Lake District National Park
Sixteen major lakes and England's highest fells in Cumbria
The Lake District is a glacier-carved massif of U-shaped valleys, long narrow lakes and high tarns, with England's highest mountain, Scafell Pike, at its centre. Windermere is England's longest lake and Wast Water its deepest.
Things to do
- On footClimb Scafell Pike, England's highest mountain, for views towards Snowdonia and the Isle of Man
- Rail & liftsRide the steam-hauled Ravenglass and Eskdale Railway from the coast to Dalegarth near Boot
- On the waterTake a Windermere Lake Steamers boat between Lakeside and Bowness
- By bikeFollow the Wainwright guides up the fells, or try the mountain-bike trails at Whinlatter Forest and Grizedale Forest