recommended by Vivien Devlin

…The beauty coming and the beauty gone, some happy tone of meditation, slipping in between the beauty coming and the beauty gone..."William Wordsworth, Most Sweet It Is,...

recommended by Simon Heptinstall

It's free, it's healthy and a walk up Scafell Pike will reward you with great views.   Scafell Pike   Height:...

recommended by Simon Heptinstall

Walking Alfred Wainwright’s favourite Lake District route.I set out to tackle England’s finest walk when the weather in England’s Lake District was atrocious. Driving wind...

recommended by Kate Corney

Exhausted, I tossed my oar into the boat and wearily tugged the canoe ashore. My body slumped to the ground, completely motionless apart from heaving lungs, breathless from the hard paddle out of a sudden and...

recommended by Simon Heptinstall

It's off the normal tourist track, away from the heart of the Lake District and without a lake or sea to offer visitors... but the south Cumbrian village of Cartmel near Grange-over-Sands is becoming one...

recommended by Simon Heptinstall

From the outside, L’Enclume could be a pretty teashop. It’s a stylishly converted old blacksmith’s next to a medieval priory in the picturesque village of Cartmel in...

recommended by Simon Heptinstall

As we sat in deep armchairs next to a fringed lampshade, I asked Sharrow’s quietly-spoken chef Colin Akrigg why the Lakes have become such a centre for fine food. He should know - he’s been there for 38...

recommended by Vivien Devlin

The Lakeside Hotel has a unique location with gardens rolling down to the lake shore. Personally owned and managed by Mr Neville Talbot, this is a hidden gem of a hotel for the discerning...

recommended by Simon Heptinstall

I sat eating hot homemade soup with my boots drying in front of the old log fire and felt totally relaxed in this pub. So I thought it deserves a good mention among the luxury hotels and gourmet restaurants on...

recommended by Jane Anderson

Romantic Lakeland walks, inspiring scenery and the poetry of William Wordsworth. What could be better? Book into the Punchbowl Inn in Crosthwaite and you’ll be smitten....

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One of the original stately homes of England, Armathwaite Hall Country House Hotel and Spa is as romantic as the surrounding countryside. This Luxury 4 star Lake District hotel is magnificently set in the...

recommended by Simon Heptinstall

Gilpin Lodge Hotel is a modernised but charming family-owned Victorian country house hotel and possibly the most relaxing and luxurious place to stay in the Lake District. ...