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Special delivery for Bowness Post Office with first Lake District Pound purchase

Lake District National Park Chief Executive, Richard Leafe, has spent his first Lake District Pounds at Bowness Post Office today to support local businesses taking part in the regional currency scheme.

Forget the gym – hiking is the best New Year’s fitness resolution

In 2017 I walked all 446 mountains over 2000ft in England and Wales in six months - the fastest ever time. 171 of these mountains are in the Lake District - so it included loads of explorations in Lakeland, which was amazing.

Six ways to keep safe on the fells this winter

Top winter walking safety tips.

Welcoming HRH Prince Charles to the World Heritage celebrations

As His Royal Highness, The Prince of Wales, today unveiled a special installation to mark the National Park’s World Heritage inscription, he hailed future opportunities for the Lakes.

Lake District cycling

Cycling in the Lake District here, including mountain bike and electric bike hire at Coniston and Hawkshead, and quiet and off-road routes to download on OS Maps.

Famous writers

Writers inspired by the Lake District: Beatrix Potter, Alfred Wainwright, William Wordsworth, John Ruskin, and John Cunliffe

Five great guided walks in and around Ambleside

Ambleside has long been a top tourist destination and a popular start point for a number of our favourite guided rambles.

Walking in the Lake District

Guided walk, routes and maps to download, accessible routes for pushchairs and wheelchairs, what to take walking, and what different rights of way mean for walkers in the Lake District National Park.

Windermere: Birdspotting

Print out this handy guide to the birds of Windermere, with descriptions and photos.

National Park sets sail on a new visitor travel strategy

Wrapping up the end of a busy summer season and ahead of World Tourism Day on Thursday, Lake District organisations and transport providers have stepped onboard an ambitious new plan to manage visitor travel for the next 20 years.

National Tree Week 2018

As it's National Tree Week 2018, Rusland Horizons' Dougie Watson discusses why the planting and preservation of trees in so important to him and encourages others to get involved by volunteering.

Brockhole

Photographs from the 1890s and later of Brockhole House.

Lake District UNESCO World Heritage Site leads the way on sustainable development and creates value for local communities

Published today (25 June 2020) by the UK National Commission for UNESCO, new research shows UNESCO projects can help build a greener, more equal and more peaceful world, while also creating financial value.

Thumbs up for Brockhole reopening

The weather couldn’t dampen the excitement as the Lake District Visitor Centre, Brockhole on Windermere, reopened on Saturday following the lockdown.

Miles Without Stiles 33: Sizergh and Holeslack Wood

A route from the bottom of the car park beside the cafe and information centre at National Trust's Sizergh Castle, a 1.9km circular route.

National Park seeks out Lake District superfans

The Lake District National Park is on the lookout for a team of passionate volunteers to launch a new ambassador programme aimed at giving visitors to the region a warm welcome.

Lake District launches World Heritage plan

The Lake District’s quest for World Heritage status was launched this week when 25 of the area’s leading organisations formally endorsed the Lake District’s Nomination.