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St Ives, Cornwall

St Ives

a Seaside Town in the county of Cornwall

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Eskdale view

Boot (7 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Cumbria (0.9 miles, 1.5 km)

Boot is one of Lakeland's precious jewels, a charming stone village surrounded by towering scenery which includes two of the regions most scenic waterfalls, the Dalegarth Force and Birker Force...

Eskdale valley scene. Cumbria.

Eskdale Green (26 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Cumbria (1.1 miles, 1.8 km, direction W)

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Gentle farmland of lower Wasdale with the dramatic backdrop of the screes.

Nether Wasdale (4 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Cumbria (3.2 miles, 5.2 km, direction NW)

Nether Wasdale lies opposite Wasdale Head at the western fringe of Wast Water...

Hall Dunnerdale

Hall Dunnerdale (2 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Cumbria (4.4 miles, 7.0 km, direction SE)

Scenery does not come much finer than the scenic beauty surrounding the Valley of the River Duddon where you will find the delightful hamlet of Hall Dunnerdale...

Muncaster Castle, Cumbria

Ravenglass (40 Pictures)

a Seaside Town in the county of Cumbria (5.3 miles, 8.5 km, direction SW)

Special for being the only coastal village within the Lake District National Park, Ravenglass lies where three important rivers converge into the sea...

Lund Bridge

Wasdale Head (42 Pictures)

in the county of Cumbria (5.7 miles, 9.1 km, direction N)

Vast, lonely landscape of towering fells, jewel like streams and tarns situated at the head of the Wasdale Valley with the mighty Scafell Pike, England's highest mountain and Great Gable forming an almost uniformity range of mountains in the distance...

Winter view of Black Combe from the lane near Broughton Mills, Cumbria.

Broughton Mills (4 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Cumbria (7.1 miles, 11.5 km, direction SE)

It offers a panorama of superb views in all directions, and is certainly one of the most magnificent walking areas close to the western fringe of the Lake District National Park...

The station house at Torver

Torver (5 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Cumbria (8.4 miles, 13.5 km, direction SE)

The lovely village of Torver is found in rich countryside beside Coniston Water in England's Lake District National Park...

A picture of Broughton-in-Furness

Broughton-in-Furness (1 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Cumbria (8.5 miles, 13.7 km, direction S)

This attractive little place can boast of once being an important market town with a history stretching back to around the 15th and 16th centuries...

Herdwicks & Harter Fell

Coniston (238 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Cumbria (8.7 miles, 14.1 km, direction E)

There is a timelessness about this pretty village which is set beneath the awesome splendour of "The Old Man of Coniston" towering some 2,500ft above...

Little Langdale

Little Langdale (41 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Cumbria (9.6 miles, 15.4 km, direction E)

Little Langdale is a delightful hamlet in a hauntingly beautiful area lying above the Furness Fells...

A picture of Stonethwaite

Stonethwaite (5 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Cumbria (10.3 miles, 16.5 km, direction NE)

Tucked away in a quiet part of Borrowdale where streams tumble down crags amongst a patchwork of old pack-horse trails, scenery does not come more beautiful than that which surrounds this peaceful hamlet in the Langstrath Valley...

Forest covert with moss at Borrowdale

Borrowdale (38 Pictures)

in the county of Cumbria (10.3 miles, 16.6 km, direction NE)

There is little doubt that Borrowdale possess some of the most unforgettable of all in the vast landscape of The Lake District National Park...

Buttermere Panoama 3

Buttermere (102 Pictures)

in the county of Cumbria (10.5 miles, 16.8 km, direction N)

Even when swirling mist rolls in over the stark fells surrounding Buttermere, the little hamlet remains serene in its simplicity and beauty...

Langdale Pikes

Elterwater (25 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Cumbria (10.6 miles, 17.0 km, direction E)

Elterwater is barely 200ft above sea level, it is picturesquely set beneath the glories of the Langdale Pikes..

Morning view from moors above Grizebeck, Cumbria.  Coniston Fells in the distance.

Grizebeck (1 Pictures)

in the county of Cumbria (10.6 miles, 17.1 km, direction SE)

This is a place that is all "Morning Glory" as the sun rises over the vast sweep of the moors, nature seems at peace with herself showing an intringent range of moorland colour and newly awaken wildlife creatures, out in search of food...

Helm Crag, Grasmere

Grasmere (402 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Cumbria (11.6 miles, 18.6 km, direction NE)

This tiny stone village is beautifully set between the tranquil waters of Grasmere Lake and the jagged heights of Helm Crag and Nab Scar..

Hawkshead church

Hawkshead (116 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Cumbria (11.7 miles, 18.9 km, direction E)

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.....

Tiny Village

Watendlath (28 Pictures)

in the county of Cumbria (12.1 miles, 19.5 km, direction NE)

A place of great beauty, Watendlath's dramatic landscape inspired writer Sir Hugh Walpole to choose it as the setting for his Rogue Herries series...

Grange village in english countryside

Grange in Borrowdale (15 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Cumbria (12.2 miles, 19.6 km, direction NE)

A picturesque village in the Borrowdale valley, one of the most beautiful valleys in England...

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Wast Water

Wast Water (37 Pictures)

(3.3 miles, 5.3 km, direction N)

Wast Water is the deepest lake in England at 280 feet deep. The awesome peaks of Sca Fell and Great Gable tower over the wild,.....

Hardknott Roman Fort( Lake District )19th June 2005

Hardknott Roman Fort (3 Pictures)

(3.4 miles, 5.5 km, direction E)

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Muncaster Castle, Cumbria

Muncaster Castle (33 Pictures)

(4.3 miles, 6.9 km, direction SW)

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A view of Langdale Pikes, Little Langdale, Cumbria from Tarn Hows.

Langdale Pikes (44 Pictures)

(8.4 miles, 13.6 km, direction NE)

These famous pikes rise loftily above the village of Langdale, whilst below visitors can savour the wild and desolate beauty of.....

The Lake District

The Lake District (1476 Pictures)

(10.1 miles, 16.2 km, direction NE)

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,.....

Tarn Hows 5

Tarn Hows (98 Pictures)

(10.4 miles, 16.7 km, direction E)

This exceptional magical landscape is known as Beatrix Potter Country. For it is here amongst Lakeland's magnificent tarns and.....

Crummock Water, Lake District, Cumbria.

Crummock Water (37 Pictures)

(11.5 miles, 18.6 km, direction N)

The romantic setting between high fells gives Crummock Water its character. It is somewhat overshadowed by other better known.....

A picture of The Bowder Stone

The Bowder Stone (6 Pictures)

(11.6 miles, 18.7 km, direction NE)

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Millom Castle and Holy Trinity Church, Millom, Cumbria.

Millom Castle (1 Pictures)

(11.6 miles, 18.7 km, direction S)

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Dove Cottage in Grasmere. The one time home of the Poet William Wordsworth

Dove Cottage (6 Pictures)

(11.9 miles, 19.2 km, direction E)

Dove cottage in the Lake District is the former home of the poet William Wordsworth and is where he wrote much of his famous.....

Lake Windermere, Summer 2003

Lake Windermere (148 Pictures)

(14.6 miles, 23.5 km, direction E)

This is the Lake District National Park's most dazzling resort as well as being England's largest natural lake. It is surrounded.....

A picture of Whinlatter Forest Park

Whinlatter Forest Park (7 Pictures)

(14.9 miles, 24.0 km, direction N)

If you happen to visit Keswick in Cumbria do not miss out on Whinlatter Forest Park, for this superb gift of nature is a real.....

St Bees Head in Cumbria

St Bees Head (7 Pictures)

(14.9 miles, 24.0 km, direction NW)

These are the only cliffs on the coast of Cumbria, and it here visitors can catch a glimpse of the sheer drama of sea-birds, for.....

Windermere Boat Museum, Cumbria

Windermere Steamboat Museum (1 Pictures)

(15.0 miles, 24.1 km, direction E)

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Derwentwater as the daylight starts to go

Derwentwater (424 Pictures)

(15.4 miles, 24.8 km, direction NE)

Derwentwater is one of 16 Lakes set within the Lake District National Park in Cumbria. It is one of the most northerly of the.....

The world famous Laurel & Hardy Museum in Ulverston, Cumbria. Birthplace of Stan Laurel

The Laurel & Hardy Museum (1 Pictures)

(15.5 miles, 25.0 km, direction SE)

The Laurel and Hardy Museum is appropriately sited in the town of Ulverston, Stan Laurel's birthplace. He was born in 1890, the.....

Castlerigg Stone Circle

Castlerigg Stone Circle (41 Pictures)

(16.6 miles, 26.6 km, direction NE)

The best time to view Castlerigg Stone Circle is that eyrie time when night is just giving way to dawn. It is then, with a.....

Brothers Water from Kirkstone Pass, English Lakes. September 2006. Cannon Powershot 400

Brothers Water (10 Pictures)

(16.8 miles, 27.0 km, direction NE)

Dorothy Wordsworth (c.1771-1855, diarist, poet, sister of William ) referred to it as "..the glittering lively lake..". The.....

A picture of Threlkeld Quarry and Mining Museum

Threlkeld Quarry and Mining Museum (2 Pictures)

(18.2 miles, 29.3 km, direction NE)

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The ruins of Furness Abbey, near Barrow in Furness.

Furness Abbey (13 Pictures)

(18.3 miles, 29.5 km, direction S)

St Mary of Furness was founded in 1123 by Stephen, later King of England...


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