Lake District Weekend 25-27
January 2025

The Lake District, also known as the Lakes or Lakeland, is a mountainous region and national park in Cumbria, North West England. It is famous for its landscape, including its lakes, coast, and the Cumbrian mountains, and for its literary associations with Beatrix Potter, John Ruskin, and the Lake Poets.

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The Cumbrian mountains, or fells, include England's highest:Scafell Pike, Scafell, Helvellyn and Skiddaw. The region also contains sixteen major lakes. They include Windermere the longest and largest lake in England, and Wast Water the deepest lake in England.