Off the beaten track, secluded, remote… Swindale is all of these things. There are a handful of cottages and farmhouses here, but
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Explore the Hidden Valley of Martindale Beyond Howtown on the southern shores of Ullswater lies a hidden valley of Martindale. The valley
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There’s something very special about the way Ullswater, the National Park’s second largest lake, draws you in over its eight-mile length, pulling
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Blencathra: A Mountain of Scrambling Routes and Stunning Views No one who approaches the northern Lake District via the A66 can fail
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Dodd Wood, a mixture of both conifers and broad-leaved trees, reaches part way up the steep, western slopes of the Skiddaw massif.
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Whinlatter is billed as “England’s only true mountain forest”. Managed by Forestry England, the sprawling plantations creep up the surrounding fells, reaching
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The far northern edge of the Lake District National Park is dominated by a single, isolated group of rolling hills. Known as
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Amongst the largest lakes in the National Park Bassenthwaite Lake, known locally as Bass Lake, lies to the north of Keswick. At
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On its way from Keswick to Buttermere, the B5289 tops out at 1168ft (356m) above sea level – at Honister Pass. This
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The Lodore Falls are hidden away in a rocky woodland ravine close to the south-eastern tip of Derwentwater. The Romantic poet Robert
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