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Ullswater nr Pooley Bridge, Cumbria. June 2006

Ullswater

in the county of Cumbria

Silecroft Attractions

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Black Combe, Cumbria

Black Combe stands some 10 miles away from any higher ground, giving it an excellent all-round panorama of land and sea, with.....

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Dalton Castle, Cumbria

14th-century tower built to assert the authority of the Abbot of Furness Abbey...

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Furness Abbey, Cumbria

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

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The Laurel & Hardy Museum, Cumbria

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

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Piel Castle, Cumbria

The last foreign invasion of England took place in 1486 when Irish and Flemish supporters of Lambert Simnel landed at Piel in a.....

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Hardknott Pass, Cumbria

One of the steepest roads in England offering spectacular views across the lake district, and the ruins of an ancient lonely.....

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Lakeland Motor Museum, Cumbria

The fascinating Lakeland Motor Museum nestles in the picturesque Leven Valley, at Backbarrow, close to the southern tip of Lake.....

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Holker Hall, Cumbria

The tall ornamental chimneys, gables and mullioned windows of Holker Hall stand stark against the vast skies covering.....

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Steam Yacht Gondola, Cumbria

Rebuilt Victorian steam-powered yacht on Coniston Water, with the stunning backdrop of Coniston Fells in the heart of the Lake.....

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Wast Water, Cumbria

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,.....

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Cartmel Priory, Cumbria

Cartmel Priory was founded in about 1189 by William Marshal, and has a long and interesting history to discover. ..

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