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Alfred Wainwright once compared Coniston in the southern Lake District with Zermatt way up in the Swiss Alps — saying each seemed to have a particularly strong affinity with their nearest mountains.

In and around the Cumbrian village of Coniston, many aspects of the English Lake District’s history, heritage and geography converge. You would expect a place with a mining past to perhaps look a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Donald Campbell's Bluebird K7 is to return to the Lake District's Coniston after a 20-year battle. The Bluebird K7 hydrofoil in ...

Donald Campbell's record-breaking Bluebird will run again on Coniston Water after a 23-year restoration project, the Ruskin Museum has announced as the boat was returned to the Lake District. Mr ...

Boats, trains and buses lead to a hauntingly beautiful side of the Lake District, bursting with wildlife, culture and relics of the past. While dark-sky canoeing makes for a magical night The ripples ...