Lake District holidays
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After boundaries were re-drawn, we asked you to share your best pictures of the Yorkshire Dales and Lake District national parks – including newly incorporated areas now on many walkers’ bucket lists
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Extensions to two of England’s most beautiful upland national parks mean there are now new walks, great pubs and history that’s ripe for exploring
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6 July 1960: There are fresh problems arising from an increasing amount of water skiing on Lake Windermere
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The Labour peer on walking in the Lake District, the book he was ashamed he’d not read, and a great British chippy run by Kurds
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A new flock of battery-powered hire cars aims to offer a gentler, greener way of touring the Lake District. Rachael Oakden gives one a whirl
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Wonderful, secluded places are still to be found in the well-trodden Lakes and Dales, as Daniel Start reveals in an excerpt from his new Wild Guide
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Richard Nelsson takes a unique opportunity to lose himself in England’s stunning watery wilderness on a swimming-and-hiking journey
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Despite a mildly corporate feel, this 22-bedroom Victorian pile in the Lakes redeems itself with historic features and our writer’s favourite luxury: TVs in the bathrooms
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A trip to the Lakes to join the celebrations for Beatrix Potter’s 150th birthday will make for family fun – and provide a chance to tuck in to some fine food and drink
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The PM has urged Britons to visit northern areas that suffered flooding this winter. On this occasion you should listen to him
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Amid the recovery process, hoteliers, local businesses and regional tourist boards are trying to shape a positive future and are eager to manage misconceptions about travel to the affected areas
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At Christmas young children come here to meet Santa and real reindeer, but this award-winning Lake District farm attraction has enough indoor and outdoor activities to keep all ages happy year-round
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Bling decor and patchy food marred a stay in this beautiful 16th-century manor house hotel on the edge of the Lake District
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The new 81-mile Morecambe Bay cycle route offers a scenic, leisurely introduction to long-distance cycling – and, says our northern editor, a great excuse to gorge on the region’s excellent food and drink
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German artist Kurt Schwitters’ final masterpiece is transported from a Lakeland hillside to an art gallery in September 1965
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This smart new hotel in the Lake District offers a good night’s sleep, but bling furnishings, slow service and added costs take the shine off a stay here
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What with electric bicycles, giant underground zipwires and inland surfing there’s a whole lot of new outdoor adventures to be had in the UK’s holiday hotspots, even if it’s pouring
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Children are free to clamber among the trees without a harness in this huge network of tunnels, walkways and trampolines
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Lake District warehouse with planning permission to turn into seven two-bedroom cottages is up for auction – a sweet deal for buyers with energy
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Travel by motorboat or canoe around Fermanagh’s waterways, swim in the Lake District, or relax in Turkey
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Set up camp at Priest’s Hole, a cave on the side of Dove Crag, and then wake up to a penthouse view of the fells
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Who needs company? When life gets messy, Emma Jane Unsworth hires a motorhome and heads for the hills
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Follow the Cumbria Way’s much-loved route in the shadow of some of England’s finest mountain scenery
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With bracing walks, dramatic scenery and not a tourist in view, visiting the Lakes is more enjoyable at this time of year, says Kevin Rushby. And when the weather turns, it’s easy to keep warm. Cumbrian whisky, anyone?
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New holiday gives parents a haven of peace between the stress of Christmas and the new year party season
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Photographs from the Guardian Eyewitness series
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The YHA’s finest, from a 19th-century shooting lodge to a Norman castle and a solar-powered mountain hut
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For its drama and epic scale, this shot could easily be mistaken for one snapped in the Alps or the Pyrenees – rather than the Helvellyn summit plateau in the Lake District
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