Useful links
Here are all the links collected together from across this website:
Caring for
The following links to websites are offered in good faith. The Lake District National Park Authority has no control over the content of the sites and no endorsement of any of the products or services contained on the sites is implied.
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Local organisations
- Bassenthwaite Lake Restoration Programme
- Fix the Fells
- Flora of the Fells
- Friends of the Lake District
- Friends of the Sir John Barrow Monument in Ulverston
- Nurture Lakeland
- Osprey Watch
National organisations
- Association of Heritage Interpretation
- Association of Inland Navigation Authorities
- BTCV
- Centre for Ecology and Hydrology
- Defra
- England's Northwest
- English Heritage
- Environment Agency
- Fact - Forum for the Application of Conservation Techniques
- Field Studies Council
- Heather Trust
- National Trust
- Natural England
- Nature.net
- Plantlife
- Save our Squirrels
- The Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981
National Parks in the UK
- ANPA - Association of National Park Authorities
- Brecon Beacons National Park Authority
- Broads Authority
- Cairngorms National Park Authority
- Campaign for National Parks
- Dartmoor National Park Authority
- Exmoor National Park Authority
- Loch Lomond and the Trossachs
- National Parks Portal
- North York Moors National Park Authority
- Northumberland National Park Authority
- Peak District National Park Authority
- Pembrokeshire Coast National Park Authority
- Snowdonia National Park Authority
- The New Forest National Park Authority
- Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority
National Parks worldwide
Planning and local links
The following links to websites are offered in good faith. The Lake District National Park Authority has no control over the content of the sites and no endorsement of any of the products or services contained on the sites is implied.
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National organisations
- Country Land and Business Association
- Directgov
- England's Northwest
- Planning Aid - offering free independent advice
Grants
- Big Lottery Fund
- Sustainable Development Fund page from this website
Local organisations and projects
- Cumbria Hill Farms Charter
- Friends of the Lake District
- Lake District Tourism and Conservation Partnership
- Regenerate Cumbria
Local businesses
- Aktive 8 Outdoor clothing and equipment
- Books Cumbria
- Cumbrian Fellbred
- FireFrost Jewellery - handmade glass jewellery
- The Fish Cellar - in Penrith
- Hayes Garden World - at Ambleside
- Invest in Cumbria
- Love the Lakes Gifts - online store selling Cumbrian goods
- Made in Cumbria
- Painting with Light
- Rock and Run
- Stewardsons Country Clothing
- Vermisell mail order worms for fishing and compost
- Wave Seat Company of Keswick for ergonomic computer seats
- Windermere and Bowness Chamber of Trade
Local communities
Local councils
- Allerdale Borough Council
- Copeland Borough Council
- Cumbria County Council
- Eden District Council
- South Lakeland District Council
Local parish councils
- Cumbria Association of Local Councils - Parish Councils in Cumbria
- Ranger Areas Map (opens Document Library) - shows parish boundaries within the National Park
Local media
Visiting
The following links to websites are offered in good faith. The Lake District National Park Authority has no control over the content of the sites and no endorsement of any of the products or services contained on the sites is implied.
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Accommodation
Websites featuring accommodation for different areas include:
General
- Go Lakes and Stay - Cumbria Tourism
- Discover the Lakes
- Escape 2 Lake District - hotels, bed and breakfasts, self catering cottages and campsites.
- Explore Lake District
- Keswick and the North Lakes
- Lake District Camping
- Lake District Hospitality Association - including pet-friendly accommodation
- Let's Stay Lake District
- National Trust Cottages in the Lake District
- South Lakeland - Accommodation
- Smooth Hound's Cumbria Hotel and Guest House Directory
- Western Lake District
- VirtualCumbria
- Visit Eden
- Youth Hostel Association
Self-catering cottages and lodges
- Ashlack Cottages
- Bassenthwaite Lakeside Lodges
- Bridge End Farm Cottages in Eskdale
- Coppermines and Coniston Lake District Cottages
- Farmhouse Accommodation
- Greta Bridge Cottages in Keswick
- Helvellyn Cottages in Glenridding, Ullswater
- Hollin View Cottage in Bampton
- Lake District Inns and Cottages
- Lake Lovers
- Lakeland Hideaways Cottages
- The Lakeland Cottage Company
- Lakeland Cottage Holidays
- Lakeland Holiday Cottages
- Lakes Breaks - self-catering accommodation
- Mirefoot Cottages - 5 star self catering near Staveley
- Paradigm - renovated farm house and hay barn near Loweswater
- Rothay Lodge and Apartment - in Grasmere suitable for wheelchair users
- Sally's Cottages
- Select Cottages - in Boot, Eskdale
- Sykes Cottages
- UK Cottage Rental's Lake District Cottages
- The Views - Keswick town centre
- Wheelwrights Holiday Cottages
- Windermere Holiday Cottages
- Windermere Marina Village
- Woodgate Hall and Cottage near Lowick
Bed and breakfasts and guesthouses
- Bed and Breakfasts Guide - Cumbria
- Chestnuts Guesthouse, Windermere
- Cote How Bed and Breakfast, Rydal
- English Retreats - Bed and Breakfasts
- Farmhouse Accommodation
- Heron Beck Guest House - Grasmere
- Horse and Farrier - Dacre
- Kingswood Guesthouse - Ambleside
- Middle Reston Bed and Breakfast near Staveley
- Ring House Cottages close to Coniston
Hotels and inns
- Beech Hill Hotel - Windermere
- Borrowdale Gates Hotel
- Bridge House Hotel, Grasmere
- Coast and Country Hotels by Windermere and Derwentwater
- Craig Manor Hotel - Bowness
- English Lakes Hotels
- Hillthwaite House Hotel - Windermere
- Lake District Hotels Limited - a choice of 5 family owned hotels
- Lake District Inns and Cottages
- New Dungeon Ghyll Hotel
- Signpost - Premier Hotels in Cumbria
- South Lakes Hotels at Newby Bridge and Crosthwaite
Camping, caravanning and camping barns
Please take a look at our Camping and caravanning page and camping_barns page.
Other
- Kepplewray Centre for educational residential stays
- Striding Edge Hostel
Camping and caravanning
- Camp in Cumbria
- Castlerigg Hall Caravan and Camping Park near Keswick
- Eskdale Club Site camping pods
- Lake District Camping
- Lakeland Campers - to hire VW camper vans
- Long Valley Yurts
- National Trust campsites
- Skelwith Fold Caravan Park, Ambleside
- South Lakeland Campers - to hire VW camper vans in South Lakeland
Attractions
- Blackwell
- Dubwath Silver Meadows Nature Reserve at Bassenthwaite Lake
- Eden Arts
- Freedom of the Lake District Pass - a visitor pass helping you to save money and have a great day out.
- Grizedale Forest Park
- Hawkshead Grammar School Museum - where Wordsworth studied
- www.honister.com - including slate mine tours and via ferrata trips
- Rheged Discovery Centre
- South Lakes Wild Animals Park
- Traction Engine Driving Courses
- Whinlatter Forest Park
Local towns
- Ambleside Online
- Barrow-in Furness
- Carlisle
- Cockermouth
- Kendal
- Keswick
- Penrith
- Whitehaven
- Workington
Walk routes
- Car Free Walks
- English Lake District - 3D routes using Google Earth's plug-in
- John Dawson's Lake District Walks
- Keswick Rambles
- Lake District Outdoors: Walking
- Lakeland Fells
- Lakeland Walks
- Lakeland Way
- My Wainwrights
- Nature Valley Walks and Walking Maps - uses Flash
- Virtual Walker
- Walk - Ramblers magazine - Northern England section
- Walking Britain
- Walking Englishman
- Walking in Keswick and the North Lakes
- Walks in the Lake District
Cycling
- Bike Hub
- Country Lanes Cycling Holidays
- CTC - the UK's National Cyclists' Organisation
- GPS Cycle Routes - Cumbria
- Grizedale Mountain Bikes
- Keswick Mountain Bikes
- RiverDeepMountainHigh - including guided off-road riding and outdoor activity trips
- Rough-Stuff Fellowship - the oldest off-road cycling touring club in the UK
- Spinnoff guided mountain biking
- Sustrans - co-ordinator of National Cycle Network
- The Bike List
- Wheelbase Cycling Shop in Staveley
Outdoor activities
- Ascents of Adventure
- Bendrigg Trust Residential Centre
- Best Activity Weekends Blog
- British Canoe Union
- British Mountaineering Council
- Cicerone - guides for walkers, trekkers, mountaineers, climbers and cyclists
- Classic Fell Walks - guided walks in the Lake District
- Climb365
- Contours Walking Holidays
- Cumbria Bridleway Society
- Cumbria Canoeists
- Cumbria Soaring Club - paragliding in the Lake District
- Curlew Guided Walks
- Destination Cumbria - Activity Booking Specialists
- Electric Boat Organisation
- GPS Training
- High Point Mountain Guides
- Jason Taylor Mountain Guiding
- John Nash Guided Walks
- Kayarchy - the sea kayaker's handbook
- Kendal Mountaineering Services
- Lake District Search and Mountain Rescue
- Lake District Sheepdog Experience
- Lakes Guided Walks
- Mickledore Walking Holidays
- MobileAdventure
- More than Mountains
- MountainTreks - guided walking and mountain skills training courses
- Mountains to Water - tailormade adventure packages in the Lake District
- Open River Canoe Adventures
- Outdoor Adventure
- Outdoor UK courses
- Paws for a Walk - information on dog walking
- Predator Lure Fishing on Coniston Water
- Ramblers Association - Lake District Ramblers and Penrith Ramblers
- Rookin House Farm Equestrian and Activity Centre near Ullswater
- Safe Watersports
- Sherpa Van - baggage and accommodation service
- Striding Edge Walks
- SuMMit Good walking group for walkers in their 20s and 30s
- Summitreks - adventure activities
- Tours of Discovery
- UK Exploratory Self-Guided Walking Holidays
- UK Walking Holidays
- Virtual Lakes
- Walking Forum - boards for discussing country walking and hiking in the UK
- Walking Women
- Walks for Women
- Wandering Aengus Treks
- Wandering Boots offering walking and navigation courses
- Where Mountains Meet
- Whitehaven Rambling Club
- White Rose Motorcycle Tours
- Windermere, Ambleside and District Angling Association
- Windermere Golf Club
Outdoor equipment and maps
- Aqua3 All Weather Maps
- Carlsons Fishing Tackle
- Climbers Shop in Ambleside
- Fieldsman Bookshop - includes tactile maps for visually impaired
- Quays Outdoor Leisure
- Summit Treks
Visitor information
- Cumbria Calling
- Cumbria Tourist Guides
- English Lakes - an illustrated guide to the Lake District
- lake-district.com
- Lake District Directory - including information on boating and tourist attractions
- Lake District Tourist Guide
- LakesNET
- Love your Lakes campaign - how to enjoy this area sustainably
- Manchester Airport Guide
- Paul Pearson Photography - for wedding photography
- Pooley Bridge Online
- Striding Edge
- South Lakeland - Accommodation
- The Cumbria Directory
- Ullswater Association
- VirtualCumbria
- VisitBritain
- Visit Eden
- Wordsworth Country
- Your Guide 2 The Lake District
Want even more visitor information?
Visit Golakes (opens in new window), the official website of the tourist board for The Lake District and Cumbria. Browse and book accommodation and attractions online and see what's on in the area.
Learning
The following links to websites are offered in good faith. The Lake District National Park Authority has no control over the content of the sites and no endorsement of any of the products or services contained on the sites is implied.
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General
Conservation
- Campaign for National Parks
- English Heritage
- Natural England
- Friends of the Lake District
- National Trust
- Virtual Fauna of Lakeland
- Water Pollution Guide
- Wealth of Wildlife
- Wildlife In Cumbria
