Instead,\u00a0consider staying south and enjoying a holiday overlooking the white sands of Morecambe Bay.<\/p>\n
So,\u00a0at your first roundabout upon leaving the M6\u00a0(signposted Newby Bridge\/Barrow in Furness) branch off the duel carriageway to stay on the A590 for 5 minutes or so. And voila, you have arrived at one of \u201cthe most beautiful places on earth\u201d, the Lyth Valley.<\/p>\n
This pastoral idyll is included in the Lonely Planet\u2019s list of \u201cthe most beautiful places on earth\u201d, and we quite agree. This is why we want to share some of what we know about visiting this tranquil part of the Lakes that visitors could easily bypass on the way to some of the more well know attractions.<\/p>\n
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Promenade at Grange-over-Sands<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
\u201cBeauty is in the eye of the beerholder\u201d<\/h3>\n
This is the epitaph\u00a0from the beer list at the Mason\u2019s Arms<\/a>, outside Bowland Bridge, one of the Lyth Valley\u2019s superb country pubs. Indeed it sits on\u00a0the Lyth Valley\u2019s \u2018Bermuda triangle\u2019 of quality country pubs that we encourage you to try. All in the name of sampling the region\u2019s beauty!<\/p>\n The valley\u2019s \u2018foodie triangle\u2019, as coined by Lyth Valley resident and \u2018slow life\u2019 movement founder,\u00a0Jonathan Denby, sits along what was once the main road into\u00a0Windermere, from Kendal before the A591. Off the winding country lanes along this road you\u2019ll find some of the very best country inns\u00a0and gastro pubs in the Lake District. Many have recently enjoyed refurbishments, turning the triangle into more of a dot-to-dot\u00a0of country living delight. Let\u2019s take a lohttps:\/\/www.slow-life.co.uk\/ok at our\u00a0top inns to visit:<\/p>\n Fix your beer goggles firmly on The\u00a0Punch Bowl, at Crosthwaite.\u00a0This is perhaps the most widely-acclaimed gastro pub in the Lake District. A microscope is\u00a0not needed to see why this pub continues to win so many awards for their upmarket\u00a0and contemporary take on classical dining. They\u2019ve recently picked up Cumbria life 2017 \u2018Dining Pub of the Year\u2019. The Old Timer serves extremely good fare suitable for walkers and holidaymakers.<\/p>\n Further towards Kendal, in Underbarrow, is the newly renamed The Black Labrador <\/a>(formerly another Punch Bowl Inn). Along with the new name The Black Lab has an impressively appointed new extension, with both formal seating and relaxing sofa\u2019s in front of a cosy open log burner.\u00a0Freddie the black lab awaits at this welcoming 16th century inn, offering a warm welcome and satisfying food. The owners are enthusiastic and energetic about the black lab being a firm fixture on the Lyth valley\u2019s foodie map, but it has strong competition on its doorstep.<\/p>\n At the base of the south Lake District\u2019s famous Scout\u00a0Scar, an unusual limestone ridge, you will find The\u00a0Wheatsheaf Inn<\/a>, in Brigsteer. Another\u00a0one of the Lyth valley\u2019s pubs that has recently enjoyed a refurbishment, The Wheatsheaf offers a \u201cwarm welcome and hearty plateful\u201d. Locals were very pleased that their community\u00a0drinking hole re-opened in 2014, and already is attracting\u00a0lots of awards. They are welcoming to dogs too, and even have a muddy paw and boot wash station \u2013 perfect for when you\u2019ve just come off Scout Scar<\/a>. The Wheatsheaf is under the Individual Inns umbrella, along with The Mason\u2019s Arms, and is just the ticket\u00a0for a pint and refuel in stylish surroundings after a cycle or amble along the idyllic bliss that is the Lyth valley.<\/p>\n The Mason\u2019s Arms,<\/a> along with the Punch Bowl, is one of the Lake District\u2019s long-standing dining pubs. A\u00a0CAMRA pub, this inn always has a superb selection of beers and a perfect\u00a0beer terrace for wiling away some time. This beer garden\u00a0has one of the best views in the Lakes, perfect at this time of year to take advantage of the long, warm evenings, looking down onto the Winster Valley and Cartmel Fell. A beautiful walk from the Mason\u2019s Arms is up Gummers Howe,\u00a0with views onto Lake Windermere from the top.\u00a0A visit to the Mason\u2019s Arms gives a true taste of Lakeland life, and there\u2019s a busy events calendar which is certainly\u00a0worth sampling . On June 15 2017 look out for #Cheerstobeer as guests celebrate Beer Day Britain and on June 22 2017 join them in their \u2018Celebration of Fermentation\u2019, a very good \u2018Beer, Cheer and Bread\u2019 event in collaboration with the world-class Hawkshead Brewery<\/a> and\u00a0More? The Artisan Bakery<\/a>.<\/p>\n The award winning Punch Bowl Inn, Crosthwaite, is one of several top class pubs in the Lyth valley<\/p>\n<\/div>\n For 50 years Alfred Wainwright lived in Kendal, only a 6 mile drive or cycle from the Lyth Valley. Wainwright described the 7 mile circular walk up the Lyth Valley\u2019s Whitbarrow Scar to Lord\u2019s Seat, as \u201cbeautiful every step of the way\u201d. You start the walk at the head of this hidden valley, in the hamlet of Mill Side. Pass down winding lanes, up a steep stony path, through woodland and up onto the open fell top of the scar. There trees lean tightly towards the ground, showing the prevailing wind direction on this limestone hulk. Owned by Cumbria Wildlife Trust, this is a haven for plants and animals. Look out for deer among the juniper bushes and it is particularly famous for butterflies. What\u2019s more you will likely have this small fell and the breathtaking views down over the Kent estuary, to yourselves.<\/p>\n Other beautiful footsteps we urge you to try in this area includes walking the Sizergh\u00a0Castle estate. Here you will enjoy rare and unique wildlife, such as the 18th century chestnut trees grown from seeds brought back from pre-Revolution Versailles in\u00a01780. The 1.5 mile wooden play trail is lots of fun too, taking you through wooden archways, across balancing beams and through woven tunnels as you explore the woodland. Nearby Brigsteer wood is superb in spring, with a delightful display of bluebells and\u00a0daffodils and some of the ancient Yew trees in\u00a0Holeslack Wood are over 1600 years old.<\/p>\n Fritillary butterfly enjoying the fertile gardens of Sizergh Castle. Image \u00a9 The National Trust<\/p>\n<\/div>\n There\u2019s \u00a0very little traffic in the Lyth Valley with the A591 carting the hoards to Windermere and beyond. Plus, this is a wide flat-bottomed valley, making it perfect cycling territory for all abilities. There are, however, more\u00a0challenging options, such as this\u00a0cycling route<\/a>, taking in most of the valley including Brigsteer and Crosthwaite. Go Lakes Cumbria Cycling Guides<\/a>\u00a0offer some super routes\u00a0for\u00a0cycling in and around popular parts of the Lake District, including Winter and Crosthwaite.<\/p>\n Pretty country lanes, wooden trails and grassy pastures \u2013 the Lyth valley is great cycling territory for the whole family<\/p>\n<\/div>\n The Lonely Planet feature on \u2018the most beautiful place on earth\u00a0encourages us to see the world as we\u2019ve never seen it before. A\u00a0visit to the Lyth valley, including Bowland Bridge, Crosthwaite, Brigsteer and surrounding countryside, certainly does just that.<\/p>\n Do tell us your favourite parts of the Lyth valley.<\/p>\n For cottages in the Lyth valley, take a look at these Windermere Cottages<\/a> and these Bowness Cottages<\/a> today!<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Visit Lyth Valley, one of the most beautiful places on earth. 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Old Timer<\/h4>\n
New Blood<\/h4>\n
Community Drinking Hole<\/h4>\n
Cheers to Beers<\/h4>\n
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<\/p>\n\u201cBeautiful every step of the way\u201d<\/h3>\n
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