Nearest airport: Carlisle 44 miles or Liverpool 100 miles.
Nearest motorway junction: M6 J38.
Railway stations and other public transport services: Kendal (Oxenholme Lake District) 17 miles; Penrith 16 miles; Kirkby Stephen 17 miles; Appleby 15 miles.

It's best to follow our directions, below, and ignore the sat nav, which usually sends you along narrow, steep, twisty roads. That route can be scary in the dark, and in snowy weather it's unsafe. Our route is easy and safe, I promise!

From the north

Drive south on the M6 motorway. At Junction 39 (Shap) STAY ON THE MOTORWAY heading south towards Kendal. You are going to leave the motorway via the back exit of the Tebay (southbound) services before you reach the next official exit. TURN OFF THE SAT NAV.

Go into the services, keep bearing left and take the first turning to the left signposted MOTEL. Follow this service road for a quarter of a mile and at the T junction with the unclassified public road turn left. You have 1.5 miles to go to Daw Bank.

Pass the southbound M6 services' back entrance. Cross the 2 motorway bridges and northbound services back entrance (Motel) on your left. You are less than a mile from us here.

Bear righthanded over the railway and down the hill. 400 yards down here, you cross the river on a little metal-sided bridge, and almost at once - 50 yards - turn sharp left uphill, signposted Tebay and Kendal (tall black and white signpost). From here it's 200 yards to Daw Bank.

Go up the brow and Daw Bank is at the top, on the right, on a right handed bend. There is a layby in front where you can park to knock at our front door, or you can come into the yard – just keep turning right past the stable until you are round the back of both houses. Daw Bank Cottage is the house on the right, up some steps. The door will be open, a light on and the heating on.The keys are on the table beyond the second glass door. We live right next door – signed “Farmhouse” - so we are handy should you need us.

From the south

Drive north on the M6 motorway. At Junction 38 (Tebay) STAY ON THE MOTORWAY, heading north towards Shap, Penrith and Carlisle. You are going to leave the motorway via the back exit of the Tebay (northbound) services before you reach the next official exit. TURN OFF THE SAT NAV.

Go into the services, bear left, turn left at the shop and before the fuel station, and pass the Motel on your left. At the T junction with the unclassified public road, turn left.

You are less than 1 mile from us here.

Bear righthanded over the railway and down the hill. 400 yards down here, you cross the river on a little metal-sided bridge, and almost at once - 50 yards - turn sharp left uphill, signposted Tebay and Kendal (tall black and white signpost). From here it's 200 yards to Daw Bank.

Go up the brow and Daw Bank is at the top, on the right, on a right handed bend. There is a layby in front where you can park to knock at our front door, or you can come into the yard – just keep turning right past the stable until you are round the back of both houses. Daw Bank Cottage is the house on the right, up some steps. The door will be open, a light on and the heating on. The keys are on the table beyond the second glass door. We live right next door – signed “Farmhouse” - so we are handy should you need us.

From the east

Drive west from Brough or Kirkby Stephen along the A685 and onto the M6 motorway at Junction 38 (Tebay). Head north for Shap, Penrith and Carlisle. You are going to leave the motorway via the back exit of the Tebay (northbound) services before you reach the next official exit. TURN OFF THE SAT NAV.

Go into the services, bear left, turn left at the shop and before the fuel station, and pass the Motel on your left. At the T junction with the unclassified public road, turn left.

You are less than 1 mile from us here.

Bear righthanded over the railway and down the hill. 400 yards down here, you cross the river on a little metal-sided bridge, and almost at once - 50 yards - turn sharp left uphill, signposted Tebay and Kendal (tall black and white signpost). From here it's 200 yards to Daw Bank.

Go up the brow and Daw Bank is at the top, on the right, on a right handed bend. There is a layby in front where you can park to knock at our front door, or you can come into the yard – just keep turning right past the stable until you are round the back of both houses. Daw Bank Cottage is the house on the right, up some steps. The door will be open, a light on and the heating on. The keys are on the table beyond the second glass door. We live right next door – signed “Farmhouse” - so we are handy should you need us.

From the North-east (eg, off A66 at Appleby)

Follow signs off the A66 into Appleby. Go down Battlebarrow to the zebra crossing beside the river and turn right for Orton, B6260. Follow this road for approx 14 miles, over Orton Scar (this is a beautiful route in good weather but it’s high so if the weather’s snowy please use the A66 and M6 route). Go down into Orton, where you take the first right hand turn past the church, and bear right opposite the Post Office to take the Shap road, B6261. Half a mile out of Orton the B6261 bends right (north) but with 2 left exits - take the first one. It should be signposted for Greenholme, but the kids often swivel the signpost arms so don’t be foxed! Take the first exit on this bend. TURN OFF THE SAT NAV.

Stay on the Greenholme road. Pass the southbound M6 services' back entrance. Cross the 2 motorway bridges and northbound services back entrance (Motel) on your left. 

You are less than a mile from us here.

Bear righthanded over the railway and down the hill. 400 yards down here, you cross the river on a little metal-sided bridge, and almost at once - 50 yards - turn sharp left uphill, signposted Tebay and Kendal (tall black and white signpost). From here it's 200 yards to Daw Bank.

Go up the brow and Daw Bank is at the top, on the right, on a right handed bend. There is a layby in front where you can park to knock at our front door, or you can come into the yard – just keep turning right past the stable until you are round the back of both houses. Daw Bank Cottage is the house on the right, up some steps. The door will be open, a light on and the heating on. The keys are on the table beyond the second glass door. We live right next door – signed “Farmhouse” - so we are handy should you need us.

From the west

From Penrith - join the M6 at J40, TURN OFF THE SAT NAV, and follow instructions for "from the north".

From Shap - join the M6 at J39, TURN OFF THE SAT NAV, and follow instructions for "from the north".

From Kendal - join the M6 at J36, TURN OFF THE SAT NAV, and follow instructions for "from the south".

Maps

For detailed maps of the wider area see Ordnance Survey - use CA10 3TA, Eden as the location, or Grid Ref NY 59908 05491, or try https://osmaps.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/54.44317,-2.61921,14

We have a pack of local walk maps, and a huge stack of brochures for visitor attractions further afield. (Don't believe anything you read on the agency web site about the local attractions and how long it takes to drive to them; it's AI generated tosh, some of it's downright untrue, and I'm still arguing with them about it.)