Lake District (Cumbria) Reviews

I am lucky to live within an hours drive of the lake district and we go there regularly mainly to walk in the hills but we've also visited various tourist attractions as well. I've holidayed in various places in the world and the lake district really does still amaze with it's stunning beauty! Obviously there are ...  Read the complete review

I spent a few days in the Lake District recently with my dad staying at a lovely place called the Cuckoo Brow in in Far Sawrey (much recommended, even though there is no review category on here for it). My dad works as a coach driver so he knows most arts and parts in these places so we got to see a great deal of it while we were ...  Read the complete review

A couple of times a year we go to the Lake District for a midweek or weekend break, and stay in a cottage. The cottages are always beautiful, and have 'real' fires to create a cosy atmosphere during the cold evenings. In the past we have stayed near Keswick and Bowness on Windermere, and as well as being home to some cute shops and ...  Read the complete review

Anyone who's been kind enough to read the rest of my reviews will have noticed that I've been reviewing mainly mountains and national parks. I've been putting off this review because I knew it would be a big one - the Lake District is such a huge area, and with so much to write about! But this is the place that I learnt to love the ...  Read the complete review

If your into the great outdoors, this is the place for you! The Lake District is a giant playground for walkers, climbers and many others young and old. There are several Lakes as you may have guessed, probably the most well known is Windermere, a great place for water sports and there is a lovely little town there as ...  Read the complete review

An absolutely fantastic holiday destination. We had the best holiday ever here last May. We stayed in a cottage on Lake Conistion, with its own beach and canoe. We canoeing every day to Wild Cat Island (of Swallows and Amazons fame). We climbed four mountains during our stay and every one of them with magnificent ...  Read the complete review

In 2000, me and my family all moved up to Penrith which is a small town just outside of the lake district as we have a 23 foot boat on Ullswater which is a lake near Penrith. We got our boat Ginfizz around 1995 and back then we lived in Rochdale but the trip to and from the marina could often get tiresome and boring and we have always ...  Read the complete review

The lake district is truly a unique place in the world. Sure there's places such as the Rockies, and it's true that mountains over there do indeed dwarf those of the Lake District. But when it comes to views, size doesn't necessarily matter. In the lake district, you can walk for half an hour and have a completely different view whereas ...  Read the complete review

The lake district is one of my favourite locations, if you have never been you will be awestuck at its jawdropping beauty Nestled in the northwest of England in the county of Cumbria, the lake district is home the englands highes mountain and deepest lake (Scafell Pike and Wastwater respectively) Surrounded by some ...  Read the complete review

The Lake District has some of the most beautiful and dramatic scenery in England. Below the craggy mountains are pretty towns and villages nestled in the valleys. The southern Lake District is quite gentle with some rolling hills but it gets more rugged to the north and west. Windermere is the first town reached when entering ...  Read the complete review

Just a few places in the world have astonishing power. This is the power to have a hold in your mind when you are away from them, a hold that makes you feel that you are incomplete when you are not there. Some people may feel that they have to travel halfway around the world to find such magic, but for me it is the Lake District that ...  Read the complete review

I sometimes stay in cottages in the lake district and i always use cumbrian cottages to book the holiday cottage. Visit them at www.cumbrian-cottages.co.uk to see some of there great deals. Cumbrian cottages is an agency which sells and rents holiday cottages throughout the Lake District. As I have only used the ...  Read the complete review

LAKES As you would expect from the name "The Lake District" this is an area of outstanding natural beauty, where huge lakes nestle at the foot of mountains. The area is in Cumbria, formed from the former counties of Cumberland and Westmorland. Windermere is the largest lake in England, it is twelve miles ...  Read the complete review

My first visit to the Lakes some eight years ago took me completely by surprise. I had not expected such breathtaking scenery, although I knew the area abounded in lakes. Indeed, the only thing that might be described as 'typical'was the weather, with its extreme changeability. My second visit made this July just gone, was far ...  Read the complete review

I went to the lake District for the first time over the weekend. A group of us decided to go on a four day hike across the Lake District. We left on thursday morning and arrived at 3:30 in the evening. We then had to find a place to leave the cars for the weekend. Once parked we walked about half an hour to where we were going to spend ...  Read the complete review

I considered the wisdom of doing yet another travel so soon and yet I still felt one was missing, one which I need to write for a special reason. Throughout the years most of my UK holidays have been taken with my friend Ann whether or not we were in already in a relationship those yearly holidays were meant for us alone an affirmation ...  Read the complete review

Okay serious op time. Located in the North West of England and stretching as far as the Scottish borders, the Lake District has to be the most breathtaking of all England’s landscapes. Cumbrian people are noted for their warm hospitality and uncomplicated lifestyle, and despite having to put up with hoards of tourists and ...  Read the complete review

Back in the days BC (Before Children) I was a regular lake district visitor and like nothing better than a quick (Well by quick I really mean slow) trek up the highest mountains in England, Scafell being the highest peak and I am sorry without going to get the map I can not give you the ...  Read the complete review

Having just got back from spending Christmas in 'The Lakes', and having been there almost annually for the past 15 years, it struck me that now might be as good a time as any to give you my perspective. Let me point out straight away, that I am NOT a born hiker or a camper (mmm, ducky). To me, 'fell walking' is ...  Read the complete review

Firstly, let me apologise for the terrible title, but I just couldn't resist. I had never visited the Lake District until Easter weekend when we decided to go away for a weekend camping. I have to say that I have been missing out. It is one of the most beautiful places I have ever had the pleasure of visiting and the ...  Read the complete review