Move hailed as huge win for community activism against ‘commercialisation’ of national park…
Source: Lake District plan to moor holiday boats on Grasmere withdrawn
Mass protest planned over Lake District ‘commercialisation’; Nazia Parveen; Guardian
MP Tim Farron expected to be among thousands attending day of activism in Grasmere…
Source: Mass protest planned over Lake District ‘commercialisation’
Anger over plan to launch ‘gentlemen’s yachts’ at Lake District beauty spot; Dean Kirby; iNews
A row has broken out over a bid to put 40ft-long boats on one of the Lake District’s most scenic stretches of water. Dean Kirby reports…
Source: Anger over plan to launch ‘gentlemen’s yachts’ at Lake District beauty spot
5 Reasons To Visit The Lake District in Cumbria; Wanderlust
TRAVEL REVIEW: Exploring the land of lakes; Shona Gossip; Press and Journal
It inspired writers such as childhood favourite Beatrix Potter and poet William Wordsworth, and has recently been named a Unesco World Heritage site.
Source: TRAVEL REVIEW: Exploring the land of lakes | Press and Journal
The Sublime and the Subliminal: The Lake District and West Cumbria; John Scanlan; Places Journal
A journey on the A66 road in North West England, from the Lake District made famous by Romantic poets to the iron mines of the Cumbrian coast.
Source: The Sublime and the Subliminal: The Lake District and West Cumbria
Skip the Lakes and see the Cumbrian coast – without a car; Phoebe Taplin; Guardian
Of the millions who visit the Lake District every year, very few check out its dramatic coastline, so Phoebe Taplin has its beaches and wild dunes almost to herself…
Source: Skip the Lakes and see the Cumbrian coast – without a car
The hidden history of the Lake District; Simon Horsford; Telegraph
Why mid-winter might be the best time to visit the Lake District; Tom Ough; Telegraph
Best things to do in the Lake District; Hazel Davis; Independent
More than 15.8 million visitors head to the Lake District every year, lured by its crags and glimmer.
