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A selection of photos from the past.

A Hygge Holiday In The Lake District: Exploring Ullswater

If you’d like to experience a hygge holiday in the Lake District, take a look at our top tips and recommendations to make the most of your short break.

Bumper funding package to improve access in the Western Lakes

The Lake District National Park has recently secured a bumper £80,000 of funding for two major improvement projects in the Western Lakes.

70 years of the Lake District National Park

This week marks the 70th anniversary of England’s largest national park – the Lake District - formally designated as the UK’s second park for the nation on 9 May, 1951.

National Park Fell Top Assessors start Winter season

Snow has been spotted on the fells over the past week which not only heralds the start of winter but also the season launch of the Lake District National Park’s Weatherline service.

John Muir Trust’s great green work in Lake District

Graham Watson is Cumbria’s John Muir Award Manager. He is hosted and supported in the role by the Lake District National Park Authority, enabling both residents and visitors to enjoy, learn about and care for the environment around them. Here he talks about some of the work he’s been doing over the past year.

Archaeology Conference 2024

The Lake District National Park Authority arranges the Lake District Annual Archaeology Conference to showcase the research that takes place within this rich cultural landscape.

£3.2 million investment rescues 20 important traditional Lake District barns

Twenty historic barns across the Lake District are being saved thanks to more than £2.6 million from DEFRA and more than £55k from applicants.This year, more than £3.2 million is being invested in unique and cherished farm buildings.

Landscape and geology

Learn how 500 million years of geological processes have produced a physical landscape of mountains and lakes of great scenic beauty.

Iconic Lakes development wins prestigious planning award

A new museum has recently received a prestigious excellence in planning award at the Royal Town Planning Institute Awards.

Hop around the Park sustainably this Easter

As Easter weekend approaches, the Lake District National Park is encouraging people to think green about travelling to and around the Park.

Love the Lake District? Why not join our volunteering team?

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.

Discover a new you in a new view

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! 

Put a pin on the Lake District map to help shape new design code

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.

How does the Lake District inspire you?

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.

Osprey Watch

About the project which encourages ospreys to nest in the Lake District.

Lake District prepares for visitor return

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.

A warm welcome from new Lake District volunteers

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.

World Heritage Site set for a royal stamp of approval

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.

A piece of the Lake District makes the perfect Mother’s Day gift

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!

Lakeland Arts: What to do in the Lakes when it’s blowing a gale

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.

Your ultimate guide to the Lake District

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.

Celebrate our Lake District 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.