Taking a brief peek into what Coniston Water has there to do for the sightseer

Countless thousands of tourists make their way to the Lake District each year, with a good number of these traffic heading to Coniston Water. Quite deep, it is the third largest of the lakes in the Lake District.

But what is there to do on a vacation to the third largest lake in England's Lake District? Coniston Water is quite easy to get around by foot or bike, although not so easy in a car as a few of the roads on the west of the lake are only in actual fact for accessing what is on offer. Indeed, turn up in late March and you may be able to observe the entrants of the Coniston 14 mile run circuiting the lake. Even if this year, following a bridge failure in last year's exceptionally heavy rains, the course is using a different route to encompass the whole lake and turns into almost 17 miles in length! Good luck to the runners - I am not there myself this year.

There are quite a lot of places to park in the town of Coniston and you can totter down to the lake, or you can park down by the lake if that is all that you are there for. From the lake there are some entertainments to sample.

The best known is almost certainly the Coniston Steam Yacht Gondola. This is an out of the ordinary historic boat that I experienced once more on my most recent trip to the Lakes. It is an original steamboat that has been rebuilt from an original Victorian Gondola that had been left to rot and sink. It has been rebuilt and is ran by the National Trust and it calls at Brantwood and you can buy low-priced tickets to combine a visit.

Brantwood was the home to John Ruskin, from 1872 - 1900. It has the attractions of arguably one of the most beautiful situations for a house in the Lake District and a trip around the house, either in conjunction with the Gondola or on its own, is extremely recommended.

John Ruskin, for those not well au fait with the man, he was a man well ahead of his time with a attractive life story about his fail into madness. The house is interesting and details his philosophy and values and a assortment of memorabilia. A visit to the house would not be complete without also visiting the entire estate and gardens, so there is plenty to while away a satisfying afternoon.

The Gondola is not the only way to travel on Coniston Water. Aside from a collection of rental craft, there is also the Coniston Launch. Like the Gondola, this is a historic boat, being originally laid down in the 1920s, but it has changed to a more environmental solar electric power to get you softly around the lake. Again, this boat ferries you around the lake stopping at a number of jetties, again including Brantwood.

The lake was the basis for the Wildcat Island of Arthur Ransome's Swallows and Amazons and is where Donald Campbell attempted his ultimately fatal world water speed record attempt. It is a lake full of the past.

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Keith works for Cottage-4-Holidays where you can see a wide variety of self catering holiday cottages to rent, which includes a excellent mixture of holiday cottages to rent in Coniston. Try out what the Lakes have to offer!

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