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guidebook guidebook Lake District Lake Katie O’Connell, Glenn van der van Glenn O’Connell, Katie Knijff Catherine Burch, Andrea Dobbin Andrea Catherine Burch, Coordinating Editors Coordinating Commissioning Editors Commissioning This 2nd edition of Lonely Lonely of This 2nd edition Planet’s THIS BOOK THIS by and written researched was The previous Berry. Oliver Oliver by written also edition was This guidebook was Berry. Planet’s in Lonely commissioned laid out by office, London Publishing Cambridge and produced UK, Management, the following: by 232 Armitt Museum 59 breweries 54, 129, 208, 209 arts, see galleries, literature, music Hawkshead Brewery 55 art galleries, see galleries Jennings Brewery 128 Arts & Crafts movement 52, 84 Bridge House 59 Ashness Bridge 132 Brockhole Visitor Centre 45 ATMs 15 Brougham Castle 175, 24 Brougham Hall 175 B budget 14 B&Bs 212 bus travel 221, 223-4 Back O’ Skiddaw 124-5 bushcraft 96 bakeries 178, 207-8 bushwalking, see hiking Bardsea 159 business hours 214-15 A Barrow-in-Furness 159 Buttermere 10, 130, 134-6, 130, 10 abbeys, see churches Bassenthwaite Lake 123-4 Abbot Hall Art Gallery 182-3 Bathrooms 32 C accommodation 212-14, see also Beacon, The 160 cafes 179, 207 individual locations Beatrix Potter Gallery 91 Caldbeck 124 children 31 beer, see ales Campbell, Donald 53, 85, 86 green guesthouses 73 bicycle travel, see cycling Campbell, Sir Malcolm 53, 86 remote hostels 13, 111, 124, 13 Birdoswald Roman Fort 174 camping 212, 213, 214 activities 16, 26-30, see also birds 201-2, see also birdwatching camping barns 212-13 individual activities Bassenthwaite ospreys 123, 191, canoeing air travel 220 202, 197 Coniston Water 87 Aira Force 141 golden eagles 148, 191, 202 Derwentwater 118, 131 ales 3, 209, 3, see also breweries Lakeland Birds of Prey Centre Ullswater 143 Allonby 165 147 Windermere 44 Alston 181-2 Muncaster Owl Centre 101 car travel 15, 221, 224-5, see also Ambleside 58-65, 58 birdwatching 201 scenic drives accommodation 60, 62-3 Gelt Woods RSPB reserve 173 hire 224 activities 60 Haweswater RSPB reserve 148 parking 79, 224 cycling 63, 65 Hodbarrow RSPB reserve 160 road rules 217, 225 drinking 64 Solway Coast nature reserve 165 Carlisle 168-73, 170 emergency services 64, 65 St Bees Head RSPB reserve 165 accommodation 169-70 entertainment 64 Birkett, Bill 200 drinking 171-2 festivals & events 19, 60, 20 Black Combe 155, 155 entertainment 172 food 63-4 Blackwell House 52 food 170-1 hiking tours 57, 61, 57, 61 Blencathra 118 history 168 internet resources 65 boat cruises 6, 223, 6-7, see also medical services 172 shopping 64 canoeing, ferries, row boats sights 168-9 sights 58-60 Coniston Water 86-7 tourist information 172 tourist information 64-5 Derwentwater 6, 113, 6-7 tours 169 travel to/from 65 Ullswater 139 travel to/from 172-3 travel within 65 Windermere 42-3 travel within 173 walking 60 books 190, see also literature Carlisle Castle 10, 168, 10 animals 200-1, see also individual fell running 133 Carlisle Cathedral 169 animals hiking 183, 190, 205, 206 Carrock Fell 125 Appleby Castle 179, 181 history 195 Cartmel 152-3 Appleby-in-Westmorland 179, 181 photographic 200 Cartmel Priory 153 aquariums Boot 102 Castle Crag 131 Lake District Coast Aquarium Borrowdale 10, 129-34, 130, 10 165 Castlegate House Gallery 128 Bowder Stone 131 Castlerigg Stone Circle 8, 122, 8 Lakes Aquarium 52-3 Bowfell 79 Arctic char 30, 201, 208 castles 193 Bowness-on-Windermere, see Appleby Castle 179, 181 area codes 15 Windermere Brougham Castle 175, 24 Bragg, Melvyn 134, 205 Carlisle Castle 10, 168, 10 Brampton 173-4 Kendal Castle 183 000 Map pages Brant Fell 43 Lowther Castle 147, 197 000 Photo pages Brantwood 84 Muncaster Castle 100-1 INDEX C-F 233 12 89 , 7 29 , 108 135 80 144 61 155 72 hiking car travel car festivals & events festivals see also see see see 197-8, 202, 220 202, 197-8, Black Combe 155, 155, Black Combe Helm Crag 69, 72, 72, 69, Helm Crag 144, 142, 6, Helvellyn 95 Holme Fell 80, 79, Pikes Langdale Latrigg 117-18 97 Latterbarrow Lingmell 107 71 Fell Loughrigg 126 Mellbreak 89, 84, Coniston Old Man of Blencathra 118 Blencathra 79 Bowfell 43 Fell Brant 125 Fell Carrock 131 Crag Castle Catbells 117 79 Crinkle Crags 142-3 Dodds 113 Crag Friar’s Gable 107 Great 43-4 How Gummer’s 143 Hallin Fell 105 Fell Harter 135, 134, 12, Haystacks Orrest Head 43 Head Orrest 143 Fell Place 108, 107, 79, Pike Scafell 107 Fell Scoat 71 How Silver F E Fairfield Horseshoe 61, 61, Horseshoe Fairfield 210 markets farmers 201 198, 190-1, farming 52 Park Foot Fell 133, 102, 74, running 19, fell 191, fells driving, driving, 105 Valley Duddon 71 Round Easedale 70 Tarn Easedale 190-1 economy 179 World Ostrich Eden electricity 215 78-9 77, Elterwater 15 emergencies 110-11 Ennerdale 190-1, 163, issues environmental 101-5 Eskdale 101-2 Green Eskdale Mill 102-3 Eskdale 92 Water Esthwaite events, 15 rates exchange

, see see 150 9 27 8 breweries 10 money , 3 164 , 6-7 , see also see see also see 161 ales , 139, 222 139, wrestling 74 wrestling also 152 accommodation 213, 214 213, accommodation 215 food 96 bushcraft 210 55, cookery cafes 179, 207 cafes 179, 207, 10, pubs festivals 18, 102, 118 102, 18, festivals rum 160-1 teashops 207 teashops Ambleside 63, 65 63, Ambleside 100, on public transport bikes 220 161, C2C Route 220 158, Route Cycle Way Cumbria 179 Cafe Cycle Greystoke 94-5 Forest Grizedale 122 Keswick 178 Penrith 55 Staveley 125, 9, Forest Whinlatter 44-5 Windermere 114-15 D daffodils 142, 200 142, daffodils 102 Dalegarth 139 Dalemain 54 damsons 205 190, Hunter Davies, 203 70, Thomas 68, de Quincey, 131, 118, 113, 34, 6, Derwentwater with 219 travellers disabilities, 159 Museum Dock 123 Wood Dodd 142-3 Dodds Field 75 Dora’s 68-9, 8, Cottage Dove drinking, courses 218 cards credit 79 Crinkle Crags 224 Experience Cross-Lakes 134 Crummock Water Westmorland Cumberland & 116 113, Museum Cumberland Pencil 209 13, Nicky Cumberland Rum 208 207, Cumberland sausages 222 158, Way Cumbria 149-65, 35, Cumbrian Coast John 205 Cunliffe, 218 14, currency 223, 220-1, 28, cycling conservation 191, 202 191, conservation 210 55, courses cookery costs 14, drinks 17, 207, 208, 209-10, 209-10, 208, 207, 17, drinks 85 , 127 83 89 churches rock climbing rock see Cumbrian Coast see see 196, 203, 204 internet access 90 access internet 87 boats row 84-5 sights 90 information tourist 90 to/from travel within 90 travel accommodation 82, 87-8 82, accommodation 86-7 activities 86-7 cruises boat 87 canoeing 82 climate 90 drinking 88, 87 18-19, & events festivals 90 88, 82, food 83 highlights 89, hiking tour Penrith Castle 175 Castle Penrith 186-7 Castle Sizergh 97 Castle Wray 169 Carlisle Cathedral 153 Cartmel Priory Abbey 159 Furness 173 Priory Lanercost Shap Abbey 147 175 Church Andrew’s St 134 Church James’ St 125 Church St Kentigern’s 179 Church St Lawrence’s 173 Brampton Church, St Martin’s Martindale 146 Church, St Martin’s 59-60 Ambleside Church, St Mary’s 75 Grasmere Church, St Mary’s 91-2 Church St Michael’s 161 Church St Nicholas’ 107 Church St Olaf’s 69 Church St Oswald’s Colwith Force 77 Force Colwith 159 Priory Conishead 82-90, 34, Coniston Cockshott Point 43 Point Cockshott 190, 120, Taylor Samuel Coleridge, Coniston Water 84-5, 86-7 84-5, Water Coniston Catbells 117 Catbells cathedrals, 218 15, phones cell Chapel Stile 78 209 cheese 215 chemists with 31-2 travel children, 194 90-1, Fletcher Christian, 196 churches 97 Heights Claife 217 215, 18-21, 14, climate 220 198, 191, change climate climbing, coast, coast, Cockermouth 126-9, 126-9, Cockermouth 234 fells continued Kendal mintcake 182, 209 H Skiddaw 119, 119 local produce 101, 186, 208-9 Hadrian’s Wall 174, 195 Walla Crag 117 pubs 10, 207, 10 Haig Colliery Mining Museum 161 Wallowbarrow Crag 105 sticky toffee pudding 13, 152, Hallin Fell 143 Wansfell Pike 57, 57 153, 209 Hardknott Pass 103-5 ferries, see also boat cruises Friar’s Crag 113 Hardknott Roman Fort 9, 105, 9 Cross-Lakes Experience 224 Furness Abbey 159 Harter Fell 105 Derwentwater 6, 113, 6-7 Haverigg 160 INDEX Ullswater 139 G Haweswater 147-8, 198 Windermere 42 Galava Roman Fort 60 Haweswater RSPB reserve 148 festivals & events 18-21 galleries, see also museums Abbot Hawkshead 34, 90-4, 91 F-H Ambleside Rushbearing 19, 60 Hall Art Gallery 182-3 Hawkshead Brewery 55 Appleby Horse Fair 181 Beatrix Potter Gallery 91 Hawkshead Grammar School 90-1 Boot Beer Festival 18, 102 Castlegate House Gallery 128 Haystacks 12, 134, 135, 135, 12 Borrowdale Fell Race 19, 131 Fold End Gallery 103 health 215-16 Brathay Windermere Marathon Grizedale Forest 94 heat exhaustion 215 18, 45, 20 Heaton Cooper Studio 69 Heaton Cooper Studio 69 Coniston Walking Festival 18-19, 87 Kirkstone Slate Gallery 77 Helm Crag 69, 72, 72 Coniston Water Festival 19, 87 Lanternhouse 157 Helvellyn 6, 142, 144, 144, 7 Dalemain Marmalade Festival gardens, see parks & gardens Herdwick sheep 81, 92, 102, 201, 208 18, 139 gay travellers 215 heritage railways 12, 12 Eskdale Fete 102 Gelt Woods RSPB reserve 173 Lakeside and Haverthwaite Eskdale Show 102, 201 geography 199-200 Railway 53 Grasmere Sports & Show 19, 74 geology 199 Ravenglass & Eskdale Railway 100 Great North Swim 19, 45 Giggle Alley 102 Settle–Carlisle Railway 172 Kendal Mintfest 19, 184 gingerbread 13, 69, 209, 13 South Tynedale Railway 181 Kendal Mountain Festival 21, 184 Glannaventa 100 High Force 141 Keswick Beer Festival 18, 118 Glencoyne Bay 142 hiking 2, 16, 26, 28, 30, 32, 27, see Keswick Jazz Festival 18, 118 Glenridding 142-6 also walking Keswick Mountain Festival 18, 118 Go Ape 94, 125-6 Black Combe 155, 155 Ulverston Dickensian Festival golden eagles 148, 191, 202 Blencathra 118 21, 157 Gosforth 106 Bowfell 79 Ulverston lantern procession 157 Gowbarrow Park 141 Brant Fell 43 Ulverston town carnival 157 Grange-in-Borrowdale 131 Castle Crag 131 Windermere Air Festival 19, 45 Grange-over-Sands 151-2 Catbells 117 World Gurning Competition 20, Crinkle Crags 79 149 Grasmere 33, 66-81, 67, 70 Cumbria Way 158, 222 World’s Biggest Liar 21, 106 accommodation 66, 71, 73 Dodds 142-3 films & TV 87, 96, 191, 205 activities 69-71, 74 Easedale Round 71 fishing 30, 92, 208 climate 66 Ennerdale Round 110 floods 128, 191, 198 drinking 74 Fairfield Horseshoe 61, 61 Fold End Gallery 103 festivals & events 19, 74 Gummer’s How 43-4 food 3, 17, 207-10, see also individual food 66, 73-4 Haystacks 135, 135 locations highlights 67 Helm Crag 72, 72 bakeries 178, 207-8 hiking tour 72, 72 Helvellyn 142, 144, 144 cafes 179, 207 scenic drive 76, 76 Kentmere Round 55 children 32 shopping 74 Langdale Pikes 79, 80, 80 costs 215 sights 68-9 Latrigg 117-18 courses 55, 210 travel to/from 74 Latterbarrow 97 Cumberland Rum Nicky 13, 209 Grasmere gingerbread 13, 69, 209, Loughrigg Fell 71 damsons 54 13 Mosedale Horseshoe 107 farmers markets 210 Graythwaite Hall Gardens 97 Newlands Horseshoe 123 festivals 18, 20, 139 Great Gable 107 Old Man of Coniston 89, 89 Grasmere gingerbread 13, 69, Great Langdale 79-81, 193 209, 13 Greta Hall 120, 204 Orrest Head 43 Grizedale Forest 94-5 Scafell Pike 79, 107, 108, 108 guesthouses 73, 212 Silver How 71 000 Map pages Guildhall Museum 169 Skiddaw 119, 119 000 Photo pages gurning 20, 149 Sour Milk Ghyll & Easedale Tarn 70 INDEX H-L 235 , books 10 138 locations locations 8 80 11 see also see 24 11 17 setting 205 setting 6-7 , 2-3 , 205-6 42, 54, 84, 85, 87, 204-5 87, 85, 84, 54, 42, 140 114-15 Bassenthwaite Lake 123-4 Lake Bassenthwaite 134-6, 130, 10, Buttermere 53 Dove Cottage 8, 68-9, 68-9, 8, Cottage Dove Coniston Water 84-5, 86-7 84-5, Water Coniston 134 Crummock Water 113, 34, 6, Derwentwater contemporary literature 134, 148, 148, 134, literature contemporary 206 poetry 190, Wordsworth House 127-8 House Wordsworth 43 Potter Beatrix of World Hill Top 11, 92, 95-6, 95-6, 92, 11, Top Hill 59 House Old Stamp Postman Pat 74-5 Mount 8, Rydal Swallows and Amazons Wastwater 107 132 Watendlath 42-3 39, Windermere Easedale Tarn 70 Tarn Easedale 78-9 77, Elterwater 92 Water Esthwaite 198 147-8, Haweswater 126 Loweswater 173 Tarn Talkin 95, 11, Hows Tarn 122-3 Thirlmere 137-48, 42, 34, Ullswater Lakeland Motor Museum 53 Museum Motor Lakeland lakes Lodore Falls 129, 131 129, Falls Lodore 177 Meg & Her Daughters Long 126 Lorton 71 Fell Loughrigg 126 Loweswater 197 147, Castle Lowther 197 160, 146-7, family Lowther Lingmell 107 204 16, sites literary Langdale Valleys 75-81 Valleys Langdale 195 194, 14, language 157 Lanternhouse Latrigg 117-18 97 Latterbarrow 157 154, Stan Laurel, 157 Museum & Hardy Laurel 217 matters legal 215 travellers lesbian Hall 187, Levens Little Langdale 77-8, 77-8, Little Langdale literature 16, 203-6, 203-6, 16, literature Lakes Aquarium Aquarium 52-3 Lakes Railway and Haverthwaite Lakeside 173 Priory Lanercost 80, 79, Pikes Langdale 116 167 , 25 , 23 114-15 130 , 119 42, 139 42, 184 22 pubs see Museum 168 Museum health 215 health 216-17 travel 213 212, accommodation 209 208, food 217 weather 202 201, wildlife history 113 history 122 access internet 122 resources internet 130, drive scenic shopping 122 116 113, sights 122 information tourist 122 to/from travel within 122 travel 118 116-17, walking accommodation 112, 118, 120, 124 120, 118, 112, accommodation 116-18 activities 112 climate 122 cycling drinking 121 121 entertainment 118 18, & events festivals 120-1 112, food 114-15 highlights 119, hiking tour L K I J insects & parasites 216 & parasites insects insurance 217 access internet 15 resources internet 22-5, itineraries Lady of the Lake the of Lady 165 Aquarium Coast District Lake 147 Centre Prey of Birds Lakeland Jaws of Borrowdale 131 Borrowdale of Jaws 128 Brewery Jennings 182-6, 19, Kendal 183 Castle Kendal 209 182, mintcake Kendal 182 Museum Kendal 55 Pottery Kentmere 55 Valley Kentmere 112-22, 34, Keswick Inland Cumbria 35, 166-87, 166-87, 35, Inland Cumbria inns, Keswick Museum & Art Gallery 113 & Museum Keswick 175 Table Round King Arthur’s Regiment Border Royal Own Kings 146 Pass Kirkstone 8 13 11 festivals & festivals 13 11 13 57 17 see also see 202 203-4 events Blackwell House 52 House Blackwell 84 Brantwood 59 House Bridge Hall 175 Brougham 159 Priory Conishead 139 Dalemain 68-9, 8, Cottage Dove Holker Hall 13, 154, 154, Hall 13, Holker 179 Hutton-in-the-Forest 187, Hall Levens 123-4 Mirehouse 74-5 Mount 8, Rydal 56 Townend 127-8 House Wordsworth 194 Anglo-Saxons 195 194, Reivers Border 193-4 Celts Ages 193-4 Dark 196 Revolution Industrial 197-8, 190, status national park Neolithic people 192-3 Vikings 194 Norse 193 Romans 195-6, 8, movement Romantic 194-5 conflict Scots-English 196-7 of advent tourism, Hill Top 11, 92, 95-6, 95-6, 92, 11, Top Hill Whinlatter Forest 9 Forest Whinlatter Three Peaks Challenge 110 Challenge Peaks Three 117 Crag Walla 57, Pike Wansfell hotels 213 hotels 102 74, 19, hound trailing 146 Howtown 181 Museum Hub Heritage 179 Hutton-in-the-Forest 215-16 hypothermia Holme Fell 95 Holme Fell 126 Holme Force 126 Holme Wood 133-4 Pass Honister Mine 133 Slate Honister 153 racing horse 160 143, riding 30, horse 213, 124, 111, 13, hostels historic homes & manors 17, 196 17, & manors homes historic history 2, 192-8 2, history 225 hitching Monument 156 Hoad 160 Hodbarrow 56 Holehird 217, holidays Holker Hall 13, 154, 154, Hall 13, Holker hill farming 190-1, 198, 201 198, 190-1, hill farming 95-6, 92, 11, Top Hill 236 Lowther Park 147 Windermere Steamboat Museum 43 Pooley Bridge 139 Lyth Valley 54 Wordsworth Museum & Art population 190, 191 Gallery 68 postal services 218 music 18, 19, 118 M Postman Pat 205 Maid of Buttermere 134 Potter, Beatrix 92, 97, 204 manors, see historic homes & manors N Armitt Museum 59 maps 216 national park status 190, 197-8, 202 artwork 59, 91, 92 National Trust 92, 95, 198, 202, Beatrix Potter Gallery 91

INDEX Mardale 148, 198 Martindale 146 213, 216 biography 204 Maryport 165 nature reserves 202 environmentalism 91, 95, 197-8 Gelt Woods RSPB reserve 173 Hill Top 11, 92, 95-6, 11

L-R Mayburgh 175 measures 218 Haweswater RSPB reserve 148 Miss Potter 87, 96, 191 medical services 215 Hodbarrow RSPB reserve 160 sheep breeding 92, 201, 204 Mellbreak 126 Solway Coast nature reserve 165 World of Beatrix Potter 43 microbreweries 54, 129, 208, 209 St Bees Head RSPB reserve 165 prehistoric sites 192-3 Millom 160 Near Sawrey 95-6 Castlerigg Stone Circle 8, 122, 8 Millom Folk Museum 160 Nenthead Mines 181 King Arthur’s Round Table 175 mining 117, 133, 142, 161, 181, 196 Newby Bridge 52-4 Long Meg & Her Daughters 177 Mirehouse 123-4 Newlands Valley 123 Mayburgh 175 mobile phones 15, 218 Nicholson, Norman 190, 206 Priest’s Mill 125 money 14, 15, 218, see also costs public holidays 217, see also festivals & events discount tickets 31, 43, 223 O pubs 10, 207, 213, 3, 10 Morecambe Bay 153 Old Man of Coniston 84, 89, 89 Mosedale Horseshoe 107 Old Stamp House 59 motorcycle travel 221, 224-5 opening hours 214-15 R mountain biking, see cycling Orrest Head 43 railways, see heritage railways mountain rescue 15 ospreys 123, 191, 202, 197 Ransome, Arthur 54, 85, 183, 190, mountains, see fells 204-5 Muncaster Castle 100-1 Ravenglass 99-101 P Ravenglass & Eskdale Railway 100 Muncaster Owl Centre 101 parks & gardens 200, see also museums, see also galleries Rawnsley, Canon Hardwicke 92, 97, historic homes & manors, nature 198, 202 Armitt Museum 59 reserves red squirrels 95, 125, 126, 191, 200 Beacon, The 160 Fell Foot Park 52 religion 194 Cumberland Pencil Museum 113, 116 Giggle Alley 102 rental cottages 213-14 Dock Museum 159 Gowbarrow Park 141 responsible travel 220 Guildhall Museum 169 Graythwaite Hall Gardens 97 restaurants 207 Haig Colliery Mining Museum 161 Holehird 56 Rheged 178-9, 194 Hub Heritage Museum 181 Lowther Park 147 rock climbing 28, 118, 133-4, 139, 29 Kendal Museum 182 Rydal Hall 75 Roman sites 193 Keswick Museum & Art Gallery 113 Storyteller’s Garden 69 Birdoswald Roman Fort 174 Kings Own Royal Border Regiment passports 218, see also visas Brougham Castle 175, 24 Museum 168 Patterdale 142-6, 27 Galava Roman Fort 60 Lakeland Motor Museum 53 Penrith 174-8, 176 Glannaventa 100 Laurel & Hardy Museum 157 Penrith Castle 175 Hadrian’s Wall 174, 195 Millom Folk Museum 160 Penrith Museum 175 Hardknott Roman Fort 9, 105, 9 Museum of Lakeland Life 183 pharmacies 215 Roman Bathhouse 100 Penrith Museum 175 phonecards 218 Romantic movement 8, 195-6, 203-4 Rheged 178-9 Place Fell 143 Rosthwaite 131 Rum Story 160-1 planning 14-15 row boats 223 Ruskin Museum 85 budgeting 14 Coniston Water 87 Stott Park Bobbin Mill 53 calendar of events 18-21 Loweswater 126 Threlkeld Quarry & Mining Museum children 31-2 Windermere 44 117 discount tickets 31, 43, 223 Rum Story 160-1 Tullie House Museum 168-9 internet resources 15 rushbearing 19, 60, 74 itineraries 22-5, 22, 23, 25 Ruskin, John 52, 84, 85, 123, 197 Lake District’s regions 33-5 000 Map pages Ruskin Museum 85 travel seasons 14, 18-21 000 Photo pages Rydal Hall 75 plants 200 237 Rydal Mount 8, 74-5 Storyteller’s Garden 69 walking 222-3, see also hiking Rydal Water 69 Stott Park Bobbin Mill 53 Ambleside 60 sunburn 216 Coast-to-Coast Walk 28, 110, sustainable travel 220 165, 222 S Ennerdale 110-11 safe travel 30, 225 festivals 18-19, 20, 87, 137 Santon Bridge 106 T Grizedale Forest 94-5 sausages 207, 208 Talkin Tarn 173 Kentmere 55

Scafell Pike 79, 107, 108, 108 Tarn Hows 11, 95, 11 INDEX Keswick 116-17, 118 scenic drives tarns, see lakes Loweswater 126 Borrowdale & Buttermere 130, 130 taxis 225 Old Coffin Trail 70

Cumbrian Coast 164, 164 Taylor Ghyll Force 132 R-W Walla Crag 117 East Windermere 51, 51 teashops 207 Wallowbarrow Crag 105 Grasmere & around 76, 76 telephone services 218 Wansfell Pike 57, 57 Road to the Pennines 180, 180 Thirlmere 122-3 Wasdale 106-9 Ullswater 140, 140 Thomas, Taffy 69 Wasdale Head 107-9 Scoat Fell 107 Three Peaks Challenge 110 Wastwater 107 Seathwaite 132 Threlkeld Quarry & Mining Museum Watendlath 132 Seatoller 132 117 water 216 Sellafield Nuclear Plant 163, 191, 198 time 218 water sports 30 Settle–Carlisle Railway 172 tipping 218 waterfalls Shap Abbey 147 toilets 32 Aira Force 141 sheep 81, 92, 102, 201, 208 tourism, impact of 190-1, 196, 198, 204 Colwith Force 77 shopping, see individual locations tourist information 217, 219, see also High Force 141 Silecroft 160 individual locations Holme Force 126 Silloth 165 tours 225, see also hiking, scenic drives Lodore Falls 129, 131 Silver How 71 Townend 56 Skelwith Force 77 Sizergh Castle 186-7 train travel 15, 151, 221-2, 225-6, see Sour Milk Ghyll 70 Skelwith Bridge 77 also heritage railways Stanley Ghyll Force 102 Skelwith Force 77 classes 222 Taylor Ghyll Force 132 Skiddaw 119, 119 rail passes 222, 226 weather 14, 18-21, 215, 217, see also slate 77, 78, 116, 133 scenic train trips 225 individual regions Solway Coast nature reserve 165 travel 32, 220-6 websites, see internet resources Sour Milk Ghyll 70 to/from Lake District 220-3 weights 218 South Lakes Wild Animal Park 159 within Lake District 223-6 Western Lake District 34, 98-111, 99 South Tynedale Railway 181 travel seasons 14, 18-21 accommodation 98, 101, 103, 105, Southey, Robert 120, 129, 196, 203, travellers cheques 218 106-7, 108-9, 110-11 204 trekking, see hiking activities 102, 107, 110 sporting events, see festivals & events Trotters World of Animals 124 climate 98 sports, see activities Troutbeck 56 festivals & events 102, 106 squirrels, see red squirrels Tullie House Museum 168-9 food 98, 101, 105, 106-7, 108 St Andrew’s Church 175 highlights 99 St Bees Head 165 hiking tour 108, 108 St James’ Church 134 U scenic drive 104, 104 Ullswater 34, 137-48, 138, 140, 2-3 St Kentigern’s Church 125 sights 100-1, 102-3, 106 Ulverston 154, 156-8, 156 St Lawrence’s Church 179 travel to/from 101, 106, 111 Ulverston Canal 156-7 St Martin’s Church, Brampton 173 Whinlatter Forest Park 9, 125-6, 9 St Martin’s Church, Martindale 146 Whitehaven 160-5, 162 St Mary’s Church, Ambleside 59-60 V Wild Ennerdale Project 110 St Mary’s Church, Grasmere 75 vacations 217, see also festivals & Wilde, Peter 201 St Michael’s Church 91-2 events wildlife 200-2, see also individual St Nicholas’ Church 161 vegetarian travellers 210 species St Olaf’s Church 107 Via Ferrata 133-4 Windermere 33, 38-65, 40-1, 44, 46 St Oswald’s Church 69 visas 15, 218 accommodation 38, 45-9 Stanley Ghyll Force 102 volunteering 218 activities 43-5 Staveley 54-6 boat cruises 42-3 sticky toffee pudding 13, 152, 153, 209 W canoeing 44 stone circles, see prehistoric sites Wainwright, Alfred 12, 134, 182, 183, climate 38, 199 Stonethwaite 132 190, 191, 206 cycling 44-5 238 Windermere continued sights 39, 42-3 Wordsworth House 127-8 discount tickets 43 tourist information 50 Wordsworth Museum & Art Gallery 68 drinking 49-50 travel to/from 50 Workington 165 emergency services 65 travel within 50 World of Beatrix Potter 43 entertainment 50 Winster Valley 54 Wray Castle 97 festivals & events 18, 19, 45, 20 Wordsworth, Dorothy 60, 68, 75, 190 wrestling 74 food 38, 49 Wordsworth, William 39, 59, 90, 127, Wrynose Pass 103-5 highlights 40-1 142, 195 INDEX history 39, 198, 199 Dove Cottage 8, 68-9, 8 environmentalism 202 Z internet access 50 zoos lake & islands 39, 42 poetry 190, 200

W-Z Eden Ostrich World 179 Romantic movement 8, 195-6, row boats 44 South Lakes Wild Animal Park 159 scenic drive 51, 51 203-4 Rydal Mount 8, 74-5 Trotters World of Animals 124

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