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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