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A Bardsea 187 Visitor Centre 61 abbeys,ABBREVIATIONS see churches Bassenthwaite Lake 153-5 205-6 accommodationACT Australian 215-17, Capital see also beer, see ales bus travel 226, 230-1 Territory individual locations Bewcastle Cross 203 bus passes 231 NSW New South Wales boutique camping 21, 72, 96, 169 bicycle hire bushwalking, see walking NT Northern Territory boutique hotels 68, 73, 81, 94, 95, 83 business hours 219, see also inside Qld Queensland 117, 170, 180 Grizedale Forest 122 front cover SA South Australia romantic retreats 27, 27 Keswick 152 butterflies 52-3 Tas Tasmania activities 217-19, see also individual Penrith 207 Buttermere 144, 160-3, 108 Vic Victoria activities Staveley 74 WA Western Australia classic Lakeland itinerary 26, 26 63 C tailored outdoors itinerary 28, 28 bicycle travel, see cycling cafes 48 air travel 226 Biggest Liar in the World 23, 137 Caldbeck 155 Aira Force 170-1 Birdoswald Roman Fort 203 Campbell, Donald 112, 114-15, 184 ales 47, 121, see also microbreweries birds 53, see also bird watching Campbell, Malcolm 114-15 Hawkshead Brewery 74 Bassenthwaite ospreys 153, camping 216 Jennings Brewery 158 154, 156 camping, boutique 21, 72, 96, 169 Allonby 192 golden eagles 176 canoeing Alston 209 Lakeland Birds of Prey Centre 175 Ambleside 77 Ambleside 76-83, 78-9 World Owl Centre 132 Coniston Water 115 accommodation 80-1 birdwatching 28, 53, 54, 28 Derwent Water 160, 7 activities 77-80 Foulshaw Moss 74 Ullswater 172 drinking 83 Gelt Woods RSPB Reserve 202 Windermere 63 emergency services 76 Haweswater RSPB Reserve 176 car travel 227, 231-2 entertainment 83 Hodbarrow Nature Reserve 188 hire 231 food 81-3 Solway Coast 192 itineraries 58, 128, 144, 166, 195, internet access 76 St Bees 191 58, 128, 144, 166, 195 rushbearing 22 178 parking 231 shopping 83 Blackwell House 58, 71 road rules 231-2 sights 76-7 148 197-203, 199 tourist information 76 boat cruises 230, see also canoeing, accommodation 198-200 travel to/from 83 ferries, row boats emergency services 197 animals 52-3, see also individual Ambleside 77 entertainment 201 animals Coniston Water 114, 118 food 200 Appleby-in- 208-9 Derwent Water 148, 7 history 31, 32, 33, 197 aquariums Ullswater 167-8, 171 itineraries 207 Coast Aquarium 192 Windermere 62-3 sights 197-8 Lakes Aquarium 72 Bonington, Chris 44, 155 tours 198 architecture 39 books 20, see also literature travel to/from 201-2 Arctic char 46, 63 Boot 134-5 197-8, 10-11 area codes, see inside front cover Bootle 188-9 Carlisle Cathedral 198 art galleries, see galleries Borrowdale 144, 160-3 Cars of the Stars Motor Museum 145-7 arts 39-40, see also individual arts Bowder Stone 160 Cartmel 182-3 Arts & Crafts movement 34, 71, 98 147, 10 112-14 Bragg, Melvyn 20, 43 castles Brampton 202-3 Appleby Castle 208 B Brant 64 Brougham Castle 205-6 B&Bs 215 Brantwood 112-14, 9 Carlisle Castle 197-8, 10-11 Back O’ 155-6 breweries 74, 121, 158, see also Castle 211 Bampton 176 microbreweries Lowther Castle 175 INDEX Coniston 112-17, 187 Conishead Priory SamuelTaylorColeridge, 41-2 157-9, Cockermouth climbing, climate 18,220 Cleator Moor129 Station124 Claife Heights111,124-5 churches children, travelwith219-20 cheese 46 Chapel Stile97 cathedrals, Catbells 142 castles 246 000 000 travel to/from117 sights 112-14 120 itineraries history 112 food 117 114 activities accommodation 115-17 St Patrick’s 171 St Oswald’s85,89 St Olaf’s137 St Nicholas’191 120 St Michael’s Grasmere 91 St Mary’s, Ambleside77 St Mary’s, 174 Martindale St Martin’s, Brampton202 St Martin’s, St Lawrence’s 208 155 St Kentigern’s St James’163 156 St Cuthbert’s 134 St Catherine’s St Bega’s154 St Anne’sChapel77 St Andrew’s 205 Abbey176 202 Abbey118,187 182 Priory Cartmel Carlisle Cathedral198 health 235 Wray Castle124-5 Sizergh Castle214 Piel Castle188 Penrith Castle204 Castle130-2 Muncaster

Map pages Map Photograph pages continued Index (C-F) see see rockclimbing churches 113 158 , 116 cycling 218,226,229-30 Cunliffe, John43,75 wrestling 38,93 Cumbrian Cumbrian Coast177-92, Cumbrian Way186 sausages46 Cumberland Pencil 147 Museum culture 36-40 Crummock Water163 Crosthwaite 73 Shuttle70 Cross-Lakes Crags98 Crinkle ofClaife 65 Crier 38 cricket credit cards222 costs 18-19, courses49,74,209 cooking Constable, John39 19,34,50,54, conservation Coniston Water109,114-15,118 electricity 223 electricity Eden Valley 204-9 economy 37 E 47, drinks Dove Cottage87-9 Dockray 171 187 Dock Museum disabilities, travellerswith225 Derwent Water141,147,148-9, de Quincey,Thomas42,89 Davies, Hunter43-4 dangers 220-1 damsons 73 Dalemain 167 134-5 Dalegarth daffodils 22,51,91,170 D 135 drystone walls39 driving, itineraries 111,129,179,194, itineraries Forest 122 Grizedale Eskdale 134 WayCycleRoute186 Cumbria travel to/from180 184 itineraries Whinlatter Forest Park 156 27, itineraries Greendex 160, eries 111 see 7 see also , cartravel 129 see alsoinsidefrontcover , 179 27 ales,microbrew- , 194 181 see also , 189 events, events, Esthwaite Water111,118,120 Eskdale Green 133-4 Eskdale 128,133-6 environmental issues16,35,54, 139 Ennerdale Bridge Ennerdale 129,139-40 emergency numbers, Elterwater 95,97-8 fell running38,160,161 45,213 farmers markets Far Sawrey 124 Fairfield Horseshoe80 F exchange rates, calendar22 events also cover Haystacks 163, Fell 128,135 Harter Stickle86 Harrison Hard Knott128 Hampsfell 180 172 Gummer’s How58,73 137 Gowbarrow Fell 171 Crags98 Crinkle Catbells 142 Castle Crag144,160 64 Bowfell 98 Blencathra 148 Black Combe178 Pike O’Stickle86 Pike O’Blisco98 Pike Pavey Ark86, Orrest Head64 ofConiston 44,110 Old Man Nethermost Pike153 157 FellLoughrigg 92 Lonscale Fell 143 137 125 148 Latrigg Langdale Pikes86,98, Street 172 High Stile163 High Crag163 High 153,165,171-2, Helm Crag92 173 conservation see festivals see insidefrontcover 104 102 see insidefront 6-7 see INDEX 247

8 119 , 9 113 9 25 9 Index (F-H) Index walking see Railway 71 130, 132 Norse Vikings 31-2, 137 Picts 30 Rheged 31-2 Roman occupation 30-1 Scots-English conflict 29, 32-3 tourism, growth of 34-5 Townend 75 Wordsworth 157-8 House Wray Castle 124-5 Anglo-Saxons 31-2 Beaker people 30 Border Reivers 32 Brigantes 30-1 Celts 30, 31 Industrial Revolution 33-4 itineraries 25, Brougham Hall 206 Conishead Priory 187 Dalemain 167 Dove Cottage 87-9 Hill 123-4, Top Holker Hall 183-4 Hall 214 Levens Mirehouse 153-4 Rydal Mount 57, 91-2, Blackwell House 58, 71 Brantwood 112-14, Ravenglass Railway & Eskdale Settle-Carlisle Railway 201 South Tynedale Railway 209 Lakeside & Haverthwaite hitching 232 Holehird 75 holidays 18, 221 Holker Hall 183-4 history 29-35 historic 21, 39 homes & manors Hardknott Roman FortHardknott 128, 135 Hartside 195 Summit Haverigg 188-9 Haweswater 175-6 Hawkshead 118-21, hill farming 16, 32, 50 Hill Top 123-4, Hesket Newmarket 155 hiking, Hawkshead Brewery 74 Hawkshead Brewery health 234-5 89-90 Heaton Cooper family Helm Crag 92 Helvellyn 153, 165, 171-2, 173 159 Herdwick sheep 45-6, 52, 133, heritage railways 232-3 12 6-7 101 90, , 28 88 12 parks & gardens see 137 accommodation 92-4, 95 drinking 95 food 94-5 itineraries 94 sights 87-92 travel to/from 95 walking 92 Abbot Hall Art Gallery 210-11 Gallery 119 Fold End Gallery 134 Grizedale 122 Forest Heaton Cooper Studio 89-90 Kirkstone Slate Gallery 174 courses 49, 74, 209 22, 23 festivals itineraries 28, local produce 45 Taste District 23 Taste 22 Country Fair Ullswater 22 Ullswater Walking Festival 186 Ulverston Christmas Festival 23 Ulverston Dickensian Festival 22 Ulverston Walking Festival Show 23 Westmorland County 23, World Gurning Competition H Hadrian’s Wall 31, 203 Hall, Sarah 20, 44 135-6 Grasmere gingerbread 47, 89, gingerbread Grasmere Langdale 95, 98-100, Great Grizedale 122-3 Forest guest houses 215 gurning 23, 137 G Gainsborough, Thomas 39 galleries gardens, football 38 Foulshaw Moss 74 118, 187 Abbey Furness fishing 120, 162, 218 food 45-9, 221, gay travellers 221 geology 50 Glannaventa 130 Glenridding 171-4 Gosforth 136 170-1 Gowbarrow Park Grange 160-1 Grange-over-Sands 180-2 87-95, Grasmere 7 boat cruises see also 137 22 22, 167 23, 137 23 Country Fair 137, 139 137, Pillar Red Pike 163 127, 137 Sca Fell 98, 127, 137 Pike 139 137, Scoat Fell Silver Howe 92 Skiddaw 143 Skiddaw Little Man 143 172 Stybarrow Dodd Thunacar Knott 86 Walla Crag 148 Pike 56 Boot Beer Festival 22, 134 Boot Beer Festival Borrowdale Shepherds’ Meet 23 MarathonBrathay Windermere 22 23 Carlisle Blues Festival 22 Carlisle Festival Cock Rock 23 22 Coniston Water Festival Cumberland County Show 22 Daffodil & Spring Flower Show Dalemain Marmalade Festival Sports & Crab Fair Egremont 133 Eskdale Fete Eskdale Show 23, 133 Whitton Challenge 22 Fred RushbearingGrasmere 23 SportsGrasmere & Show 23 Helvellyn Triathlon 23 Holker 22 Garden Festival Kendal Mintfest 23 23 Festival Kendal Mountain Film Kendal Torchlight Carnival 23 Keswick Agricultural Show 23 22 Keswick Beer Festival 22 Festival Keswick Film 22 Keswick Jazz Festival 22 Keswick Mountain Festival Lowther Horse Driving Trials & 23 Festival Scarecrow Sheepdog Trials 23, 38 Ambleside Rushbearing 22 Ambleside Sports 23 208 Appleby Horse Fair Biggest Liar in the World 23, Windermere 70 Windermere Cross-Lakes Shuttle 70 Derwent Water 147, ferries 230, festivals 22-3 festivals INDEX Kirkstone PassKirkstone 75,174 145 Gallery &Art Museum Keswick lakes Lady oftheLake L 145-52, Keswick ValleyKentmere 74-5 75 Kentmere 210 Museum Kendal 23,47 mintcake Kendal Castle211 Kendal 210-14, Kendal K Brewery 158 Jennings J 24-8, itineraries Ireby 155 internet resources 20-1 internet access223 insurance 222 193-214, Inland Cumbria I Howtown 174 hound trailing38 hostels 216 122,188 horse riding Honister Pass 144,163 248 000 000 Ennerdale Water129,139 Elterwater 97 travel to/from152 sights 145-7 shopping 152 152 itineraries history 145 food 151 151 entertainment 151 drinking 148-50 activities accommodation 150-1 Derwent Water141,147,148, Crummock Water163 Coniston Water109 Buttermere 163 153-5 Bassenthwaite Lake travel, cycling,walking health 235

Map pages Map Photograph pages 160, Index (H-M) 7 63 211 24-8 146 , , 149 see also 196 car Mardale 176 Mardale maps 223-4 Lyth Valley 73 Lowther Park 174 Loweswater 156-7 FellLoughrigg 92 Valley 144,156-7 Lorton &HerDaughters195, Long Meg Lodore 160-1 232 local transport local produce45 live music22,23,151,201,213 Little Langdale95-7,128 literature 20,41-4 literary landmarks42 Levens Hall214 lesbian travellers221 185 Laurel &HardyMuseum 148 Latrigg language 31,36 Langdale Valley 95-100 Langdale Pikes86,98, 202 Lanercost Priory 71 Railway &Haverthwaite Lakeside manors, ofButtermere 162 Maid M & manors Stickle Tarn 86, Rydal Water85,90 Loweswater 156-7 24, itineraries Haweswater 175-6 TarnGrisedale 172 Grasmere 85,90 Esthwaite Water111,118,120 206 Poets41-3 Lake 42 itineraries contemporary literature 43-4 children’s literature 43 Potter61 World ofBeatrix House157-8 Wordsworth Swallows &Amazons Rydal Mount91-2 Postman Pat Dove Cottage87-9 Windermere 55,59,62-4, Wast Water136,137 Ullswater 167-8 Thirlmere 152-3 Tarn Hows121-2 Talkin Tarn 202 73, 115,116 see historic homes historic 75 24 106 6-7 43,44,64, 103 museums, Life 211 ofLakeland Museum Castle130-2 Muncaster mountain biking, Morecambe Bay182 money 18-19,222, mobile phones223 153-4 Mirehouse mining 32,134,148,163,174 188-9 49,117,135,138, microbreweries music 22,23, 151,201,213 mountains, mountain rescue 99 conversions, metric measures 222, 192 Maryport 174 Martindale menhirs, 234 medical services Wordsworth Museum & Art &Art Museum Wordsworth Windermere SteamboatMuseum Whitehaven Beacon190 Tullie 198 HouseMuseum Quarry&Mining Threlkeld Stott Park 72 BobbinMill 112 Museum Ruskin Rum Story190 208 Rheged Penrith 204-5 Museum Life 211 ofLakeland Museum 188 FolkMuseum Millom 185 Laurel &HardyMuseum 184 MotorMuseum Lakeland Gallery &Art Museum Keswick 210 Museum Kendal 209 Museum Hub Heritage Homes ofFootball77 198 Guildhall Museum 187 Dock Museum Dalemain 167 Cumberland Pencil Museum Cars oftheStarsMotorMuseum 77 Armitt Museum discount cards221 front cover 155, 157,159 cover cover Gallery 89 Gallery 61 148 Museum 145 147 145-7 see see also see prehistoric sites prehistoric fells see alsoinsidefront see galleries see alsoinside see insidefront cycling INDEX 249

8 107 prehistoric see prehistoric Index (N-S) Index see 22 sites sites Borrowdale Fell Race 160 Borrowdale Fell running 38, 138, 160, 161 fell Whitton Challenge 22 Fred SportsGrasmere & Show 23, 93 Helvellyn Triathlon 23 horse racing 182 Challenge 138 Peaks Three 225 (SSSIs) 54 Ambleside Sports 23 MarathonBrathay Windermere stone circles, Staveley 73-4 pudding 47 sticky toffee Stock Ghyll Force 77, squirrels 51, 108, 121, 153, 175, squirrels Church 205 St Andrew’s St Bees 191 St Cuthbert 31-2 St Michael’s Church120 St Nicholas’ Church 191 St Olaf’s Church 137 St Oswald’s Church 85, 89 standing stones, Rydal Water 85, 90 Rydal Water 85, S 232 travel 220-1, safe Santon Bridge 136 Pike 98, 127, 137 Scafell Seathwaite 161-2 Seatoller 161-3 Sellafield Nuclear Plant 54, 192 Settle-Carlisle Railway 201 176 sheep 45-6, 52, 133, 159 188 Silloth 192 Silver Howe 92 Sites of Special Scientific Interest Sizergh Castle 214 Skelwith Bridge 95, 96, 128 Skiddaw 143 solo travellers 224 Solway Coast 192 South Tynedale Railway 209 Southey, Robert 41-2 sports & sporting events 38 Ruskin Museum 112 179 Valley Rusland Rydal Hall 57, 91 91-2, Rydal Mount 57, 10 7 see also 103 27 heritage railways see 206 135 Ullswater 172 63, Windermere GreenDex itineraries 27, King Arthur’s Round Table 206 King Arthur’s Round Table Long Meg & Her Daughters 195, Mayburgh 206 115 132 225 Birdoswald Roman Fort 203 Brougham Castle 205-6 Galava 76 Glannaventa 130 Hadrian’s Wall 31, 203 128, High 172 Street Roman bathhouse 130 89 Coniston Water 115 Derwent Water 149, artwork 119 34, 53 environmentalism 43 literature 52 sheep breeding World of Beatrix Potter 61 Castlerigg Stone Circle 147, rushbearing 22, 23, 80, 93 Ruskin, John 34, 39, 71, 112 R railways, public holidays 18, 221 pubs 47-8, 49 Ransome, Arthur 73, 20, 43, 44, Ravenglass 130-3 Ravenglass Railway & Eskdale 130, Rawnsley, Canon Hardwicke 53, 125 51, 108, 121, 153, 175, squirrels red 31-2 religion travel 19, responsible 48 restaurants Rheged 208 rock climbing 104, 149, 218 Rogan, Simon 48, 49, 183 Roman sites 31, 39 Romantic movement 33-4, 41-3, Romney, George 40 Rosthwaite 160 row boats Postman Pat 43, 75 43, Pat Postman Potter, Beatrix 40, 123, 125 prehistoric 29, 39 sites 205 historic itineraries see also see also Reserve 179 Reserve 58, 73 Solway Coast 192 National Nature Gelt Woods RSPB Reserve 202 ReserveHaweswater RSPB 176 High Reserve Nature Leys 129 ReserveHodbarrow Nature 188 Nature Rusland Moss National accommodation 206 food 207 history 204 itineraries 207 sights 204-6 travel to/from 207-8 homes & manors Eskdale Japanese garden 133 58, 71 Foot Park Fell 170-1 Gowbarrow Park Holehird 75 174 Lowther Park 57 Rothay Park 57 Rydal Park Stagshaw Gardens 56 discount cards 221 holidays 221 painting 39-40 parks & gardens, P O 44, 110 Head 64 Orrest Near Sawrey 123-4 Near Sawrey Nenthead Mines 210 71-2 48, 82 Nicholson, Lucy Nicholson, Norman 44, 188 N of 35, 53-4 park, formation national 53, 221, 225 19, reservesnature 204 Penrith MuseumPenrith 204-5 phone cards 223 Island 188 Piel planning 18-21, passports 222 171-4 Patterdale 194, 195, 204-9, Penrith plants 51-3 Pooley Bridge 167-70 population 37 postal services 222 INDEX train travel227-9,232-3, Townend 75 volunteering 225 volunteering visas 222 travellers48-9 vegetarian restaurants 94,159, vegetarian vaccinations 235 V Ulverston 184-7, Ullswater 164,167-74, Uldale 155 U tours 232, information224 tourist of17,37,54 impact tourism, tipping 222 time 223 Quarry148 Threlkeld Three Shire Stone96,128 Three Peaks Challenge138 Thirlmere 152-3 220-1 theft 223 telephone services teashops 48 Tarn Hows121-2 T sustainable travel19, Stott Park 72 BobbinMill Stonethwaite 161-2 250 Turner, JMW39 Tullie 198 HouseMuseum Troutbeck 75-6 District travel withinLake District travel to/fromLake 000 000 GreenDex cruises 186, 213 & Cumbria 229-33 & Cumbria 226-9 & Cumbria rail passes228-9,233 history 33-4 classes 228 railways heritage

Map pages Map Photograph pages Index (S-Z) see also 185 boat see also 168 see also

waterfalls 21,218,220 walking Alfred 16,44,102-3, Wainwright, W Whinlatter Forest Park 144,156 West, Thomas41 weights 222, websites, weather 18,220,224 Wasdale Head137-9, Wasdale 136-9 Wansfell Pike56 Walla Crag148 Stock GhyllForce77, Stanley GhyllForce134 Ghyll92 Sour Milk Force96 Skelwith Scale Force163 Lodore Falls 147,160 Holme Force157 Force171 High Dungeon Ghyll98 Colwith Force96 Aira Force170-1 56,57,85,86,110,127, itineraries Forest 122 Grizedale Great Langdale98, festivals 22 Fairfield Horseshoe80 Ennerdale 139-40 Easedale Round92 Way186 Cumbria Buttermere 163, Ambleside 77-80 104, 210,212 Taylor GhyllForce162 Whinlatter Forest Park 156 Windermere 64-5 Wasdale 137 Ullswater 171-2,174 Three Peaks Challenge138 148 Keswick Round74-5 Kentmere 142, 143,165,178, 85 165 , see 86 , 178 internetresources see alsoinsidefrontcover , 110 , 127 108 6 6-7 , 107 142 56 , , 57 143 , , Windermere 55,58,59-70, wildlife 51-3 Whitehaven Beacon190 Whitehaven 189-91 Wordsworth, William9,16,53,77, Wordsworth, 89 Gallery &Art Museum Wordsworth House157-8 Wordsworth Dorothy41,87-9,91 Wordsworth, women travellers224 Winster Valley 73 zoos &animalsanctuaries Z Yanwath 194 Y Wrynose Pass 128, 135-6 Wray Castle124-5 192 Rydal Mount91, Romantic movement33-4,41-3 poetry 156,170 Dove Cottage87-9 87, 118-19 journals 20,43,170 Windermere Town travel within70 travel to/from59,69-70 information61 tourist sights 61-2,63-4 &islands63-4 lake 67 itineraries internet access59 history 59 food 68-9 69 entertainment 59 emergency services 69 drinking ofClaife 65 Crier Bowness-on-Windermere Belle Isle64 62-3,64-5 activities accommodation 65-8 Trotters WorldofAnimals154 WildAnimalParkSouth Lakes 188 Wordsworth House157-8 Wordsworth 8 62 60 66 , 103 INDEX 251

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