Lake District
Attractions in England's Lake District
The
World of Beatrix Potter.
The
characters of Beatrix Potter's stories are brought to life in this
specialty museum of the Lakeland countryside.
http://www.hop-skip-jump.com/
Windermere
Steamboats and Museum.
A
unique and historic collection of steam and motor boats.
http://www.steamboat.co.uk/
The
Wordsworth Museum.
Part
of The Wordsworth Trust, displaying some of the greatest trasures from
the age of Romanticism.
http://www.wordsworth.org.uk/Default.asp?page=53
Ruskin
Museum.
John
Ruskin was an artist, art critic, amateur geologist, a teacher, writer,
social critic and philosopher.
http://www.ruskinmuseum.com/
Rydal
Mount and Gardens.
Historic
home and gardens of William Wordsworth.
http://www.rydalmount.co.uk/
Sizergh
Castle.
Originally
constructed in the Middle Ages, this imposing house is still inhabited
by the Strickland family by whom it was built. The garden includes two
lakes and a superb rock garden.
http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/
Windermere
Lake Cruises.
Ten
miles of magic on Lake Windermere.
http://www.windermere-lakecruises.co.uk/
Holker
Hall.
Grange-over-Sands,
Cumbria's most stately home contains a museum of historic cars.
http://www.holker-hall.co.uk/
Lake
District National Park.
Largest
in England, covering fells, lakes, villages, towns and beaches.
http://www.lake-district.gov.uk/
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