The Lake District, also known as The Lakes or Lakeland, is a mountainous region in North West England. A popular holiday destination, it is famous for its lakes, forests and mountains (or fells) and its associations with the early 19th century writings of William Wordsworth and the other Lake Poets.
Historically split between Cumberland, Westmorland and Lancashire, the Lake District is now entirely in Cumbria. All the land in England higher than 3,000ft (910m) above sea level lies within the National Park, including Scafell Pike, the highest mountain in England. It also contains the deepest and longest lakes in England, Wastwater and Windermere.
Lake District National Park
The Lake District National Park includes nearly all of the Lake District, though the town of Kendal and the Lakeland Peninsulas are currently outside the park boundary.
The area, which was designated a national park on 9 May 1951 (less than a month after the first UK national park designation — the Peak District), is the most visited national park in the United Kingdom with 15.8million annual visitors and more than 23million annual day visits, the largest of the thirteen national parks in England and Wales, and the second largest in the UK after the Cairngorms. Its aim is to protect the landscape by restricting unwelcome change by industry or commerce. Most of the land in the park is in private ownership, with about 55% registered as agricultural land. Landowners include:
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Your London #vacation must include St. Paul’s Cathedral, one of its most well-known churches. You’ll also want to see the Tower of London, the Palace of Westminster, and Westminster Abbey for exquisite examples of the city’s famous architectural landmarks. Walk or jog through numerous green spaces, among them Hyde Park and Green Park, in the center of London.
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0:00 - London
1:10 - Tower Bridge
1:24 - Houses of Parliament
1:38 - Buckingham Palace
1:51 - Kensington Palace
2:09 - Royal Parks
2:31 - Green Park and St. James’ Park
2:40 - Hyde Park
2:53 - The Royal Albert Hall
3:13 - Westminster Abbey
3:31 - St. Paul’s Cathedral
3:53 - West End
4:30 - Portobello Road Markets
4:42 - Camden Town
5:05 - The British Museum
5:18 - The London Eye
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Continue your London #sightseeing in the West End, where you’ll find ancient buildings converted into modern shops, restaurants, bars, and shows. You’ll find one of the largest theatre districts in the world here, and can take in a different play almost every night of the week.
Climb aboard the London Eye and see the old and new parts of the city all at once.
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2:31 - Green Park and St. James’ Park
2:40 - Hyde Park
2:53 - The Royal Albert Hall
3:13 - Westminster Abbey
3:31 - St. Paul’s Cathedral
3:53 - West End
4:30 - Portobello Road Markets
4:42 - Camden Town
5:05 - The British Museum
5:18 - The London Eye
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Your London #vacation must include St. Paul’s Cathedral, one of its most well-known churches. You’ll also want to see the Tower of London, the Palace of Westminster, and Westminster Abbey for exquisite examples of the city’s famous architectural landmarks. Walk or jog through numerous green spaces, among them Hyde Park and Green Park, in the center of London.
Continue your London #sightseeing in the West End, where you’ll find ancient buildings converted into modern shops, restaurants, bars, and shows. You’ll find one of the largest theatre districts in the world here, and can take in a different play almost every night of the week.
Climb aboard the London Eye and see the old and new parts of the city all at once.
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0:00 - London
1:10 - Tower Bridge
1:24 - Houses of Parliament
1:38 - Buckingham Palace
1:51 - Kensington Palace
2:09 - Royal Parks
2:31 - Green Park and St. James’ Park
2:40 - Hyde Park
2:53 - The Royal Albert Hall
3:13 - Westminster Abbey
3:31 - St. Paul’s Cathedral
3:53 - West End
4:30 - Portobello Road Markets
4:42 - Camden Town
5:05 - The British Museum
5:18 - The London Eye
The Lake District, also known as The Lakes or Lakeland, is a mountainous region in North West England. A popular holiday destination, it is famous for its lakes, forests and mountains (or fells) and its associations with the early 19th century writings of William Wordsworth and the other Lake Poets.
Historically split between Cumberland, Westmorland and Lancashire, the Lake District is now entirely in Cumbria. All the land in England higher than 3,000ft (910m) above sea level lies within the National Park, including Scafell Pike, the highest mountain in England. It also contains the deepest and longest lakes in England, Wastwater and Windermere.
Lake District National Park
The Lake District National Park includes nearly all of the Lake District, though the town of Kendal and the Lakeland Peninsulas are currently outside the park boundary.
The area, which was designated a national park on 9 May 1951 (less than a month after the first UK national park designation — the Peak District), is the most visited national park in the United Kingdom with 15.8million annual visitors and more than 23million annual day visits, the largest of the thirteen national parks in England and Wales, and the second largest in the UK after the Cairngorms. Its aim is to protect the landscape by restricting unwelcome change by industry or commerce. Most of the land in the park is in private ownership, with about 55% registered as agricultural land. Landowners include:
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