Walks and treks
Aira Force and Ullswater
Keswick, Cumbria
A 65-foot waterfall crashing through a wooded ravine above Ullswater, often called the most beautiful lake in England.
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Historic sites
Hill Top, Beatrix Potter's house
Windermere, Cumbria
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.
Walks and treks
Lake District and Catbells
Keswick, Cumbria
England's largest national park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site of lakes, fells and stone villages that inspired Wordsworth and Beatrix Potter.
Historic sites
Sizergh
Kendal, Cumbria
A medieval house built around a 14th-century tower, home to the Strickland family for over 700 years.
Walks and treks
Tarn Hows
Ambleside, Cumbria
A pretty lake surrounded by woods and fells, with views to the Langdale Pikes and Helvellyn.
Historic sites
Wray Castle
Ambleside, Cumbria
A mock-Gothic castle with turrets and battlements on the western shore of Windermere, built in the 1840s for a retired surgeon.