Getting There -- Take a train to Windermere and proceed the rest of the way by bus.
Stagecoach (tel. 0870/608-2608; www.stagecoachbus.com) has a regular bus service from Windermere and Grasmere (bus no. 555).
If you're driving from Windermere, drive northwest on the A591.
Visitor Information -- The Tourist Information Centre, at Moot Hall, Market Square (tel. 01768/772645), is open daily April to September 9:30am to 5:30pm, and October to March daily 9:30am to 4:30pm. It's closed Christmas and New Year's Day.
