The Lake District
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1. Abbot Hall
Museum/GalleryThe region's finest art gallery, Abbot Hall occupies a Palladian-style Georgian mansion built in 1759. In the permanent collection are works...Read More
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2. Allan Bank
House/Mansion/VillaRope swings on the grounds, picnics in atmospheric old rooms, free tea and coffee, and huge blackboards you can write on: Allan Bank is unlike...Read More
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3. Beatrix Potter Gallery
Museum/GalleryIn the 17th-century solicitor's offices formerly used by Potter's husband, the Beatrix Potter Gallery displays a selection of the artist-writer...Read More
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4. Blackwell
House/Mansion/VillaFrom 1898 to 1900, architect Mackay Hugh Baillie Scott (1865–1945) designed Blackwell, a quintessential Arts and Crafts house with carved paneling...Read More
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5. Borrowdale Fells
Mountain–SightThese steep fells rise up dramatically behind Seatoller. Get out and walk whenever inspiration strikes. Trails are well signposted, or you can...Read More
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6. Brantwood
House/Mansion/VillaOn the eastern shore of Coniston Water, Brantwood was the cherished home of John Ruskin (1819–1900), the noted Victorian artist, writer, critic...Read More
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7. Castlegate House Gallery
Museum/GalleryOne of the region's best galleries, Castlegate displays and sells outstanding contemporary work, many by Cumbrian artists. There's a wonderful...Read More
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8. Castlerigg Stone Circle
Memorial/Monument/TombA Neolithic monument about 100 feet in diameter, this stone circle was built around 3,000 years ago on a hill overlooking St. John's Vale. The...Read More
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9. Hill Top
House/Mansion/VillaChildren's author and illustrator Beatrix Potter (1866–1943), most famous for her Peter Rabbit stories, called this place home. The house...Read More
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10. Lakes Aquarium
Zoo/AquariumOn the quayside at the southern end of Windermere, this excellent aquarium has wildlife and waterside exhibits. One highlight is an underwater...Read More
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11. The Watermill
Industrial Site/Mill/FactoryThis fully functioning stone-ground flour mill is well worth a visit for its delicious baked goods and for a tour of the fascinating workings...Read More
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12. Ullswater Steamers
Transportation Site (Airport, Bus, Ferry, Train)These antique vessels, including a 19th-century steamer that is said to be the oldest working passenger ship in the world, run the length of...Read More
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13. Wordsworth House
House/Mansion/VillaCockermouth was the birthplace of William Wordsworth and his sister Dorothy, whose childhood home was this 18th-century town house, carefully...Read More
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14. Aira Force
Body Of Water/WaterfallA spectacular 65-foot waterfall pounds under a stone bridge and through a wooded ravine to feed into Ullswater. From the parking lot it's a...Read More
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15. Armitt Museum
Museum/GalleryAmbleside's fine local museum is a scholarly place, focusing on influential German artist Kurt Schwitters and Beatrix Potter. Schwitters lived...Read More
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16. Bridge House
Building/Architectural SiteThis tiny 17th-century stone building, once an apple store, perches on an arched stone bridge spanning Stone Beck. It may have been built here...Read More
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17. Brockhole
Garden/ArboretumA lakeside 19th-century mansion with 30 acres of terraced gardens sloping down to the water, Brockhole serves as the park's official visitor...Read More
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18. Cartmel Priory
Religious Building/Site/ShrineFounded in 1190, the huge Cartmel Priory survived the dissolution of the monasteries in the 16th century because it was also the village church...Read More
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19. Coniston Boating Centre
Transportation Site (Airport, Bus, Ferry, Train)The National Trust's restored Victorian steam yacht and the slightly more utilitarian Coniston Launch both leave from the town's spruced-up...Read More
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20. Coniston Water
Body Of Water/WaterfallThe lake came to prominence in the 1930s when Arthur Ransome made it the setting for Swallows and Amazons, one of a series of novels about...Read More
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