A mock-Gothic castle with turrets and battlements on the western shore of Windermere, built in the 1840s for a retired surgeon. The young Beatrix Potter spent holidays here. The rooms are empty and used for family activities and dressing up.
Arrive by boat from Ambleside, then walk along the lake shore, which has some of the best views of Windermere.
A pretty lake surrounded by woods and fells, with views to the Langdale Pikes and Helvellyn.
The small 17th-century farmhouse Beatrix Potter bought in 1905 with the money from her first books, and where she wrote many of her tales.
A medieval house built around a 14th-century tower, home to the Strickland family for over 700 years.
A 65-foot waterfall crashing through a wooded ravine above Ullswater, often called the most beautiful lake in England.
England's largest national park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site of lakes, fells and stone villages that inspired Wordsworth and Beatrix Potter.
The highest lake in England, surrounded by limestone pavement and moorland in the Yorkshire Dales.
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