With its shimmering lakes, green valleys, and towering peaks, England’s Lake District is one of the loveliest parts of the country. And some of the finest English manor houses are now hotels in the Lake District.
There are several towns in the Lake District that you can use as a base.
Lake Windermere and [...]
Hotels in the Lake District of England.
Date: Friday January 22, 2010Posted in: Europe, Great Britain, hotels
Keswick hotels — charming accommodations in the Lake District of England.
Date: Tuesday October 20, 2009Posted in: Europe, Great Britain
England’s lovely Lake District is a beautiful place that has inspired poets and painters from Wordsworth, Keats, and Shelley to Beatrix Potter. Roughly 35 square miles in area, most of the region is now a part of Lakes District National Park.
Few places are more scenic. And the lakes, valleys and mountains provide lots of opportunities for hiking, boating, biking, golfing, and fishing.
An old market town that was chartered in 1276, Keswick makes a great base for exploring the National Park. It’s on the shore of Derwentwater, one of the loveliest of the lakes. Read more…
