English Lake District Daily Briefing for Friday March 14th 2008
Updated on Thursday at 7.15pm
Thursday's Lake District Pictures
Sky above Grizedale at 7.30 am [13/3/2008 by Tony Richards]
Other Recent Lake District pictures
Daffodils at Rydal [taken on 8/3/2008 by Flickr user Graham Chastney]
I'd Rather Be in the Lake District
This new section shows photographs from Lake District Now visitors going about their daily lives. If you would like to take part please take a suitable photograph and .
River Thames at Kew this afternoon (London) - This man was measuring the wreck, maybe he was considering a small restoration project! [13/3/2008, my own picture]
Lake District Trivia
The Lake District claims the steepest road in Britain - where is it and, for advanced Lakelanders, what is the gradient? view answer
Hardknott Pass between Eskdale in the west and Ambleside has an overall gradient of 1 in 3 (33%) rising to 1 in 2.5 (40%) in places.
Source: A Lake District Miscellany by Tom Holman
Photo of the Day
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Today's Web Sites
Lakeland Cam - Tony Richards visits Ambleside
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