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A picture of Nether Wasdale

Nether Wasdale (4 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Cumbria (3.8 miles, 6.2 km, direction E)

Nether Wasdale lies opposite Wasdale Head at the western fringe of Wast Water...

Ravenglass sunset

Ravenglass (40 Pictures)

a Seaside Town in the county of Cumbria (4.8 miles, 7.8 km, direction S)

Special for being the only coastal village within the Lake District National Park, Ravenglass lies where three important rivers converge into the sea...

Looking down on Eskdale, Cumbria, on a crisp November morning.

Eskdale Green (26 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Cumbria (5.4 miles, 8.8 km, direction SE)

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Eskdale

Boot (7 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Cumbria (6.9 miles, 11.2 km, direction E)

Boot is one of Lakeland's precious jewels, a charming stone village surrounded by towering scenery which includes two of the regions most scenic waterfalls, the Dalegarth Force and Birker Force...

St Bees as seen from clifftops

St Bees (26 Pictures)

a Seaside Town in the county of Cumbria (7.5 miles, 12.0 km, direction NW)

St.Bees, the most westerly coastal village on the wild cumbrian coast, is a vision of loveliness...

Wasdale Head

Wasdale Head (42 Pictures)

in the county of Cumbria (8.4 miles, 13.6 km, direction E)

Vast, lonely landscape of towering fells, jewel like streams and tarns situated at the head of the Wasdale Valley with the mighty Scafell Pike, England's highest mountain and Great Gable forming an almost uniformity range of mountains in the distance...

Looking down on Buttermere, Lake District, Cumbria.

Buttermere (102 Pictures)

in the county of Cumbria (10.6 miles, 17.1 km, direction NE)

Even when swirling mist rolls in over the stark fells surrounding Buttermere, the little hamlet remains serene in its simplicity and beauty...

Tallships in Whitehaven, Cumbria

Whitehaven (79 Pictures)

a Seaside Town in the county of Cumbria (10.6 miles, 17.1 km, direction NW)

This attractive, historic Cumbrian resort owes much to the ingenuity of the Lowther family, who developed Whitehaven as a port for shipping and the export of Cumbrian coal...

Mid Duddon Valley from the top of the lane between Broughton Mills and Hall Dunnerdale, Cumbria.

Hall Dunnerdale (2 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Cumbria (10.7 miles, 17.1 km, direction SE)

Scenery does not come much finer than the scenic beauty surrounding the Valley of the River Duddon where you will find the delightful hamlet of Hall Dunnerdale...

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Loweswater (17 Pictures)

in the county of Cumbria (11.7 miles, 18.9 km, direction NE)

Loweswater is centred in a landscape of grandeur, it is surrounded by Mellbreak Fell, Carling Knott Fell and Burnbank Fell, all excellent climbing and walking country giving views of a mountainous landscape reflected in sun-kissed pewter waters...

A picture of Broughton Mills

Broughton Mills (4 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Cumbria (12.9 miles, 20.8 km, direction SE)

It offers a panorama of superb views in all directions, and is certainly one of the most magnificent walking areas close to the western fringe of the Lake District National Park...

Forest covert with moss at Borrowdale

Borrowdale (38 Pictures)

in the county of Cumbria (13.3 miles, 21.5 km, direction NE)

There is little doubt that Borrowdale possess some of the most unforgettable of all in the vast landscape of The Lake District National Park...

A picture of Stonethwaite

Stonethwaite (5 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Cumbria (13.6 miles, 21.9 km, direction NE)

Tucked away in a quiet part of Borrowdale where streams tumble down crags amongst a patchwork of old pack-horse trails, scenery does not come more beautiful than that which surrounds this peaceful hamlet in the Langstrath Valley...

A picture of Broughton-in-Furness

Broughton-in-Furness (1 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Cumbria (13.9 miles, 22.3 km, direction SE)

This attractive little place can boast of once being an important market town with a history stretching back to around the 15th and 16th centuries...

Grange Bridge

Grange in Borrowdale (15 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Cumbria (14.5 miles, 23.4 km, direction NE)

A picturesque village in the Borrowdale valley, one of the most beautiful valleys in England...

The station house at Torver

Torver (5 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Cumbria (14.9 miles, 24.0 km, direction SE)

The lovely village of Torver is found in rich countryside beside Coniston Water in England's Lake District National Park...

A picture of Watendlath

Watendlath (28 Pictures)

in the county of Cumbria (15.1 miles, 24.3 km, direction NE)

A place of great beauty, Watendlath's dramatic landscape inspired writer Sir Hugh Walpole to choose it as the setting for his Rogue Herries series...

Herdwicks & Harter Fell

Coniston (238 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Cumbria (15.2 miles, 24.5 km, direction E)

There is a timelessness about this pretty village which is set beneath the awesome splendour of "The Old Man of Coniston" towering some 2,500ft above...

Little Langdale

Little Langdale (41 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Cumbria (15.5 miles, 24.9 km, direction E)

Little Langdale is a delightful hamlet in a hauntingly beautiful area lying above the Furness Fells...

Workington Harbour, Workington, Cumbria.

Workington (7 Pictures)

in the county of Cumbria (15.8 miles, 25.4 km, direction N)

Ancient market town of quintessential English charm, where you could easily swap the modern day cars parked in gracious tree-lined avenues for the horse and carriage of Victorian times...

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Muncaster Castle, Cumbria

Muncaster Castle (33 Pictures)

(5.3 miles, 8.6 km, direction SE)

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Wast Water

Wast Water (37 Pictures)

(6.2 miles, 10.0 km, direction E)

Wast Water is the deepest lake in England at 280 feet deep. The awesome peaks of Sca Fell and Great Gable tower over the wild,.....

St Bees Head in Cumbria

St Bees Head (7 Pictures)

(8.6 miles, 13.8 km, direction NW)

These are the only cliffs on the coast of Cumbria, and it here visitors can catch a glimpse of the sheer drama of sea-birds, for.....

Hardknott Roman Fort( Lake District )19th June 2005

Hardknott Roman Fort (3 Pictures)

(9.5 miles, 15.3 km, direction E)

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Crummock Water, Lake District, Cumbria.

Crummock Water (37 Pictures)

(10.8 miles, 17.4 km, direction NE)

The romantic setting between high fells gives Crummock Water its character. It is somewhat overshadowed by other better known.....

A view of Langdale Pikes, Little Langdale, Cumbria from Tarn Hows.

Langdale Pikes (45 Pictures)

(13.5 miles, 21.7 km, direction E)

These famous pikes rise loftily above the village of Langdale, whilst below visitors can savour the wild and desolate beauty of.....

A picture of The Bowder Stone

The Bowder Stone (6 Pictures)

(14.1 miles, 22.7 km, direction NE)

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The Lake District

The Lake District (1476 Pictures)

(15.0 miles, 24.1 km, direction E)

I first saw the Lake District many years ago, when for eight out of my eleven day sojourn, it rained, and rained! None-the-less,.....

A picture of Whinlatter Forest Park

Whinlatter Forest Park (7 Pictures)

(15.3 miles, 24.7 km, direction NE)

If you happen to visit Keswick in Cumbria do not miss out on Whinlatter Forest Park, for this superb gift of nature is a real.....

Millom Castle and Holy Trinity Church, Millom, Cumbria.

Millom Castle (1 Pictures)

(15.4 miles, 24.7 km, direction SE)

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Tarn Hows 5

Tarn Hows (98 Pictures)

(16.7 miles, 26.8 km, direction E)

This exceptional magical landscape is known as Beatrix Potter Country. For it is here amongst Lakeland's magnificent tarns and.....

General view showing Cockermouth Castle and Jennings Brewery, Cumbria

Cockermouth Castle (1 Pictures)

(17.1 miles, 27.4 km, direction N)

These wonderful ruins of a by-gone age can be discovered in the charming inland resort of Cockermouth, amongst Lakeland's.....

Derwentwater as the daylight starts to go

Derwentwater (424 Pictures)

(17.1 miles, 27.5 km, direction NE)

Derwentwater is one of 16 Lakes set within the Lake District National Park in Cumbria. It is one of the most northerly of the.....

Dove Cottage in Grasmere. The one time home of the Poet William Wordsworth

Dove Cottage (6 Pictures)

(17.3 miles, 27.9 km, direction E)

Dove cottage in the Lake District is the former home of the poet William Wordsworth and is where he wrote much of his famous.....

Castlerigg Stone Circle

Castlerigg Stone Circle (41 Pictures)

(18.7 miles, 30.0 km, direction NE)

The best time to view Castlerigg Stone Circle is that eyrie time when night is just giving way to dawn. It is then, with a.....

A picture of Threlkeld Quarry and Mining Museum

Threlkeld Quarry and Mining Museum (2 Pictures)

(20.7 miles, 33.2 km, direction NE)

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The world famous Laurel & Hardy Museum in Ulverston, Cumbria. Birthplace of Stan Laurel

The Laurel & Hardy Museum (1 Pictures)

(21.0 miles, 33.7 km, direction SE)

The Laurel and Hardy Museum is appropriately sited in the town of Ulverston, Stan Laurel's birthplace. He was born in 1890, the.....

Lake Windermere, Summer 2003

Lake Windermere (148 Pictures)

(21.1 miles, 33.9 km, direction E)

This is the Lake District National Park's most dazzling resort as well as being England's largest natural lake. It is surrounded.....

Windermere Boat Museum, Cumbria

Windermere Steamboat Museum (1 Pictures)

(21.4 miles, 34.4 km, direction E)

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Brothers Water from Kirkstone Pass, English Lakes. September 2006. Cannon Powershot 400

Brothers Water (10 Pictures)

(21.7 miles, 34.9 km, direction E)

Dorothy Wordsworth (c.1771-1855, diarist, poet, sister of William ) referred to it as "..the glittering lively lake..". The.....


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