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  Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Lake District
The Lakes, as the region is also called, were made famous during the early 19th century by the poetry and writings of William Wordsworth and the Lake Poets.
Wordsworths favourite valley was Dunnerdale or the Duddon Valley nestling in the South West of the Lake District.
The Lake District is intimately associated with English literature in the 18th and 19th centuries.
www.reference.com /browse/wiki/Lake_District   (3569 words)

  
 The Lake District Guide - Lake District Fells
It is the simplest of the Lake District mountains of this height to walk up (as there is a "tourist track" from a car park to the north-east of Keswick, near the summit of Latrigg) and as such many walking guides recommend it to the occasional walker wishing to climb a mountain.
Esk Pike, by some listings the eleventh highest mountain in the English Lake District, is a close neighbour of the higher Bowfell, and is often climbed with it.
The fell's flat summit was also used as a venue for summer fairs by the local population in the 18th and 19th centuries.
www.lakedistrict-guide.co.uk /lakedistrict_fells.html   (4466 words)

  
 Lake District Hotels - Appleby Manor Country House Hotel, One of the best Lake District Hotels also on the edge of the ...
Appleby Manor is a true Lake District country house hotel, set in half a million acres of some of the loveliest countryside in England.
Appleby Manor Country House Hotel is surrounded and protected by the magnificent mountains and fells of the Lake District, North Pennines and Yorkshire Dales.
The hotel accommodation is perfectly situated for exploring the Lake District, Yorkshire Dales and Pennines.
applebymanor.co.uk   (354 words)

  
 Lake District - Lake Windermere, Linthwaite Hotel
The Lake District's dramatic glacial landscape is a haven for walkers and watersports enthusiasts.
The outskirts of Cumbria and the Lake District such as Carlisle, the Eden Valley, the Lake District Peninsulas of Furness and Cartmel, and Cumbria's west coast are also all worthy of visits, offering a diverse range of scenery and local attractions.
Linthwaite is ideally located for touring the Lake District so take time to explore the countryside that inspired Wordsworth, enter Beatrix Potter's 'land of stories' and follow in Wainwrights footsteps, high among the mountains and fells.
www.linthwaite.com /the-lake-district   (497 words)

  
 keswick hotel lake district - lodore falls hotel & spa - borrowdale hotels derwentwater - luxury hotel with leisure ...
The Lodore Falls Hotel is first class lake district hotel with excellent leisure facilities that include an indoor and outdoor swimming pool, well-equipped gym, sauna, solarium, squash court and tennis court.
The Lake District has everything to offer if you are stressed and are in need of a restful break.
The Lake District itself is an area of outstanding natural beauty and offers so much to those interested in outdoor activities and sports.
www.lakedistricthotels.net /lodorefalls/index.htm   (739 words)

  
 The Lake District Fells
Any list of peaks which claims to be definitive will be disputed by somebody, the famous Munros in Scotland (summits over 3000') being a case in point.
The list has been revised so many times, with additions and deletions, that one would think the mountains themselves were moving.
Wainwright himself never compiled a list of his fells for publication, nor did he suggest them as the basis of a round, though this has become popular.
www.bassplace.freeserve.co.uk /wildcamp/lakes.htm   (610 words)

  
 Lake District - 'Best Selling' Hotels   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Standing in 40 acres of grounds with lake frontage and the dramatic backdrop of the spectacular Lodore Falls and surrounding mountains, this hotel has one of the finest settings in the Lake District.
Set in several acres of beautiful gardens and grounds on the shore of Lake Grasmere, this elegant Victorian hotel is set in the heart of the Lake District National Park, with impressive views of the Lakeland fells.
The Edwardene serves as an excellent base to explore the central and northern Lake District, whether for a relaxing break away from it all, or for discovering the beauty of the mountains, fells and lakes of this outstanding area.
www.openroads.com /?id=lake_district_editorschoice   (1204 words)

  
 Lakeland & District Cat Club - The Lakes
The Lake District is known throughout the world as one of the most beautiful and stunning places on earth.
We can still see the vast change they made to The Lake District, as their names are still used today-a valley is a dale from the Norse dal, and a mountain is a fell from fjeld.
Windermere and Bowness in the south of the Lake District have a wealth of attractions for the tourist.
www.lakeland-districtcatclub.freeservers.com /thelakes.htm   (1121 words)

  
 List of fells in the Lake District - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This is a list of fells, hills, mountains, groups of mountains and subsidiary summits and tops in the Lake District, England.
These are the 214 fells selected by Alfred Wainwright for a chapter in his seven Pictorial Guides to the Lakeland Fells.
List of Marilyns in England gives a more detailed listing, including the relative height for each fell.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/List_of_fells_in_the_Lake_District   (290 words)

  
 The Lake District, Cumbria
Although the Lake District countryside may seem wild, its appearance is due to human activity, particularly farming.
The Lake District's location in the north west of England, coupled with its mountainous geography, makes it the wettest part of England.
The relatively low height of most of the fells means that while snow is expected during the winter, they can be free of snow at most times of the year.
www.keswick-tourist-information.com /lakes.html   (699 words)

  
 New Jersey Legislature - Districts by Number
District 4 - Clementon Borough, Franklin Township, Glassboro Borough, Gloucester Township, Laurel Springs Borough, Lindenwold Borough, Monroe Township, Newfield Borough, Pitman Borough, Washington Township
District 6 - Audubon Park Borough, Berlin Borough, Berlin Township, Cherry Hill Township, Chesilhurst Borough, Collingswood Borough, Gibbsboro Borough, Haddon Township, Haddonfield Borough, Oaklyn Borough, Pine Hill Borough, Pine Valley Borough, Tavistock Borough, Voorhees Township, Waterford Township, Winslow Township
District 8 - Eastampton Township, Evesham Township, Hainesport Township, Lumberton Township, Mansfield Township, Medford Lakes Borough, Medford Township, Moorestown Township, Mount Laurel Township, Pemberton Borough, Pemberton Township, Shamong Township, Southampton Township, Springfield Township, Tabernacle Township, Woodland Township, Wrightstown Borough
www.njleg.state.nj.us /districts/districtnumbers.asp   (957 words)

  
 Lake District Short Breaks   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
As well as beautiful scenery, the Lake District is also famous for its associations with a large number of poets, novelists and essayists.
Beginning at the village of Ravenglass on the Irish Sea, this delightful short walk crosses a gentle landscape of farmland dotted with small woods and isolated farmhouses, to the sleepy village of Nether Wasdale, past the ruin of a Roman bathhouse, a splendid 13th century castle and an 18th century corn mill.
This scenic walk explores the shores of both lakes and the fells and valleys surrounding them.Beginning at the attractive village of Pooley Bridge at the foot of Ullswater, the trail follows lakeside paths through meadows and ancient oak, birch and hazel woods to the hamlet of Patterdale at the head of the lake.
www.contours.co.uk /self-guided/lake-district-short-breaks.html   (1280 words)

  
 Wordsworth's Lake District, The Lake District (Tour 1) - The Good Guide to Travel Itineraries in Britain   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
On the east side looms Helvellyn, one of the Lake District's four 3,000-foot peaks; it's most easily climbed from this side, although the longer approach from Ullswater up the glacier-sculpted Striding Edge is more dramatic.
A short optional detour from the north end of the lake is the pretty drive along the B5322 to the attractive village of Threlkeld; on the way there's a very photogenic view of Clough Head from the Brigham/Keswick side road turning off just before you pass the gates of Yew Tree Farm.
On the lake at Glendridding is a pier for elegant Victorian steamers converted to diesel (disabled access; out of service Dec-Mar), plying the length of the lake, whose sinuous form reveals a wonderful series of vistas.
www.goodguides.co.uk /itineraries/Lakes/Tour1.asp   (2075 words)

  
 Lake District National Park Authority - World Heritage Site Status
In 2004 we decided to support the move to inscribe the Lake District as a World Heritage Site by allocating £50,000 to a partnership project that brings together lakeland communities and businesses, the voluntary sector and public bodies at the local, regional and national level.
The Lake District will appear on a list with other World Heritage Sites which are held at the headquarters of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation in Geneva.
In the Lake District, bodies such as the National Park Authority and the National Trust already have a great deal of experience of dealing with this delicate issue.
www.lake-district.gov.uk /index/looking_after/projects/whs.htm   (1576 words)

  
 Lake District Prints : Pictures Prints of English Lake District and Lakeland Fells   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
A classic view of one of the district's most popular lakes and the adjacent villages of Glenridding and Patterdale from the path on St Sunday Crag, English Lake District.
Ennerdale is The Lake District's most remote valley and is dominated by the great cliffs of Pillar Fell which is here seen with a covering of late spring snow, English Lake District.
The Coniston Fells and Coniston Water from Bethecar Moor seen in the light of a late autumn morning, English Lake District.
www.mountain-images.co.uk /english-lake-district.htm   (1499 words)

  
 Cumbria - The Lake District Hotels: Appleby Manor Country House Hotel
The Lake District is one of the largest National Parks, covering 880 square miles, and is arguably the most spectacular and the most visited of Britain's 11 National Parks.
To a leisurely ride on one of the lakes on a Steamer on Ullswater or cruise on Lake Windermere or on the Steam Yacht Gondola on Coniston.
Of course the Lake District is the perfect holiday destination for outdoor activities including; walking, cycling/mountain biking, climbing and sailing to name but a few and there is no more idyllically set hotel accommodation than Appleby Manor Country House Hotel with its luxury hotel accommodation and award winning 2 rosette (AA) food.
www.applebymanor.co.uk /lake_district_About_The_Area_The_Lake_District.htm   (381 words)

  
 Amazon.com: The Rough Guide to The English Lake District, 1st Edition (Rough Guides): Books: Jules Brown   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Indeed, the sundry pastoral images could hardly be better known, whether bolstered by the siren words of the Lake Poets or embedded in the minds of the nation's children who grow up with the lakeland tales of Beatrix Potter, Arthur Ransome and John Cunliffe's Postman Pat.
And although the Lake District might appear too popular for its own good, tourist numbers are concentrated in fairly specific areas.
Perhaps more to the point is that the reality of Lake District life and experience often falls short of the idealized image.
www.amazon.com /Rough-Guide-English-District-Guides/dp/185828533X   (1438 words)

  
 Lake District Walks Title Page
The English Lake District is the most beautiful natural terrain I know.
Some of the best pictures appear in the Lake District Walks Screen Saver which can be downloaded and tested free of charge for seven days.
The author is not able at present to guide over the fells (pressure of work) but the page on walkers' responsibilities has useful information on equipment, food and drink and suchlike.
www.lakedistrictwalks.com   (423 words)

  
 The English Marilyns - Region 34B
It might claim distinction as perhaps the most central fell in the Lake District and it boasts the memorable height of 2500 feet which places it firmly at the foot of any table of 'furth Corbetts'.
Mellbreak is a rather isolated fell on the southern side of Crummock Water as shown in the first picture which is taken from the lower slopes of Low Fell.
Loughrigg Fell is one of the gentlest and most loved hills in the Lake District.
www.keswick.u-net.com /ldc.htm   (1984 words)

  
 Lake District Fells & Mountains Photos & Walking Routes around Keswick,
Walking the Fells has brought a balance to the stresses and hassles of work and modern life.
The appeal of the area has grown over the years so an opportunity to make the area our home was taken and from May 2000 the Lake District has become our home.
This site is an opportunity to express my passion for the Lake District, its Valleys and Fells and all other aspects of life in the Lakes by publishing some of my many photographs for all to see.
www.mymountains.co.uk   (299 words)

  
 Lakeland Landscape - Lake District Walking Guide
While the routes listed here are not difficult, we cannot accept any responsibility for problems experienced as a result of using this walking guide.
Although the Lakeland Fells are not huge on a worldwide scale, they still present a tough challenge, and as such you should possess a good degree of fitness.
The Lake District National Park operates a 24 hour Weather Line, and it is recommended that you call before setting off to check current conditions: 0870 055 0575 (calls charged at 6p per minute, call duration typically 2 minutes).
www.lakelandscape.co.uk /walking.htm   (546 words)

  
 The Lake District hotels, hotels in The Lake District England.
The Lake District hotels, hotels in The Lake District England, hotel and Bed and Breakfast accommodation in The Lake District England.
We have hotels and bed and breakfast accommodation in the Lake District, Cumbria and the North West of England.
Some rooms have views over the village and surrounding fells and Lake Windermere is only 150 yards away.
www.the-lake-district-hotels.com   (350 words)

  
 Cycling Holidays in England with 2 Wheel Treks
The Lake District is a spectacular area of the country with its majestic fells and sparkling lakes - the very essence of the Lakeland landscape.
The Southern end of the Lake District has a gentler landscape and all the essentials for the cyclist to enjoy.
Bustling towns and picturesque villages nestle against a backdrop of lush, gentle countryside crisscrossed by a pattern of quiet lanes.
www.2wheeltreks.co.uk /cycling_lake_district.htm   (181 words)

  
 Linthwaite Country House Hotel & Restaurant: Lake District Hotels, Windermere Hotel Accommodation, Cumbria, UK
Linthwaite Country House Hotel and Restaurant: Lake District Hotels, Windermere Hotel Accommodation, Cumbria, UK Linthwaite Country House Hotel is located in the heart of England's beautiful Lake District, with sublime hilltop setting overlooking Lake Windermere and the surrounding Lakeland fells.
Linthwaite House Hotel awarded 3 red stars by the AA, is one of the top 200 hotels, offering high quality hotel accommodation and short breaks in the Lake District.
The hotel is ideally situated in Windermere for walking, cycling or touring the Lake District and is close to all the major heritage attractions including: Beatrix Potter's 'Hilltop' and Wordsworth's homes.
www.linthwaite.com   (108 words)

  
 Lake District Activities at Rothay Manor Hotel, Ambleside, English Lake District
Lake District Activities at Rothay Manor Hotel, Ambleside, English Lake District
Whether a stroller or a keen hiker, the Lake District offers a wealth of walks - by the lakeshore, in forests, in the valleys or along the high ridges and fells.
We have a list of establishments from which to choose - hourly, half-day or full-day.
www.rothaymanor.co.uk /lakedistrict/activities.html   (194 words)

  
 Lake District Fells - Overview - theLakelandFells
Click on the map to go to a more detailed section map and listing of fells in the area chosen or a full fell listing is available.
The Langdale Pikes, the Central spine, Helm Crag and Loughrigg Fell
Heights in metres are taken from the OS 1:25,000 maps where a spot height is given, failing that spot heights from the OS 1:50,000 maps are used and as a last resort ring contours are used from the OS 1:25,000 maps.
www.leaney.org /lake_district_fells_overview.php   (248 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Walk the Lake District: Books: Vivienne Crow   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
The Lake District is to leisure walking what Vienna is to the waltz, Venice to canalization, Bletchley to code-breaking and Chicago to the blues.
Lake District, Pooley Bridge, Crummock Water, Great Gable, Dale Head, National Trust, High Street, High Stile, Cat Bells, Honister Rambler, Aira Force, Causey Pike, Red Tarn, Striding Edge, Honister Pass, Place Fell, Red Pike, Boredale Hause, Hay Stacks, Lanty's Tarn, Sale Fell, Sunday Crag, Bassenthwaite Lake, High Spy, Northern Fells
Lake District, England — Enjoy a leisurely day at Lake District.
www.amazon.com /Walk-Lake-District-Vivienne-Crow/dp/1904946151   (699 words)

  
 The Lake District Walker - A walking guide to the English Lake District Fells
After scrambling up Halls Fell and a long rest in the sun near the summit of Blencathra we continued down the Blease Fell path back to Threlkeld.
Starting from Buttermere we headed across the fields to Scale Bridge we were suprised by the amount of standing water on the path and the water levels in the river which was very high, not enirely suprising considering the amount of rain yesterday though....
A damp walk over Grange Fell from Grange, climbing the path from Troutdale Cottages and crossing the Kings How and Brund Fell summits before descending to Rosthwaite and returning along the riverside path to Grange.
www.thelakedistrictwalker.com   (1372 words)

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