Westfield now builds the days around the stay, not just the stay itself — walking, mountain biking, sailing, water skiing, climbing and everything else the Lake District does well, arranged for our own guests and for anyone else who'd like Ullswater organised properly.
Stay Westfield is still where this begins — proper beds, a hot tub, a terrace over Ullswater worth getting up for. If you haven't booked yet, that's the place to start.
Your concierge picks up from there. Once your dates are set — with us, or anywhere else on the lake — we build the days around them: walking, biking, sailing, climbing and everything else the Lake District does well, matched to your ability, your appetite for risk, and how many mornings you actually want to be up before eight.
Have a look through the modules below, see what a few weeks look like already put together, then tell us what you're after. Every activity is run by the people who do it professionally, day in, day out — our part is knowing who to call, in what order, and around what weather.
Dates, who's coming, how active you want to be, and anything you'd rather avoid — heights, cold water, early starts.
A day-by-day itinerary drawn from the Lake District's specialists, timed around weather, crowds, and your own stay.
Every activity is run by the people who actually do it for a living — we don't pretend we can teach you to sail.
Kit sorted, transport arranged where it's needed, one point of contact for the whole week.
Every stay can be built from these modules — mixed, matched, and scaled to whoever's actually in the group.
From a lakeshore amble to the exposed scramble of Striding Edge, led by qualified mountain leaders who know which ridge to avoid in the wind.
Half-day to full-day routes graded to the group, from Aira Force woodland to the high ridges above Patterdale.
Helvellyn via Striding Edge — a full day on the ridge with a Mountain Leader, finishing at the summit cairn.
The full 20-mile lake circuit broken into comfortable daily stages, with a steamer ride back if legs give out.
Ullswater Way in four — Glenridding to Pooley Bridge and back, split across two rest days.
Map-and-compass tuition, or guided fell-running routes for those training for something bigger.
Off the path — a half-day navigation course on Place Fell, small groups only.
Whinlatter's purpose-built red and black trails, or a quieter Lake District road tour — e-bikes available for those saving their legs for the views.
Guided or self-guided sessions on Whinlatter's waymarked trails, with hire and uplift arranged for the whole party.
Whinlatter red trail taster — half a day of forest singletrack with a qualified guide.
Self-paced routes along the quieter Lake District lanes, with luggage transfer if you're touring over several days.
Ullswater to Patterdale e-bike day — there and back, picnic arranged en route.
Ullswater's sheltered bays make it one of the friendliest stretches of water in the Lakes for beginners, with three islands to land on for those who want more.
RYA taster sessions and full courses, in dinghies or the Lake District's traditional gaff-rigged boats.
Two-hour taster sail — small sheltered bay, tuition included, no experience needed.
Guided island-hopping tours, or independent hire for those who know their way around a paddle already.
Island-hopping by kayak — a half-day guided paddle with a beach picnic stop.
Calm-water sessions at dawn or dusk, when the lake is at its stillest — SUP yoga available for early risers.
Sunset paddle — an hour on flat water, boards and buoyancy aids provided.
The lake's calmer northern reaches, near Pooley Bridge, host the Lake District's dedicated ski and wake boat operator.
First-timer wakeboard session — 45 minutes with a qualified boat driver and coach.
Borrowdale's crags, the Lake District's ghylls in full spate, and a cabled route 2,000ft above an old slate quarry — for an afternoon that includes at least one waterfall jump.
Instructor-led sessions on real rock in Borrowdale, or an easier introduction on an indoor wall first.
First climb, real crag — a half-day introduction, ropework and safety handled entirely by the instructor.
Climbing up, sliding down and jumping into a mountain stream in full spate — wetsuits and helmets provided.
Ghyll scramble & plunge pools — three hours, small groups, popular with hen and stag parties.
Cabled crossings and ladders bolted into an old slate quarry face, no climbing experience required.
Via ferrata, extended route — three hours on the exposed line, including a stretch across a mine shaft.
Argo cats, quad treks, pony trekking and clay shooting on the fellside — the Lake District's reliable answer to a wet afternoon, or simply a change of pace.
Escorted treks across working farmland, with argo cat rides for those who'd rather not drive themselves.
Quad trek & clays — a 40-minute escorted ride followed by 25 clays with an instructor.
Lessons and fellside treks for all abilities, from first-timers to confident riders.
Family pony trek — a mixed-age lesson on the fellside, led by the yard's own instructors.
Indoor and outdoor sessions, GNAS-qualified tuition, suitable from complete beginners upward.
Archery hour — a relaxed introduction, good as a standalone or paired with another activity.
Not every day needs a summit. Dawn yoga, a private chef working with foraged Cumbrian ingredients, or a wild swim before the world wakes up.
A slow, guided start to the day on the fellside, followed by a supervised swim in a quiet tarn.
Dawn yoga & swim — an hour before breakfast, mats and wetsuits provided.
A guided foraging walk followed by a private chef-led dinner using whatever the Lake District gave up that afternoon.
Forager's supper — an afternoon walk and an evening meal built entirely around it.
Multi-generational parties, hen and stag weekends, and corporate away-days, built around activity centres used to mixed ages and abilities in one booking.
Pond-dipping, low ropes and beginner kayaking, run by instructors used to working with children.
Junior adventure day — a full day of mixed low-risk activity for under-12s.
A full itinerary built around one celebration or objective — birthdays, stag and hen weekends, team offsites.
Milestone weekend — the whole stay planned around one big day, activities either side of it.
Four ways we've already put these modules together. Every one can be adjusted, shortened, or built from scratch instead.
Westfield began as a place to stay. It's become the number people call before they've even booked anywhere. Whether you're in one of our own rooms, a cottage along the lakeshore, or a tent further into the Lake District, the same concierge can build your week.
Enquire without booking a stay →A working network of outdoor specialists — some on the lakeshore, others a short drive through Keswick or up towards Blencathra.
RYA tuition and boat hire from a lakeshore base at the southern end of Ullswater.
Rock climbing in Borrowdale, ghyll scrambling, high ropes and indoor climbing, a short drive from Ullswater.
England's only true mountain forest, with waymarked red and black trails and bike hire on site.
Cabled via ferrata routes across an old slate quarry face at the top of Honister Pass.
Quad biking, off-roading, horse riding, archery and clay pigeon shooting, a few miles from Ullswater.
The lake's calmer northern waters, used for wakeboarding and water skiing sessions.
Vintage vessels running between Glenridding, Howtown and Pooley Bridge since 1855.
Worth adding to the list: a few things that don't always make the obvious brochure, but are well within reach and worth building in — dark-sky stargazing (the Lake District is a registered Dark Sky Discovery site), falconry experiences, alpaca trekking, guided wild swimming, whisky and gin tastings at the Lake District's own distillery and brewery, a private charter on one of the heritage steamers, landscape photography walks, fellside golf, and guided fly-fishing for brown trout on the lake itself.
No. The concierge service is open to anyone staying anywhere on Ullswater — our own guests just get it as standard.
As soon as your dates are fixed, ideally. Popular sessions — via ferrata, sailing tuition, ghyll scrambling — get booked up in peak season, so the earlier we know your plans the more choice we have.
We build a wet-weather alternative into every itinerary from the start, and stay in touch with each operator on the day. Nobody's left standing in a field wondering what's happening.
Yes — it's one of the things we spend the most time on. Most of the Lake District's operators are used to running sessions for a wide age and ability range within a single booking.
Planning your itinerary is free. You pay each activity operator directly at their own rates — we don't mark anything up.
A few details is all we need to start drafting a route. No obligation to book, and no obligation to stay with us either.
Sailing, paddleboarding, kayaking and the steamer — the lake itself, in detail.
The Ullswater Way and the fells above it, from lakeshore strolls to Striding Edge.
The wider list of attractions and days out around Watermillock and Ullswater.
Where to eat locally, from The Brackenrigg Inn to Another Place.
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