If you want to explore the Eden Valley, the north-western edge of the Yorkshire Dales, the North Pennines or the Howgill Fells,
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Historic Gateway to the Eden Valley Armathwaite sits in the northern part of the Eden Valley. It serves as the last stop
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Wander in Westmorland Visit Appleby in Westmorland not for its bustling tourist attractions but to embrace its laid-back, sedate ambience. Wander its
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Highest Market Town in England Located at about 1000ft above sea level, Alston is one of the highest towns in England. It’s
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Almost one-third of the Yorkshire Dales National Park falls within the county of Cumbria, stretching from the market town of Kirkby Lonsdale
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North of Ravenglass, Cumbria’s coast is more developed. Before you get to the towns of Whitehaven, Workington and Maryport though, there’s the
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The far south of Cumbria consists of a series of peninsulas that jut out into Morecambe Bay – popular with bird spotters
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Beyond the Lake District lies the border country – England’s border with Scotland and, nearly 2,000 years ago, the north-western boundary of
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The Lake District is England’s largest National Park. It’s also England’s most spectacular National Park; you won’t see scenery like it anywhere
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North of Kirkby Stephen, the River Eden runs through a landscape of wooded gorges, rolling farmland and idyllic red sandstone villages, all
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