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Low Lorton, Cumbria

Low Lorton is one of two villages known as The Lortons, both lie the beautiful Vale of Lorton close to the River Cocker amid truly spectacular lake-land scenery.

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Loweswater, Cumbria

Loweswater is centred in a landscape of grandeur, it is surrounded by Mellbreak Fell, Carling Knott Fell and Burnbank Fell, all excellent climbing and walking country giving views of a mountainous landscape reflected in sun-kissed pewter waters.

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Maryport, Cumbria

Today, first and foremost Maryport is a splendid resort town on the beautiful Solway coast, it is steeped in the maritime history of two thousand years of sea.

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Maulds Meaburn, Cumbria

Hunter Davies (famous author, journalist and broadcaster) described the village as "... one of the most beautiful villages in the country".

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Millom, Cumbria

The town of Millom developed close to the banks of the estuary of the River Duddon. It nestles in the shadow of the Black Combe, beyond which lies the majestic scenery of the...

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Nenthead, Cumbria

Nestling beside the sparkling River Nent, Nenthead lies on Alston Moor, in a lonely remote North Pennine Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, between the pleasant market town of Alston and the Killhope lead mining museum.

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Nether Wasdale, Cumbria

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

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Patterdale, Cumbria

The village of Patterdale is a well known vantage point at the head of Ulleswater, close to Brotherswater.

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Ravenglass, Cumbria

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

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Rosthwaite, Cumbria

Small as Rosthwaite may be, it has magic and serenity coupled with some of the most unforgettable sights in the Lake District National Park

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Rydal, Cumbria

Rydal in the lake district will be forever associated with the poet William Wordsworth who lived here and whose works reflect the beautiful landscape that so vividly captured his imagination almost from the moment he was born.

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Silecroft, Cumbria

This little village is set along the glorious Whicham Beck against a back-drop of dramatic scenery encompassing fells and the Black Combe.

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Silloth, Cumbria

Silloth lies at one of the widest points along the estuary, it was established as a harbour for coastal shipping during the 19th-century.

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St Bees, Cumbria

St.Bees, the most westerly coastal village on the wild cumbrian coast, is a vision of loveliness.

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Stonethwaite, Cumbria

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.

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The Green, Cumbria

The Green is a highly picturesque area in the famous walking country of the Whicham Valley.

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Threlkeld, Cumbria

This is a magical area of sparking lakes, tumbling waterfalls, high peaks and vast moorland regions.

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Torver, Cumbria

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

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Troutbeck, Cumbria

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...

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Ullswater, Cumbria

Ullswater is considered by many to be the lake districts most beautiful lake. It is 7.5 miles of pure beauty, and as you approach it from any direction you will see why. Ullswater...

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