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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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 Cumbria Way is a long-distance walking route devised in the mid-1970s by local members of what was then known as the
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The Settle to Carlisle Railway is undoubtedly one of the best known and best loved train lines in the country. When this
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Snaking its way for 84 magnificent miles across the far north of England, the Hadrian’s Wall Path National Trail follows the line
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Lanercost Priory is located in a peaceful, picturesque setting close to the banks of the River Irthing and just a few hundred
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At the far northern end of the Pennine chain, where the hills are at their wildest and loneliest, you’ll find the RSPB’s
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The Solway Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) stretches from just north of Maryport to Rockcliffe near Carlisle, taking in a
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