Essential Lake District Links
The very best lake District web sites...
Lake District Discounts
Mire Foot Cottages - Holiday cottages situated between Kendal and Windermere. They will offer Lake District Now readers a 10% discount (excludes Christmas, you must state the discount code LDN10 when making a booking).
Lake District Photography and Walking
Lakeland Cam - Daily Photographs by Tony Richards
Mad About Mountains - Regularly updated photos by Ann Bowker, (latest photos)
The Lakeland Fells - A photographic walking guide by Andew Leaney, regularly updated
David Hall – Lake District Walks - A photographic walking guide by David Hall, regularly updated
Striding Edge - A photo diary of Lake District Fell Walks by Sean McMahon, regularly updated
Walks in The Lake District - Walking and general Lake District information
Loweswater.cam - A photographic walking guide Roger Hiley, regularly updated
Wainwright Wanderings - Dave and Edith Browns' walking photo-diary
still-Photographs - Graham Sumner's photography covers NW England with emphasis on the Lake District photography
Spots of Time - Night photography by Henry Iddon
The Lilian Douglas Collection - Lake District Photgraphs from the 1930's
One Foot - Carl Morris' walking photo-diary
Jim Davis Photography - Based in the Western Lakes, Jim is the expedition photgrapher for a trip to everest soon.
The Lake District Walker - Guided fell walks in the English Lake District
General Information
Lakes Online - is an online directory of businesses and services within the Lake District.
Grough - (pronounced 'gruff') is a great web site for news and views from the outdoor world, not just from the Lakes.
English Lakes - A cornucopia of information in a beautifully designed site
Keswick and the North Lakes - The official Keswick web site for visitors to Keswick and North Lakes
Visit Cumbria - Julian Thurgood's independant guide to the many attractions and places of interest in Cumbria
The Lake District National Park Authority - Official National Park site
Cumbria the Lake District - Official site of the Cumbria Tourist Board
The Wainwright Society - Aiming to keep alive the things which AW promoted through his guidebooks
Go Lakes - Official site of the Cumbria Tourism
Western Lake District - Western Lake District tourism website
Lake District UK - A guide to the English Lake District
Britain Express - Lake District travel & accommodation guide
lake-district.com - A directory of Lake District accomodation, attractions and activities
Lake District Camping.co.uk - A directory of Lake District Camp Sites
Holiday Accommodation
Let's Stay Lake District - A comprehensive guide to accomodation and attractions
Lake district cottages - Lakeland Cottage Holidays specialise in self-catering properties in the Northern Lake District and its fringes
Lake District Holiday Cottages - Seven award winning cottages from Select Cottages
Lake District Shopping
Love the Lakes - Quality products from the Lake District. The shop is run by Louise and Sean McMahon who will be well known to any regular visitors to this site.
Poetry, Literature and Music
Alexander- Clarke.com - The Cumbria-based composer and performer Alexander Clarke is inspired by the dramatic scenery of the English Lake District to write piano and instrumental music.
Lake District Poems from Norman Nicholson - Norman Nicholson is Cumbria's best known poet, hear five of his poems are read by Neil Curry
Health and Safety
The tick leaflet - Produced for walkers by the British Mountaineering Council
Other Areas
Cornwall Tour - a visitors guide to Cornwall
Snowdonia Guide - a visitors guide to Snowdonia National Park
EnjoyBritain.com - The premier British Tourism directory - thousands of things to do and places to stay