Lake District
The Lake District is a region and national park in Cumbria in northwest England. A popular vacation destination, it’s known for its glacial ribbon lakes, rugged fell mountains and historic literary associations.
Ashness Bridge is a traditional stone-built bridge on the single-track road from the Borrowdale road (B5289) toWatendlath , in the English Lake District .
Opened in 1858 then demolished and reopened on stronger stone piles in 1902. Closed to car traffic in 1980s, today this swing bridge carries mainly pedestrians
A Beautiful Autumn scene in the Lake District
Bridge House.
A 17th Century tiny house in Ambleside that was built across the stream
Elterwater. Lake District
Eskdale is the valley, stretching from Gosforth, near Seascale on the West coast of Cumbria, through to the foot of Hard Knott pass, and contains the small villages of Santon Bridge, Boot and Eskdale Green.
It is very popular with tourists, being close to Scafell – England’s highest mountain.
The valley is notable as being one of few major valleys in the Lake District not to have its own lake, although several tarns are perched above the valley sides.
Ambleside is a town in Cumbria , inNorth West England. Historically in Westmorland, it is situated at the head of Windermere.
Newlands Valley . Lake District
Grasmere. Lake District Cumbria
Lake Windermere
Windermere is a large lake in Cumbria’s Lake District National Park, northwest England. It’s surrounded by mountain peaks and villages, including Bowness-on-Windermere
Surprise View
Surprise view when you walk to the top of the cliff you can look over the whole of the Derwentwater, Keswick, and beyond to Bassenthwaite Lake.
Surprise view Derwentwater
A farm once belonging to Beatrix Potter will open to the public later as part of celebrations marking the 150th anniversary of the author's birth.
Yew Tree Farm, near Coniston in the Lake District, was one of a number of properties she owned.
The property is now owned by the National Trust.
Coniston is a village and civil parish in the Furness region of Cumbria, England. Historically part of Lancashire, it is located in the southern part of the Lake District National Park, between Coniston Water, the third longest lake in the Lake District and Coniston Old Man.
Buttermere is a lake in the English Lake District in North West England. The adjacent village of Buttermere takes its name from the lake. Historically in Cumberland, the lake is now within the county of Cumbria. Owned by the National Trust, it forms part of its Buttermere and Ennerdale property.
Grasmere. Lake District.
Grasmere is a village and tourist destination in Cumbria, England, in the centre of the Lake District. It takes its name from the adjacent lake. It has associations with the Lake Poets, one of whom, William Wordsworth, lived in Grasmere for 14 years and called it as "the loveliest spot that man hath ever found." Grasmere lies within the historic county of Westmorland.
‘The Loveliest Spot That Man Hath Found’
So wrote poet William Wordsworth about his beloved Grasmere home in the 19th century. It was as true then as it is today. Taking its name from the adjacent lake, the village unwinds through a gentle valley overlooked by Helm Crag and its anthropomorphic rock formation The Lion and the Lamb.
Captivating throughout the year, Grasmere is best conjured up in the mind’s eye as if gazing through a seasonal kaleidoscope; with each slight twist the viewer is rewarded with riotous bursts of yellow in the spring, swathes of deep green in summer, russet hues in autumn and dramatic whiteouts in deep mid-winter.
Wast Water or Wastwater is a lake located in Wasdale, a valley in the western part of the Lake District National Park, England. The lake is almost 3 miles (4.8 km) long and more than one-third mile (500 m) wide. It is a glacial lake, formed in a glacially 'over-deepened' valley. It is the deepest lake in England at 258 feet (79 m). The surface of the lake is about 200 feet (60 m) above sea level, while its bottom is over 50 feet (15 m) below sea level. It is owned by the National Trust.
Situated in the Wasdale Valley, Wastwater is 3 miles long, half a mile wide and 260 feet deep, and the deepest of all the lakes.
Wastwater is perhaps the most awe-inspiring of all the lakes. Surrounded by mountains, Red Pike, Kirk Fell, Great Gable and Scafell Pike – England’s highest mountain.
The Great Langdale valley is some 12,170 acres, much of it in the care of the National Trust, who have ten farms here. The valley stretches from Ambleside through Clappersgate, Skelwith bridge, Elterwater, Chapel Stile, to the Dungeon Ghyll Hotel, and the glaciated valley of Mickleden
The surrounding fells include Pike O’Blisco, Crinkle Crags, Rossett Pike, and the Langdale Pikes – Pike O’Stickle, Harrison Stickle and Pavey Ark.
It is a popular location for hikers, climbers, fell-runners and other outdoor enthusiasts who are attracted by the many fells ringing the head of the valley. Among the best-known features of Great Langdale are the Langdale Pikes, a group of peaks on the northern side of the dale. England's highest mountain, Scafell Pike, can be climbed by a route from Langdale. Langdale has views of, in particular, Dungeon Ghyll Force waterfall, Harrison Stickle and Pike of Stickle.