Stock Ghyll Force is a spectacular 70 foot waterfall set in the beautiful picturesque surroundings of Stock Ghyll Woods, near Ambleside. In the springtime there is a profusion of daffodils that really enhance the natural beauty of the place. Highly recommended when visiting the area.
a Picturesque Village in the county of Cumbria
(0.8 miles, 1.3 km)Ambleside, meaning "Shieling" or summer pasture by the riverbank, lies next to the northern shore of Lake Windermere. A busy victorian town ideal as a base when visiting the Lake District..
a Picturesque Village in the county of Cumbria
(1.9 miles, 3.1 km, direction SE)A village that is spread along an old valley road for around one and a half miles. Lots of charm and old cottages, surrounded by beautiful lakeland countryside. Beatrix Potter.....
a Picturesque Village in the county of Cumbria
(3.6 miles, 5.8 km, direction NW)This tiny stone village is beautifully set between the tranquil waters of Grasmere Lake and the jagged heights of Helm Crag and Nab Scar..
in the county of Cumbria
(4.1 miles, 6.7 km, direction SE)Lake Windermere is England's largest lake, and one of it's most popular with visitors. It is 10.5 miles long and approx 1 mile wide. The water of the lake reaches a depth of.....
a Picturesque Village in the county of Cumbria
(4.9 miles, 7.9 km, direction SW)The pretty village of Hawkshead is full of old-world picturesque charm throughout its traffic-free streets where one can roam freely to investigate all it has to offer in the way.....
All towns in Cumbria
Dove cottage in the Lake District is the former home of the poet William Wordsworth and is where he wrote much of his famous.....
This exceptional magical landscape is known as Beatrix Potter Country. For it is here amongst Lakeland's magnificent tarns and.....
Dorothy Wordsworth (c.1771-1855, diarist, poet, sister of William ) referred to it as "..the glittering lively lake..". The.....
This is the Lake District National Park's most dazzling resort as well as being England's largest natural lake. It is surrounded.....
I first saw the Lake District many years ago, when for eight out of my eleven day sojourn, it rained, and rained! None-the-less,.....
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