Sheila Slater's Favourites

Watendlath in the county of Cumbria
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.
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Grange in Borrowdale in the county of Cumbria
A picturesque village in the Borrowdale valley, one of the most beautiful valleys in England.
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Ambleside in the county of Cumbria
Ambleside, meaning "Shieling" or summer pasture by the riverbank, lies next to the northern shore of Lake Windermere. A busy victorian town ideal as a base when visiting the Lake District
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