Best walks in the Lake District: Beautiful lakeside hiking routes and where to stay - Here are some of the best walks and hiking routes in one of the UK’s most popular holiday and hiking ...

Here are some of the best walks and hiking routes in one of the UK’s most popular holiday and hiking destinations, the Lake District, for 2025 Stay up to date with notifications from The Independent ...

With a population of less than 500 people, it has one pub and not a shop in sight. But that appears to be working in the village of Bassenthwaite's favour as it has been named UK's most peaceful ...

Peaksandpubs, who is "on the hunt to find the UK's best post-hike pub", had special praise for a popular haunt in Ambleside. The caption reads: "Chances are, if you hike, or just visit the Lake ...

Tom Chesshyre hiked 379 miles around the Lake District last year to try and unearth some ... 'I did a 379-mile hike around the Lake District to find its ... "The pub is from a long time ago and ...

When she died in 1943, she left 4,000 acres of Lake District land and countryside in the National Trust’s care, as well as 15 farms. Her home, Hilltop Farm, can still be visited.

This part of the Lake District is a world away from the tourist hotspots of Windermere and Ambleside, but it’s worth making a trek to for the rugged natural beauty you’ll find there.

Above the big front door to this walkers’ paradise of a Lake District pub, a date is etched in curling red and black numbers: 1688. The Horse & Farrier, originally a farmhouse before the canny ...

Pubs in the Lake District, for that matter, are arguably the best. But one may rise above the rest. @peaksandpubs Royal Oak, Ambleside📍 Chances are, if you hike, or just visit the Lake District ...

A 912-square-mile area of fells, lakes and market towns, the Lake District is one of the UK’s most popular destinations for a staycation. Britain’s largest National Park is home to England’s ...

An area of craggy fells, expansive lakes and chocolate box market towns spread over 912 square miles, the Lake District is one of the UK’s most popular tourist destinations.. With England’s tallest ...