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Dogs are welcome in the café in the Courtyard where you can buy tasty doggy treats and they’ll appreciate the refreshing water bowl which is always kept topped up. There are even dog-friendly holiday cottages nearby that you can walk from and to, for a getaway that all family members, however many legs they have, can enjoy.
Once you're done, head over to Claife Viewing Station and the west shore of Windermere. It is a great place for you and your four legged friend to explore. It's a ... viewing station which means you can see some amazing views of Windermere. Built in the 1790s and later expanded, the building had windows tinted with coloured glass, designed to recreate the landscape under different seasonal conditions. Yellow created a summer landscape, orange an autumn one, light green for spring, dark blue for moonlight and so on.
The National Trust have re-created this today with coloured glass slides you can hold and imagine those views the early tourists had. It is also the perfect place for impressive Instragram photos, using our slides or your phone filters.
The lakeshore path between Wray Castle and Claife Viewing station is a safe, car-free walk that’s bound to set your dog’s tail wagging. With lots of opportunities for pooches to paddle, it will soon become everyone’s favourite route.
At the end you will all be rewarded with stunning views across Windermere from the first floor platform in the Viewing Station. The hard-waring stone and steel materials of the Viewing Station are super dog-friendly and paws are permitted everywhere.
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