“What’s the best walk to Wordsworth’s cottage?” I asked at the Information Center in Ambleside, England. “Take the old coffin route through woodland and across meadows to Grasmere and Dove Cottage,” ...

Lake District residents fear their beloved national park faces serious danger from hordes of visitors causing lasting harm — unless a contentious tourist levy is imposed to control them. Day visitors ...

Visitors have compared Ambleside to a "fairytale land" and has been named by experts as among the UK’s prettiest.

“It is so pleasant and fruitful a country that if I should make a full description thereof, it would be taken for a poetical fiction than a true and serious narration,” wrote Sir John Davies, Attorney ...

Hawkshead in the Lake District is a picture-perfect village that looks like it's been frozen in time, with its historic ...

The Lake District National Park is a very popular UK holiday destination, and with the tranquil lake views, mountainous landscapes and charming villages to explore, it's not difficult to understand ...

Nestled in the shadow of the northern fells in the Lake District is a tiny village which feels a world away from the tourist hotspots in the southern lakes. Caldbeck features rows of pastel-coloured ...

You won't see a single car driving around as they are banned from the centre of the village to preserve its historic ...

Beatrix Potter famously once said that “not even Hitler” could damage the Lake District, such is the enduring beauty of its rolling hills and natural landscape. But now locals fear their popular ...

Today we venture along Alpine Lake located in Marin’s Lake District — where Lake Lagunitas, Bon Tempe and Alpine are gathered together like blue beads strung on Lagunitas Creek. The hike we take along ...