Cumbrian Christmas Gift Guides : Experiences & adventures

With the stunning backdrop of The Lake District and Eden Valley, Cumbria has a whole host of unique experiences and adventures. These unique experience days will be an unforgettable gift (and you might get to go too!).

Afternoon tea on the Ravenglass Steam Railway

Enjoy a beautiful 14 mile return journey (on one of the time slots below) as well as a delicious cream tea at Dalegarth Café in the Eskdale Room. Your cream tea includes a selection of sandwiches (ham, cheese, egg mayo and tuna mayo), home-baked fruit scones with butter, jam and clotted cream, served with tea or coffee.

This is such a fun trip, with beautiful views, and a gift perfect for all members of the family!

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Horse Riding on the beach

Have you always dreamt of riding a horse on the beach? Or is one of your family members just obsessed with horses? Then why not gift someone a trek on the beach with Murthwaite Green Beach Riding.

Explore the Cumbrian coastline, plus there’s the option to have a picnic as well

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Llama Trekking in The Lake District

Explore The Lakes in a completely unique way, by gifting a llama trek. Fully Day Llama treks include a full picnic lunch, provided by The Lingholm Kitchen – who do brilliant food! Don’t fancy a full day trek? Well there are plenty of ways to meet the Llama’s

This is an unforgettable experience, and one which would make a unique gift for the people in your life who love exploring

Click here to find out more about llama treks in The Lake District

Graythwaite Adventures | Bushcraft, water sports, off roading and more

Graythwaite Adventure provides award winning experiences on the exclusive Graythwaite Estate; 5,000 acres of carefully managed estate land, woodland, parkland and lake frontage in the heart of the Lake District National Park, on the shores of Windermere.

This is the perfect gift for the thrill seekers in your life – with water sports, bushcraft, off roading and more!

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Learn the art of Sourdough with Lovingly Artisan

If you have someone in your life who loves baking, then the sourdough masterclass with Lovingly Artisan is a must. I actually did this day class back in 2019, and it was such a wonderful experience and really gave me the confidence to actually start. Plus, you get to learn so much about sourdough, your own starter to take away, and a lot of bread!

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Make your own Distilled Gin with Shed1

Shed1 is an award Winning Gin Distillery on the outskirts of the Lake District, and they offer a whole host of wonderful and unique gifts for the gin lovers in your life.

From Christmas gins, made with locally foraged fruits, to experience days where you can actually create your own gin!

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Honister Slate Mine

For the thrill seekers in your life, then give the gift of Honister Slate mine, where you can explore the mine, have a go on the infinity bridge, and get your adrenaline pumping on by climbing the mine. There are so many options, and you can really explore the Lake District in a completely unique way!

Click here to find out more about Honister Slate Mine, and book your tickets

If you enjoyed this gift guide, but looking for something a tad bit less adventurous (but still 100% Cumbrian) then make sure you check out my other Cumbrian Christmas Gift Guides. For the foodies in your life, make sure you check out the Cumbrian Food & Drink gift guide! If you’re looking for more Lake District guides, click here to read all of my posts about The Lakes.