Lake district - private lake shore & jetty

[EnidMatilda]

Next summer, I've booked to stay in a large house on Lake ullswater which has a private lake shore from the garden and its own jetty. I'm very excited. My question is, how do we make the most of it? Can we hire any boating or canoe equipment etc? Any tips or advice? We are mostly adults with one child.

Many thanks.

Do the company that you have rented the house from have any links to activities on their web page? My DH has booked salmon fishing through the one we have booked in October.

This might be worth looking at: www.therowleyestates.com/activities/sailing-canoeing-ullswater/

Unfortunately not @Flowersmakemyday and they've said they have removed all leaflets etc from the property because of Covid but hopefully that will have changed by next year.

Thanks so much for the link!

Isn’t there already a boat? I’d be swimming, picknicking on the shore. Hire a speedboat at St Peter’s at Glenridden-pick up other people from your jetty and there’s a nice touristy village to wander through. Cream tea at Howtown if you get the ferry from one of the pick up points. You could walk back if you’re feeling adventurous, depending on where the house is.

Sorry, got to point out that it is Ullswate, not lake Ullswater. There is only one lake in the lake district. 😁

Theres a few places that do canoe/kayak rental in the lake district.

Is this any use to you?

derwentwatermarina.co.uk/water-activities/

Oh no! Pedant fail, Ullswater, not Ullswate!

Hire a speedboat at St Peter’s at Glenridden

St Patrick’s Boat Landing at Glenridding? You can hire little motor boats by the hour, speedboats are not allowed on Ullswater, the speed limit is 10mph.

Also from the boat hire places in Glenridding I am not sure you can go as far up the lake as this house, if it is where I think it is.

There is currently a rowing boat on eBay for £30

Thanks all! Really appreciate it. Ha ha @Brahumbug I'm sorry! I'm from down Sarfff so no idea!

buy a second hand sit on top kayak on gumtree

@EnidMatilda

I got my comeuppance for my attempt at pedantry🤣. What is the only lake in the lake district?

Is there only one lake in the lake district?

Buy inflatables? We hired a similar place years ago and launched infatable kayaks and paddle boards

Windermere! All the others are waters I think - Coniston Water, Ullswater, Elterwater and so on. Of course, I could be showing myself up there and totally wrong

Op I’m green with envy. We had our honeymoon on the shores of Ullswater - no boating for us so can’t offer advice there, but it really is lovely. There’s a stone circle above the lake - the Cockpit - and it’s an easy enough walk to it. It’s really atmospheric - well worth visiting IMO.

Bassenthwaite is the only Lake.

Windermere isn't called Lake because "mere" means water/ lake

SadiePurple wins the rosette 😁

Oh, the shame

Great info! Maybe I'll do a Lake District quiz on the family holiday

Thank you @Spudlet. It's now on my list

If you buy a second hand kayak or SUP, make sure you also buy buoyancy aids.

Lakes lass here. One of the simplest and cheapest options would be to buy a small, inflatable dinghy and take it with you. You can get one for less than £50, they're easy to use and if you've got little kids you can attach a long line to it so it can be tethered so they don't drift away. We've got one for our kids - takes up very little space when deflated and hours of fun for not much money.

We have a reasonable sized inflatable dinghy with oars. Lots of fun. You would need buoyancy aids though. The lake drops off very steeply Past the shallow edge and is very very deep, and cold enough to take your breath away even in summer.