Businesses in Cumbria and the Lake District are today looking ahead to 2016 with renewed optimism as the Prime Minister announced a package of support to boost tourism in the region during a visit to Grasmere today (28 Jan).
It's a 'New Year, new you', and why not a new view? The Lake District is here to help you achieve your New Year resolution goals, whether that's to improve your wellbeing, be healthier or lose weight!
The Lake District has been inspiring people for centuries; William Wordsworth, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, JMW Turner and me, Beth Pipe, 50 something writer who was born in the West Midlands and still gets excited every time she sees the sea, a hill or anything green, to be honest.
Windermere Gateway is a major project, involving landowners, businesses, stakeholders and developers, all working together to secure a vibrant future for Windermere. It will unlock opportunities for a mix of new homes, jobs, sustainable transport connections and a real sense of arrival for residents and visitors alike. Proposals will be progressive, yet sensitive to its world class landscape and natural beauty. It is an ambitious and considered plan for a prosperous future.
A new museum has recently received a prestigious excellence in planning award at the Royal Town Planning Institute Awards.
Book your perfect Lake District holiday today. We've put together a guide to hotels, cottages, bed and breakfasts, log cabins and lodges - as well as camping - from glamping and camping pods to carvanning and wild camping. You can book today...
Lake District fans across the UK are being urged to head to the postbox this week (27, 28 Sept) to secure a special postmark in celebration of its new World Heritage Site status.
The Lake District National Park Authority is preparing to safely welcome visitors back to enjoy all the health and wellbeing benefits the Lake District has to offer, which are now more important than ever.
Visitors to the Lake District are once again enjoying the health and wellbeing benefits of the National Park, and this season that includes a warm welcome from the Authority’s 75 new visitor welcome volunteers.
Less than two weeks remain in which to nominate inspiring individuals, groups or projects for the 2016 UK National Parks Volunteer Awards. This is your chance to celebrate some of the fantastic volunteering that is happening in the Lake District.
About the project which encourages ospreys to nest in the Lake District.
As the Lake District turns a beautiful array of orange and reds in the autumn months, the weather is also becoming increasingly wet and windy.
It’s Volunteers’ Week (1 - 7 June) and the Lake District National Park is on the lookout for people who love the Lake District and want to play a central role in caring for and protecting this special UNESCO World Heritage site.
It was a frosty start as the Lake District National Park Authority’s Fell Top Assessor season launched this morning with a temperature of minus 4 degrees.
Name a place in the Lake District after for your Mum this Mother’s Day to win a competition prize that will make a truly memorable gift!
As 2018 begins, the Lake District’s only coastal village, is celebrating its place on the map as one of the only places in the world to have a double World Heritage Site status.
As Easter weekend approaches, the Lake District National Park is encouraging people to think green about travelling to and around the Park.
Whether you're just beginning to canoe or kayak, or you're a more expert paddler, we have lots of great tips, local guides and maps.
The Lake District is open for business, that’s the message from the Lake District National Park as it launches its new 2016 events guide this week.
What does Lake District design mean to you? From homes to shops and workplaces to public spaces, the National Park Authority wants to hear a range of views through its new app. The app makes it as easy as possible for you to have your say on the design of new homes, buildings, and amenities and tailor this vision for a design code specific to the Lake District.
His Royal Highness, The Prince of Wales, has been confirmed as the guest of honour at a special community event to mark the Lake District as a World Heritage Site on 26 March.
