Early Bird Discounts – 3 Day – Lake District Explorer
11th November 2024
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Full details below, but first some brief history of the Stunning Lake District National Park.
Lakeland, often known as the Lake District, is a mountainous national park in Cumbria, North West England. It is known for its lakes, seashore, Cumbrian highlands, Beatrix Potter, John Ruskin, and Lake Poets-related literature. England’s highest mountains are Scafell Pike (978 m), Helvellyn (950 m), and Skiddaw in Cumbria. The region has 16 large lakes.They include Windermere, England’s longest and largest lake at 11 miles (18 km) and 5.69 square miles (14.73 km2), and Wast Water, the deepest at 79 meters (259 ft).[6][7]
The Lake District National Park, founded in 1951, encompasses 2,362 km2 (912 square miles), most of the region. UNESCO declared it a World Heritage Site in 2017.
National Park
The middle Lake District is in the Lake District National Park, but Kendal, several coastal areas, and the Cartmel and Furness peninsulas are not. The region became a national park on 9 May 1951, a month after the Peak District, the first UK national park. It remained its original limits until 2016, when it was enlarged by 3% east into the Yorkshire Dales National Park to include high-value Lune Valley territory. The national park had 18.14 million visitors in 2022. This amounts to 29.15 million tourist days, including trips over three hours. It is the largest of England and Wales’ thirteen national parks and the UK’s second largest after Cairngorms.
It restricts undesirable industrial or commercial change to protect the landscape. The cultural landscape of the national park, excluding the 2016 addition, was recognised a World Heritage Site in 2017. After two 1980s and one 2012 failed attempts to list the park, this was the fourth. From Kendal, the Lake District National Park Authority manages the park. It operates Brockhole, a Windermere visitor attraction in a historic country house, Coniston Boating attraction, and information centres. The park authority comprises 20 members: six from Westmorland and Furness Council, four from Cumberland Council, and 10 from the Secretary of State for Environment, Food, and Rural Affairs.
Stunning Lake Windermere
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Description
The Lake District houses England’s top ten tallest mountains. You find the nation’s deepest lake there. Visitors can see 1,779 listed structures and 16,510 archaeological sites. Known for its poetry and picturesque cottages, it has some of England’s best destinations. You explore market towns, learn about Wordsworth, and take in the stunning vistas of Lake Windermere and Derwent Water.
This tour shows the best of the Lake District. The Lake District has England’s top ten tallest mountains. You find the nation’s deepest lake there. Visitors can see 1,779 listed structures and 16,510 archaeological sites. Known for its poetry and picturesque cottages, it has some of England’s best destinations. You explore market towns, learn about Wordsworth, and take in the stunning vistas of Lake Windermere and Derwent Water. This tour shows the best of the Lake District.
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Witness the Aira Force waterfall’s power. Take as many photos as possible at Ullswater, ‘England’s most beautiful lake. Relax in Keswick’s market. After leaving Manchester, we drive north into Lake District National Park to Ambleside, a popular Lake District town surrounded by England’s best landscape. Time to explore and dine here. We take shots at Kirkstone Pass after driving. You’ll adore the vistas from the Lake District’s highest motorable pass. Next, we explore Ullswater. We provide forest walks and views of Aira Force waterfall in England’s most beautiful lake. We conclude the day at Friar’s Crag, a stunning promontory overlooking Derwentwater.
Take an optional boat tour on Lake Windermere to admire the scenery. Explore Hawkshead’s charming village. Relax in the Wordsworth Memorial Daffodil Garden. The first stop of the day is amazing. Ancient pagan ceremonies were held at Castlerigg’s mysterious standing stones, created over 5,000 years ago. You follow narrow country lanes to Grasmere, ‘the prettiest site that man hath found’, after discovering the history. Free opportunity to visit Wordsworth’s Dove Cottage, try the famous gingerbread, or relax in the River Rothy Daffodil Garden. Lunch in Bowness-on-Windermere, nestled along Lake Windermere. This area has charming villages and stunning scenery. An optional lake boat tour is a great way to see the sites. In the afternoon, you tour this beautiful region, possibly seeing prehistoric rock art at Langdale Boulders. You return to Keswick early evening after seeing Hawkshead, a charming settlement.
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