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The Outgate, Outgate Near Hawkshead, Cumbria
The Outgate is a wonderful Lakeland pub. It is situated on western side of largest lake in England, Lake Windermere on the B5268 just north of Hawkshead villiage. Just a short drive away is Lake Coniston where Donald Campbell made his world water speed record attempt in the 1960's.
Ambleside is the nearest larger town with a good range of shops , pubs and restaurants.
The Outgate pub has accommodation. There are a number of campsites in the area. There are some on the road to Hawkshead and one in Hawkshead itself which is a 10 to 15 minutes walk away down the B5268.
There is also Low Wray Campsite nearby that is situated at the side of Lake Windermere directly across from Waterhead pier at Ambleside.
This is my personal favourite campsite in the area and is about 20 to 30 minutes walk from the Outgate and makes a superb evening stroll. From the entrance to Low Wray Campsite turn right
into the lane and then take the path on the Left hand side follow this path and it will bring you out on the B5268 a short distance from the Outgate pub.
For more details on location etc visit Multimapthe postcode is LA22 0NQ.
To see the Outgate pub website click here.
Early Morning view of Lake Windermere from Low Wray Campsite.
It was back in the 1980's when I was young that I discovered the Outgate. I was looking for a campsite at Windermere (In those days we did not have the luxury of looking on the web). Me and a friend arrived by train and walked from the station down to Bowness.
I had an idea there may be a campsite near Ambleside so caught a ferry to Waterhead pier near Ambleside enjoying a pint on board.
Ferry at waterhead pier. These are run by Windermere Lake Cruises and regular services run the whole 10 mile length of the lake.
On arriving at Waterhead pier I could see a campsite on the far side of the Lake. This I later discovered was Low Wray Campsite.
I had a brainwave and decided to hire a rowing boat of which there are many near the pier.
We rowed across the lake and pitched tents. It was at this point we discovered a flaw in our plans. As we could only hire the boat during the day we had to return it, which made for a long walk back to the tents,
causing a real problem as the campsite proved a lot harder to find on foot than it had done by water.
Looking across to Low Wray campsite from Waterhead Pier
On later visits the problem of returning the hire boat and walking back to the campsite
was solved by purchasing cheap inflatable dinghies. This also had the advantage of been able to row back to Waterhead on the way home.
On arriving at the the campsite we had no idea where to find the nearest pub to spend the evening . By chance we followed the route described above
and much to my relief came across the Outgate and had a most enjoyable evening there.
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Copyright P Gillott 2002
