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From postcard-perfect Lakeland villages to ancient seaports, the towns and villages of the Western Lakes and Cumbrian coast wear their history and heritage in every slate and brick. Here, you’ll find handsome Georgian streets, busy market centres and tiny villages strewn about the valleys, with plenty of historic charm.
Discover seafaring hubs and learn about times gone by: there are some brilliant museums sharing more about the life and times of those living here across the ages. There’s even the birthplace of William Wordsworth, who was born in Cockermouth in 1770.
The Cumbrian Coast Line connects a number of the area’s towns and villages by rail, running alongside the sea and boasting stunning views from your carriage as you travel.
Explore the following towns and villages: Buttermere | Cleator Moor | Cockermouth | Duddon Valley | Maryport | Millom | Ravenglass, Muncaster & Eskdale | Silloth | Whitehaven | Workington
the western lakes has a rich history, brilliantly told
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Vale of Lorton - a bucolic landscape of verdant pastures, riverside hay meadows, fellside woods and hidden farmhouses.
Braithwaite, Keswick
Whinlatter is a great place for walking with many miles of gravel roads, paths and tracks to explore. Each junction is marked with a numbered post which is shown on the Forest guide map making it easy to create your own route.
Whitehaven
Join us at The Beacon Portal for a beginners half day glass fusing course. Learn a new skill and have fun being creative with hands on instruction and guidance. Make up to two dishes and a hanging with your very own designs.
During the course you…
Braithwaite, Keswick
Reconnect with nature, reconnect with yourself. Lakeland Wellbeing offers a range of relaxing and mindful activities & retreats to connect you with nature and our beautiful and ancient Lakeland Landscape. Forest bathing, mindfulness, foraging, full…
High Street names that provide something for everyone, including Debenhams, JJB, Marks & Spencer are much, much more. Fresh produce, great gift ideas and more!
Barrow-in-Furness
Express Bar & Lounge serving International cuisine, ranging from pizza, pasta, burgers, sandwiches and a range of alcoholic drinks, soft drinks and coffee.
Cumbria
Buses to and through Whitehaven: 1 Kells - Parton - Whitehaven - Bransty. 6/X6 Whitehaven - Egremont - Ravenglass - Muncaster Castle - Millom. 22/22C Egremont - Cleator - Whitehave - Bransty. 30/30A/30B Thornhill - Whitehaven - Workington - Maryport…
Ravenglass
Located at the Ravenglass and Eskdale Railway, Fellbites Café serves everything from hot and cold drinks, sandwiches and homebaked cakes, to full meals made to order.
The Turntable Café, located on Platform 1 serves a wide array of food from hearty…
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Created by Alfred Wainwright, the full Coast to Coast Walk crosses the North of England from the Irish Sea at St Bees to the North Sea at Robin Hood’s Bay. Wainwright’s Coast to Coast passes through some of the most beautiful and varied scenery in…
Whitehaven
The Bikeriders takes place in the 1960s, following a fictional Chicago motorcycle club called the Vandals. The film is based on a 1967 photo book of the same by Danny Lyon, which is one of the most celebrated works of journalism about motorcycle…
Great cycling activities for all the family in the Lake District and Cumbria. With mountains and valleys, miles of mature forest, endless lake and coastal shores, the landscape of Cumbria makes an amazing place to go cycling.
Barrow-in-Furness
Furness College is a general further education college in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria. It is situated over two main campuses - the £47m Channelside Campus with its outstanding vocational/technical facilities and the specialist Sixth Form Campus on…
Buttermere is ringed by the crags and peaks of Haystacks, Feetwith Pike and others. The 4 mile walk around the lake boasts impressive views.
Eskdale
There is gorge scrambling, there is canyoning, then there is The Esk Gorge. A mega place with massive jumps into crystal clear waters. The pools are deep and big offering lots of swimming and scrambling along the rocky edges too.
Buttermere Valley
Brought to you for the Festival of Archaeology, join ranger Mark as he takes you on a guided walk to learn about the people who came before us, how they shaped the land and the structures they left behind. Discover the abandoned settlement of…
Keswick
The church, dedicated to the Celtic Saint Bega, is situated in a picture perfect setting in fields on the east shore of Bassenthwaite Lake.
Seascale
Sella Park is now part of the Pennington Hotels group and the management and team are extremely proud of their refurbished property, with beautiful lounge bar, Priory restaurant and relaxing bedrooms. All areas have been respectfully updated giving…
Cockermouth
Set in Loweswater village between Loweswater lake and Crummock water. Rural setting with picturesque views.
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871 reviewsPeaceful Buttermere, a valley of lakes and high mountains offering superb opportunities for quiet enjoyment in the heart of the Lake District.
Cumbria
Coledale itself is a classic U shaped valley that is typical of many in the Lake District, but unlike others it has no habitation. In fact the only obvious sign of human presence is the remains of the old barytes mine at the valley head and the…
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