National parks · North West England
Lake District
Also known as: Ardal y Llynnoedd, Lloegr
In or near Grange in Borrowdale.
Lake District is a Mountainous region and national park in North West England.
Photo by Diliff (Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0) licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 4 h–8 h
- Best time of year
- Spring – autumn (Apr–Oct)
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
Getting there & planning your visit
The Lake District is located in Cumberland, North East England, with the postcode CA12 5XJ. Entry to the national park is free. Please note that specific accessibility details are not provided.
About
Lake District is a national park in the United Kingdom. It covers approximately 2362 km². Designated in 1951. According to Wikipedia: "The Lake District, also known as the Lakes or Lakeland, is a mountainous region and national park in Cumbria, North West England.". It is one of fifteen designated national parks across England, Scotland, and Wales, protected for its landscape and recreation value.
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Summary from the official site
The Lake District is a national park known for its stunning landscapes, including mountains, lakes, and forests. Visitors can enjoy a variety of outdoor activities such as walking, cycling, and exploring historical sites within the park.
Read more on the official property page.
Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: River Derwent and Tributaries SSSI
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Seatoller Wood, Sourmilk Gill & Seathwaite Graphite Mine SSSI
- National Nature Reserve: BORROWDALE RAINFOREST
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
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 mountains, and for its literary associations with Beatrix Potter, John Ruskin, Arthur Ransome, and the Lake Poets. The Lakeland fells, or mountains, include England's highest: Scafell Pike (978 m; 3,209 ft), Helvellyn (950 m; 3,120 ft) and Skiddaw (931 m; 3,054 ft). The region also contains sixteen major lakes. They include Windermere, which with a length of 11 miles (18 km) and an area of 5.69 square miles (14.73 km2) is the longest and largest lake in England, and Wast Water, which at 79 metres (259 ft) is the deepest lake in England. The Lake District National Park was established in 1951, and covers an area of 2,362 km2 (912 square miles), the bulk of the region. It was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2017.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
Early visitors to the Lake District, who travelled for the education and pleasure of the journey, include Celia Fiennes, who in 1698 undertook a journey the length of England, including riding through Kendal and over Kirkstone Pass into Patterdale. Her experiences and impressions were published in her book Great Journey to Newcastle and Cornwall: <blockquote>As I walked down at this place I was walled on both sides by those inaccessible high rocky barren hills which hang over one's head in some places and appear very terrible; and from them springs many little currents of water from the sides and clefts which trickle down to some lower part where it runs swiftly over the stones and shelves…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 54.5000, -3.1667
- District
- Cumberland
- Parish
- Borrowdale
- Postcode
- CA12 5XJ
- Parliamentary constituency
- Penrith and Solway
- Established
- 1951
- Official site
- www.lakedistrict.gov.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q211778 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Lake District (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Keswick Panorama - Oct 2009.jpg (CC BY-SA 3.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Lake District?
- Lake District is in North-East England, United Kingdom (postcode CA12 5XJ), in the parish of Borrowdale.
- What is Lake District?
- Lake District is a Mountainous region and national park in North West England.
- How do I get to Lake District?
- Drivers can use postcode CA12 5XJ.
- When was Lake District built?
- Built or established in 1951.
- Is Lake District a protected site?
- Yes — Lake District is part of the River Derwent and Tributaries SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Seatoller Wood, Sourmilk Gill & Seathwaite Graphite Mine SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- Is Lake District free to visit?
- Yes, Lake District is free to enter.
- How do I get to Lake District?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode CA12 5XJ. It sits within the Penrith and Solway parliamentary constituency.