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The Lake District & Cumbria

Why Go? THE LAKE If it’s grandstand views you’re looking for, nowhere in DISTRICT ...... 691 England can match Cumbria. It’s a place where the super- Cumbrian Coast . . . . .721 latives simply run dry – home to the nation’s longest and deepest lakes, as well as its smallest church, steepest road, NORTHERN & EASTERN CUMBRIA ...... 727 highest town and loftiest peak. The glaciers that carved out this landscape during the last ice age have long since melted, leaving behind a string of crags, fells and spar- kling tarns that form the core of one of England’s oldest national parks – the stunning Lake District, founded in Best Places to Eat 1951 and still considered by many to be the spiritual heart- land of English hiking. » Punch Bowl Inn (p701 ) But there’s much more to this region than just fi ne views. » Jumble Room (p 705 ) With a wealth of literary and artistic connections, a history » Rogan & Company (p723 ) stretching back over 5000 years and some of the halest and » Drunken Duck (p 707 ) heartiest cooking anywhere in England, it’s packed with more natural appeal than almost anywhere else in Britain. » Wasdale Head Inn (p712 )

Best Places to Stay » Moss Grove Organic (p704 ) When to Go » Waterhead Hotel (p 701 ) Cumbria’s largest mountain festival is held in Keswick in » Yewfield (p706 ) mid-May, while the Beer Festival in June welcomes ale » Howe Keld (p716 ) afi cionados from across the globe. Ambleside’s traditional sports day on the last Saturday in July features events such » Summer Hill Country House (p 709 ) as houndtrailing and Cumbrian wrestling; Grasmere’s an- nual sports day takes place on the August Bank Holiday. In November, the world’s greatest liars congregate on Santon Bridge for their annual fi bbing contest. #] The Lake Ecclefechan 688 Dumfries #\ #\ District & Eaglesfield Milton Cumbria Lock DUMFRIES &

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