Visit the Lake District
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...
recommended by Simon Heptinstall
It's free, it's healthy and a walk up Scafell Pike will reward you with great views....
recommended by Simon Heptinstall
Walking Alfred Wainwright’s favourite Lake District route.I set out to tackle England’s finest walk when the...
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...
recommended by Alison Tyler
In the heart of the Lake District national park and on the shore of Lake Windermere, The Samling is a romantic 11-bedroom Lake District...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
recommended by Alison Tyler
The Samling boutique hotel in the Lake District has the feel of a home rather than a hotel. For starters, there are just 11 gorgeously...
recommended by Pending Review
One of the original stately homes of England, Armathwaite Hall Country House Hotel and Spa is as romantic as the surrounding countryside....
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...
