norman keep, Appleby Castle, and the Keswick Museum are also must-sees and no-one should miss the opportunity to ride on the narrow-gauge steam Ravenglass and Eskdale Railway.
East Anglia also offers some five-star log cabin holiday locations including North Suffolk and Rutland County. Rutland’s Stretton Lakes area is particularly enticing, with its 100-acre Stretton Wood, and, while you are there, why not explore the Flag Fen Bronze Age Centre at nearby Peterborough, or take the ghost tour at the Peterborough Museum. The Clipsham Yew Tree Avenue with its 150 yew trees is also of interest and, for the young at heart, there is the Twin Lakes family amusement park. North Suffolk offers daytrips to the Suffolk Heritage Coast, the Sutton Hoo burial mounds as well as the village of Woodbridge, with its open-top bus tours and Bawdsey Radar Exhibitions.
Scotland is another great destination for log cabin holidays and cabins abound from Jedburgh to John O’Groats. Those with a taste for mystery should holiday at Loch Ness in the Scottish highlands and look for the elusive Monster. While they are there, they can also visit the medieval Urquhart Castle or try the slopes at the Nevis Ski Range. Outdoor activities at Loch Ness include deer stalking but it is in the Jedburgh Borders Area that River Tweed trout and salmon fishing is all the rage. The Borders Area also offers the beautiful Northumberland Park as well as trips to the Holy Island of Lindisfarne. Dunnet Head is Britain’s northern-most point and if you’re lucky you may even see the northern lights from your cabin. Pony trekking, land yachting and daytrips to the Orkney Islands, Scapa Flow’s naval museum and the Atlantic Salmon Leap at Shin Falls are only a few attractions offered by this gorgeous area.
Perhaps the most peaceful log cabin holidays are those in the south west where Devon and Cornwell boast more log cabins than any other region in England. Explore South Devon’s unspoilt Blackpool Sands Cove and the Dartmoor tors and then settle in for some birdwatching at Slapton Sands. In North Devon, nothing can be better than the 180 miles of walking trails that make up the Tarka Trail and, in Exmoor, the Exmoor National Park with its Beast of Exmoor phantom cat beckons. Further attractions include the West Somerset Railway’s steam train excursions and Dunster’s Medieval Yarn Market.
Log cabin holidays offer city comforts in rural settings and are the perfect choice for any length of stay.
Article by Nick Summerscales