| Situated between the Lake District National Park and | | | | Eden Valley offers a wide range of historic houses, |
| the North Pennines - an Area of Outstanding Natural | | | | castles, gardens, craft workshops, galleries and |
| Beauty. | | | | museums. In fact there are over seventy visitor |
| To the North of the Eden Valley lies Carlisle and | | | | attractions in Eden. For the more active there are |
| Hadrian’s Wall, whilst to the South you will find the | | | | many sporting facilities including sailing, windsurfing, |
| fabulous Yorkshire Dales. | | | | horse riding, golf, squash, tennis and fishing. |
| There is an excellent choice of accommodation | | | | One of the area’s key activities is Appleby Horse |
| available within Eden including hotels, guest houses, | | | | Fair, which takes place every June. The Horse Fair |
| Cumbrian cottages and caravan parks. Away from | | | | gathers together travelling folk from all over the |
| the main holiday season many of the Lake District self | | | | country, buying and selling horses, keeping alive a 300 |
| catering cottages offer the flexibility of short breaks | | | | year old tradition. This is Britain's largest gypsy |
| rather than just whole weeks, so visitors can enjoy a | | | | gathering, with hundreds of tradition horse-drawn |
| long weekend in the area and perhaps buy some | | | | caravans converge on nearby Gallows Hill. |
| fresh local produce to cook yourself at the property. | | | | Walkers will find Eden is wonderful walking country, |
| However, your eating requirements are catered for by | | | | either a leisurely walk along river banks and lake shore |
| the many excellent restaurants and traditional pubs | | | | or you can take to the higher paths over the Pennines |
| that reflect the local flavour. | | | | and Lake District fells. In fact, the Pennine Way |
| Historic Penrith, often referred to as the "Gateway to | | | | National Trail reaches into the Eden Valley at |
| the Northern Lakes", is the major town in the Eden | | | | Appleby-in-Westmorland as it winds its way towards |
| Valley, with a good mix of traditional shops selling | | | | Scotland. Cyclists can follow the coast to coast (C2C) |
| locally made products and crafts, including famed | | | | and Cumbria Cycle Way, both routes are clearly |
| Cumberland Sausage and Penrith Toffee. | | | | marked along the way. |
| When it comes to places to visit during your stay the | | | | |