The Lake District
The spectacular Lake District is considered by many to be the jewel in England’s crown, offering the country’s highest mountains, most stunning scenery, and loveliest countryside. Above all, it is a place to seek out active enjoyment; to walk, climb on the mountains, to sail and fish on the lakes. The National Trust protects about a quarter of the Lake District, including the central fell area, the major valley heads, and six of the main lakes and much of their shoreline. Among the National Trust’s historic properties are two houses of immense literary heritage. The Georgian Wordsworth House in Cockermouth is the birthplace of the poet William Wordsworth, and Hill Top, a petite 17th-century house, in the hamlet of Near Sawrey, is where Beatrix Potter wrote many of her children’s stories.

Seathwaite
The beautiful Duddon valley is a remote and tranquil hideaway in the south-west of the Lake District.

It is a glorious place for walkers and hikers, or for anyone who wants to experience a peaceful break in idyllic surroundings.

Ideas for rainy days. Discover the delights of the West Coast, visit Muncaster Castle and Garden or the Ravenglass & Eskdale Railway. Dine at the Pennington restaurant in the pretty village of Ravenglass, the only coastal village in the Lake District National Park.

National Trust places nearby: Sandscale Haws. Shop and pub: shop in Ulverston, pub in Seathwaite. Tea-room/café/restaurant: Seathwaite, Broughton. Other attractions: Western Fells. Activities: walking, fishing, pony trekking, cycling.

Ordnance Survey Landranger Map 96