The 10 Best Things to do in Ulverston, England

We are a small, friendly company that specialises in tailoring courses to perfectly fit your needs. We offer personalised tuition in rock climbing and map reading and also multi-activity days for families and friends. Our courses are based throughout the Lake District. Come and try rock climbing, navigation courses, gorge walking, winter mountaineering, abseiling or a guided walk.

Millerbeck Light Railway is a 7 1/4inch gauge miniature railway situated in the grounds of a private home. Millerbeck is not a commercial operation and is supported by a team of talented volunteers who maintain the railway year round and run the railway on selected open days. Millerbeck is open on selected days of the year, principally Bank Holiday Sundays and Mondays. We also have special events for Halloween and Christmas. Christmas is ticket only event and booking commences August Bank Holiday. For more information visit our Facebook page or website. Please note this is the Millerbeck Light Railway, not Haverthwaite.

Gummer's How is easy to reach via the A590, turning onto the A592 at Newby Bridge, and then right onto Fell Foot Brow. Continue to drive or cycle up the incredibly steep hill until you reach the car park at Gummer's How. There are also several laybys where you can sensibly leave your car. You can probably do without a map for the basic walk, but if you have an OS map, the grid ref for the start is SD 390 877, height 681ft. If you go off the main path onto the myriad of smaller paths, we would definitely recommend a map. Start by taking the footpath northwards, signposted Gummer's How. Almost immediately you will be rewarded with magnificent views of the lake. The path is a little bit challenging, but straightforward if you're reasonably fit and wearing sensible walking shoes. Grid ref for the summit is SD 390 884, height 1034ft. At the top there is a trig point, and some fabulous views of Windermere. Total length of the walk, there and back, is about 1.2 miles.

C-19 update WE ARE OPEN FOR BIKE HIRE FROM 29th APRIL 2021. Bookings can still be made for the 30th April onwards into Spring, Summer and Autumn 2021. We are bike hire specialising in a range of top end road bikes and MTN bikes such as Titanium Enigma and Carbon Trek Madone road bikes, coupled with an extensive portfolio of E-Bikes, all terrain gravel bikes, Hybrid leisure bikes, children's bikes and buggies. Prior booking of hire bikes is essential to ensure availability and for Covid protocols.The bike hire can also be coupled with guided adventure rides in the Lake District on or off road . Prior booking is essential. Cumbria and North Lancashire agents for New Enigma road , gravel bikes and Hunt wheels. New bikes in stock in a range of sizes and models of Enigma Titanium framed road and Titanium Hard tail MTN bikes to ride in the Lake District and at home.

From Garden Shed to Old Calf Shed: Ulverston's one and only multi award-winning Gin Distillery. Open to Social Bubble Gin Experiences: Make Your Own Gin, Make Your Own Bath Tub Gin, Afternoon G&Teas, Gin Tours & Tastings. Booking essential so please call Zoe to chat through all your options. We are also Ulverston's unique Wedding Venue! For all you lovers of gin, you can tie the knot among the gin stills or in our stylish bar! COVID: At this time The Shed is not open to the public. We continue to follow guidelines and will reopen when safe to do so. In the meantime, our ONLINE SHOP is open, we offer LOCAL DELIVERY and FREE NATIONWIDE DELIVERY. Our ONLINE GIN TASTINGS are proving very popular and sell out quickly.