On the east side of Lake Windermere. I noticed a Tree Top Treks adventure play section had opened up, a bit like a mini GoApe and with Thomas being too young for GoApe I fancied trying it. They allow younger kids on at Tree Top Treks. Unfortunately we couldn’t go up today as I was on my own with both kids and you have to accompany them with an adult, however we’ll be back.

We took the opportunity to check out the grounds and playground, see some photos below for a quick tour.

Part of the Tree Top Treks.

The visitors centre and gift shop.

Thomas and Lewis on the climbing wall.

A small red Maple close to the house.

A quick visit to the Bird watching hut. We didn’t see much.

A young kid up on the Tree Top Treks.

A free playground for kids and a good picnic location.

Thomas emerging from the slide.

The Langdale Pikes over Windermere with CCTV camera looking down the Jetty.

The modern ferry terminal. You would never guess this is here.

The fantastically designed ticket office, ruined by the position of the alarm box.

Brockhole Jetty with the Coniston Fells in the distance.

The path alongside Windermere at the bottom of the garden.

I bet these like the damp around here.

A nice morning for a boat on Windermere.

Low cloud covering the Langdale Pikes, hope it stays a while for a later visit.

A Jetty on Windermere looking over to the Langdale Pikes.

Fantastic colours in the gardens this time of year.

Not often a red coat is camouflage.

Lewis climbing the steps. He’s doing well as he’s wearing bandages on legs and arms to help his exzema.

Autumn colours on the steps in the Garden.

The Monkeypuzzle Tree in the gardens, subject to be removed shortly as it spoils the view apparently.

The front of Brockhole.

The road to Elterwater

A fantastic view of the Langdale Pikes appearing through the clouds.

Thomas takes some shots of the Langdale Pikes with a long lens.

A fantastic display at the Elterwater Maple.

The Elterwater Maple as seen by Thomas.

Some great autumnal colours in the Lake District at the moment, hope they come out a little more in time for our week long stay in Coniston in a weeks time. Here you can see more details of my Windermere prints for sale.