“What’s the best walk to Wordsworth’s cottage?” I asked at the Information Center in Ambleside, England. “Take the old coffin route through woodland and across meadows to Grasmere and Dove Cottage,” ...

A 912-square-mile area of fells, lakes and market towns, the Lake District is one of the UK’s most popular destinations for a staycation. Britain’s largest National Park is home to England’s tallest ...

Lake District residents fear their beloved national park faces serious danger from hordes of visitors causing lasting harm — unless a contentious tourist levy is imposed to control them. Day visitors ...

“It is so pleasant and fruitful a country that if I should make a full description thereof, it would be taken for a poetical fiction than a true and serious narration,” wrote Sir John Davies, Attorney ...

A luxury five-star retreat in the Lake District has been named the best in the region. Gilpin Hotel & Lake House, near Windermere, was awarded the title of 'Best in the North' in the Good Hotel Guide ...

Nestled in the shadow of the northern fells in the Lake District is a tiny village which feels a world away from the tourist hotspots in the southern lakes. Caldbeck features rows of pastel-coloured ...

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Beatrix Potter famously once said that “not even Hitler” could damage the Lake District, such is the enduring beauty of its rolling hills and natural landscape. But now locals fear their popular ...