Barras Holidays

Barras is an ideal venue for cheap UK holidays. It's a traditional market town of cobbles, historic buildings and quaint shops, surrounded by majestic hills and remote moorland. Part of the Upper Eden area, Barras is prime country for walkers, mountain-bikers and horse-riders, with an excellent network of bridleways. You'll also find many little lanes around and about that make perfect gentle cycling routes. There's even a paragliding centre nearby that makes excellent use of the fells on your cheap UK holidays in Barras. For the less daring, there's a community cinema or Cumbrian-cooking classes. Historians will want to potter around the Parish Church of Kirkby Stephen, home of many relics including the eighth-century Loki Stone, one of only two in Europe. Barras also marks the midpoint of Wainwright's Coast-to-Coast Walk and is one of the stations on the spectacular Settle-to-Carlisle Railway.

Cheap UK holidays in Barras put you right next to the beautiful Lake District National Park, home of England's highest mountain, Scafell Pike, its deepest lake, Wastwater, and plenty of chocolate-box towns like Keswick and Ambleside, with their fascinating shops and tea rooms. If you enjoy sailing, climbing or walking, the Lakes are a paradise. The adventurous will also enjoy Grizedale Forest's 60-foot-high rope-bridge and zip-slide course. Meanwhile, children will love the Beatrix Potter Museum and the Lake District Coast Aquarium, which features marine life displays, a harbour-view cafe, crazy golf course, radio-controlled boats and ‘Wild Solway' centre.

 

On cheap UK holidays in Barras in Cumbria, accommodation won't be a problem in such a tourist hotspot. You'll find hotels of all grades around and about, while campsites and cosy bed and breakfasts are also popular. Caravan sites are plentiful, too. But perhaps the way to discover the true spirit of Cumbria is a traditional cottages holiday. Less rustic than they once were, Lakeland cottages around Barras often come with mod cons such as WiFi and satellite TV. Wherever you stay on your low-cost UK holidays in Barras, you'll find a friendly Cumbrian welcome.