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Local shops, pubs, services and a few recommendations - like Railways

Use of a car or motorbike is essential (there is no public transport). Nearest airport: Carlisle (44 miles) or Liverpool (100 miles). Nearest motorway junction: M6 J38.

West Coast Main line - watch steam specials from the sitting room windows. Settle-Carlisle line 17 miles (Kirkby Stephen) and 16 miles (Appleby). Alston line 30 miles. Lakeside and Haverthwaite line 25 miles.

For very local walks, see Maps.

Orton

The George, pub, recently re-opened. Post Office + village stores; Kennedy's Chocolate Factory; Farmers' Market (a very good one) - second Saturday in the month. All Saints' Church (dates from ~13th C). (see http://www.orton.org.uk/)

M6 Service areas

Tebay Northbound, Tebay Southbound - Prizewinning service areas, not your usual run of the mill. Food shopping, meals, newspapers, confectionery, books, toys, gifts, farm produce and speciality foods (and you can sit outdoors and feed the ducks too). They can be EXTREMELY BUSY at weekends and during school holidays.

Catering:
Barbecue Shed (seasonal opening), Kitchen, Quick Kitchen, Quick Coffee
Shops:
Farm Shop, Butchers Counter, Cheese Counter, Deli Counter, Gelato Counter
Amenities:
Westmorland Hotel, Caravan Park, Changing Places, Children's Play Area, Free Cash Machines, Meeting Room, Showers
Outdoor Space:
Outdoor dining terrace and grass by duck pond; Dog Walking Area, Picnic Area
Charging Points:
GRIDSERVE Electric Highway 50kW CCS, 50kW CHAdeMO & 22kW Type 2; Tesla Supercharger 150kW CCS; Westmorland Charging 150kW CCS. Current price (2024) 64p/Kwh
Forecourt: (fuel is at "motorway prices" as you'd expect)
Esso, Shop, Deli Counter, Coffee Bar, Food to Go, LPG (see http://www.tebayservices.com/)

Tebay

The Cross Keys, pub.

Junction 38 "Truckstop" services (petrol, diesel, newspapers, local shop and drivers' cafe; Coffee Bar, Food to Go, Quick Coffee, LPG, Jet Wash); St James' Church. (see http://www.visitcumbria.com/evnp/tebay/) Two garages on the industrial estate at the south end of the village do repairs but not fuel (see Truckstop).

Shap

Pubs: The Crown; The King's Arms; The Greyhound.

ScotMid Co-operative stores; Post Office & newsagent & village store. Award-winning Shap Chippy, Fish and Chips, Pizzas. St Michael's Church (dates from 750 AD); Shap Abbey (a mile out of the village). (see http://shapcumbria.wordpress.com/) The garage at the north end of the village does repairs but not fuel.

Newbiggin

Bessy Beck Trout Farm and Fishery, https://www.bessybecktrout.co.uk/

Ravenstonedale

The King's Head; The Black Swan. St Oswald's Church. (see http://www.ravenstonedale.org/)

Dog Walking - Secure dog exercise parks

Wellfield Dog Park (Kirkby Stephen CA17 4PE, 16 miles away) summer months open 7am-8pm, winter variable. https://www.wellfielddogpark.co.uk/

Welly and Tails (Penrith CA11 9SH, 27 miles away) 8am-8pm. https://wellyandtails.co.uk/

Both places currently (2024) charge the same.

Tebay Northbound & Tebay Southbound Services have dog walking areas for travellers on the M6 but are very busy in high season.

Elsewhere, and around livestock in particular, please keep your dog on a leash.

Horse riding

Larkrigg Riding School (Kendal, 16 miles away) https://www.larkriggridingschool.co.uk/

Rookin House Activity Centre (Troutbeck / A66, 27 miles away) https://rookinhouse.co.uk/

Happy Hooves (Ivy House, Skelton Wood End CA11 9UB, Penrith, 28 miles away)
https://www.happyhoovesridingcentre.co.uk/

Bradleys Riding School,  (nr Ennerdale, 73 miles away) https://www.walk-rest-ride.co.uk/

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