Stay in Cumbria
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Often referred to as "The Lake District", Cumbria has many attractions, places of interest and a wide range of geographic features. This is an area of outstanding natural beauty with lakes, forests and the highest mountains in England. It was the first National Park created in England. Beatrix Potter spent many happy childhood holidays and in 1905 made her home in her cottage at Hill Top Farm near Ambleside in the Lake District. The main bodies of water are: Bassenthwaite (nearest town is Keswick), Derwent Water (Keswick), Ullswater (Penrith), Windermere (Bowness & Windermere), Conniston Water (coniston) and Wast Water which is also the deepest at 243 feet (74 metres).
The Lake District is not just the region of the National Park and Lakes where millions of visitors come to towns like Ambleside at the head of Lake Windermere, Windermere town and Bowness, Kendal (with its World famous Kendal Mint Cake)and Coniston, associated with the speed records. The region also has the most amazing sandy beaches along the west coast with towns such as Whitehaven, Barrow in Furness, Broughton in Furness, Ulverston, Millom and Grange over Sands. Find a hotel, bed and breakfast, Guest House or self catering cottage in every part of the Lake District. For the intrepid, there are well equipped camping sites set in unspoilt corners of the Lake District and the National Park.
Cumbria has a long history dating back from the Bronze Age and the region boasts a vast range of archaeological sites at Whitehaven and Barrow in Furness, from early burial mounds to Celtic crosses, Roman villas, Saxon churches, Norman castles. The museum at Ulverston, near Broughton in Furness, contains many artefacts from the region, Roman remains can still be seen at many places such as Ambleside, Bowness and Penrith. Many of the farmhouses around the region, especially near keswick and Ambleside date back many hundreds of years and reflect the long association with hill farming in Cumbria. Castles can be found such as Kendal Castle in Kendal Town, the early Motte and Bailey Castle of Castle Howe, also at Kendal, and the 13th century Cockermouth Castle. The roman road from Penrith to Carlisle, takes you to Hadrians wall.
Visit the many lovely lakeside towns and villages including Windermere, Bowness on Windermere and Ambleside, all on Lake Windermere, Keswick near Derwent Water, Coniston on Coniston Water, Thornthwaite on Bassenthwaite Lake, the seaside towns with miles of sandy beaches at Ravensglass, Broughton in Furness and Millom, Ulverston, Whitehaven and Barrow in Furness or the world renown Morecambe Bay at Grange over Sands.
Whether you stay in a Bed and Breakfast, Guest House, hotel, a self catering cottage or come camping, with miles of wonderful lakes, unspoilt sandy beaches, water sports, Mountains, walking, climbing and loads of attractions to suite all ages and every taste from zoos and museums to country houses, and historic towns and cities, the Lake District and the National Park has its share of treasures for you to explore.
