The steep but short walk up Hoad Hill to Hoad Monument or Sir John Barrow Monument will provide impressive 360-degree panoramic views
Read More »Situated on the Western banks of Lake Windermere, nestled in amongst the woodland, is Claife Viewing Station. This 18-century building has never
Read More »“I do not know in all my own country, still less in France or Italy, a place more naturally divine…” said the
Read More »The moody, low moorland above Pooley Bridge at the northern end of Ullswater looks, at first glance, like an empty, featureless place,
Read More »Is Ashness Bridge the most photographed place in the Lake District? If not, it must come a close second or third. This
Read More »Close to the oak-fringed banks of the River Derwent in Borrowdale lies an enormous chunk of rock, balancing at an improbable angle
Read More »Dating back 5000 years, to the late Neolithic period, Castlerigg is not just one of the oldest stone circles in Britain, it’s
Read More »The remains of the Roman fort at Hardknott occupy a grassy spur overlooking beautiful Eskdale. The structure, marked on some maps as
Read More »When medieval wizard Michael Scott stumbled across a gathering of witches close to the foot of the bleak Pennine hills, he immediately turned
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