National parks · North West England
Lake District's quieter corners
Beyond Windermere and Keswick — five lower-key destinations.
The Lake District National Park gets 19 million visitor days a year, most concentrated around Windermere, Ambleside and Keswick. Five quieter areas — Wasdale, Ennerdale, Coniston Old Man, Hartsop, and the eastern Pennines — give you the landscape without the crowds. We've structured a week split between the two.
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