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Telephone: 017684 82474
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Cumbria – home of the Lake District. The Lake District, also known as The Lakes or Lakeland, is a rural area in North West England. A popular holiday destination, it is famous for its lakes and its mountains (or fells), and also its associations with the early 19th century poetry and writings of William Wordsworth and the Lake Poets.
Alfred Wainwright immortalised the fells and dales of the lakes with his series of pictorial guides - a must for walkers, fell runners, mountain bikers and climbers. Cumbria also has spectacular coastline and beaches and is an ideal holiday destination for families.
The central and most-visited part of the area is contained in the Lake District National Park - one of fourteen National parks in the United Kingdom. All the land in England higher than three thousand feet above sea level lies within the National Park.
Bassenthwaite Lake
Buttermere
Coniston Water
Crummock Water
Derwent Water
Devoke Water
Ennerdale Water
Grasmere
Haweswater Reservoir
Hayeswater
Loweswater
Rydal Water
Thirlmere
Ullswater
Wast Water
Windermere
Alfred Wainwright immortalised the fells and dales of the lakes with his series of pictorial guides -
The central and most-
Bassenthwaite Lake
Buttermere
Coniston Water
Crummock Water
Derwent Water
Devoke Water
Ennerdale Water
Grasmere
Haweswater Reservoir
Hayeswater
Loweswater
Rydal Water
Thirlmere
Ullswater
Wast Water
Windermere
The 25 highest fells (of those given an individual chapter in the Pictorial Guides by Alfred Wainwright) are:
Scafell Pike, 978 m / 3210 ft
Scafell, 965 m / 3162 ft
Helvellyn, 951 m / 3118 ft
Skiddaw, 931 m / 3054 ft
Great End, 910 m / 2986 ft
Bowfell, 902 m / 2960 ft
Great Gable, 899 m / 2949 ft
Pillar, 892 m / 2926 ft
Nethermost Pike, 891 m / 2923 ft
Catstycam, 889 m / 2917 ft
Esk Pike, 885 m / 2903 ft
Raise (Lake District), 883 m / 2896 ft
Fairfield, 873 m / 2863 ft
Blencathra, 868 m / 2847 ft
Skiddaw Little Man, 865 m / 2837 ft
White Side, 863 m / 2831 ft
Crinkle Crags, 859 m / 2818 ft
Dollywaggon Pike, 858 m / 2815 ft
Great Dodd, 857 m / 2807 ft
Grasmoor, 852 m / 2795 ft
Stybarrow Dodd, 843 m / 2772 ft
St Sunday Crag, 841 m / 2759 ft
Scoat Fell, 841 m / 2759 ft
Crag Hill, 839 m / 2753 ft
High Street, 828 m / 2717 ft
Scafell Pike, 978 m / 3210 ft
Scafell, 965 m / 3162 ft
Helvellyn, 951 m / 3118 ft
Skiddaw, 931 m / 3054 ft
Great End, 910 m / 2986 ft
Bowfell, 902 m / 2960 ft
Great Gable, 899 m / 2949 ft
Pillar, 892 m / 2926 ft
Nethermost Pike, 891 m / 2923 ft
Catstycam, 889 m / 2917 ft
Esk Pike, 885 m / 2903 ft
Raise (Lake District), 883 m / 2896 ft
Fairfield, 873 m / 2863 ft
Blencathra, 868 m / 2847 ft
Skiddaw Little Man, 865 m / 2837 ft
White Side, 863 m / 2831 ft
Crinkle Crags, 859 m / 2818 ft
Dollywaggon Pike, 858 m / 2815 ft
Great Dodd, 857 m / 2807 ft
Grasmoor, 852 m / 2795 ft
Stybarrow Dodd, 843 m / 2772 ft
St Sunday Crag, 841 m / 2759 ft
Scoat Fell, 841 m / 2759 ft
Crag Hill, 839 m / 2753 ft
High Street, 828 m / 2717 ft
Peaks in Blue are within walking distance of Helvellyn Cottage (at least the bottom of them!)
