Brockhole

Brockhole is a house and visitor centre in the Lake District on the shores of Lake Windermere some three miles north of Bowness-on-Windermere.

The site was purchased in 1896 by William Gaddum, a silk merchant in Manchester and the ornate gardens were designed by Thomas Hayton Mawson. The estate was purchased by the Lake District National Park Authority in 1966 and it was opened as a visitor centre in 1969. In October of the same year, the residents of Coronation Street called at Brockhole as part of a day trip to the national park. Emily Nugent, the organiser of the day's activities advised the trippers that they would be at the centre all afternoon but to be back at the coach at 4.30pm. Stan and Hilda Ogden rested on a lakeshore hillside while Jack and Annie Walker explored the peaceful ornate garden, though they soon descended into bickering over Jack's plans to attend his regimental reunion.