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Lake District National Park

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515,1257,0

Windermere

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41,75,119

Keswick

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160,326,79

Barrow in Furness

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53,153,14

Carlisle

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26,36,56

Bowness-on-Windermere

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15,25,40

Grasmere

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35,56,21

Coniston

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27,59,12

Penrith

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14,16,35

Ambleside

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14,37,67

Kendal

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18,33,22

Cockermouth

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12,32,18

Ullswater

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49,67,2

Dent

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10,57,0

Isle of Walney

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19,64,0

Appleby

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6,15,4

Derwentwater

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29,30,0

Glenridding

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3,15,1

Bowness-on-Solway

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1,2,0

Sedbergh

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8,20,2

Mosedale

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0,3,0

Pooley Bridge

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3,5,0

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Windermere  

Glenville House

 1 Review and 143 Opinions  Spent a night at Glenville house in July of 2010. Booked the room on the net with alot of... 

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Keswick  

Lodore Falls Hotel

 1 Review and 379 Opinions  Stayed there for a wedding. On leaving they added an extra GBP 100 to my bill for damage to some... 

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The Brown Horse Inn: Idyllic Location

The Brown Horse Inn: Idyllic Location, Cumbria

 Jannice48 Says:  The Brown Horse is a lovely pub set in the Winster Valley with beautiful views over the countryside. It is a traditional pub with log fires and low beamed... 

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The Rum Story

The Rum Story, Cumbria

 into-thin-air Says:  In Whitehaven you can visit The Rum Story, This is a great museum that tells the history of Whitehaven, The Jefferson Family, their links with the Slave Trade... 

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Scales Cottage: Outstanding Location

Scales Cottage: Outstanding Location, Cumbria

 nickandchris Says:  We were looking for a site in the Mungrisdale area.As it was heading for winter and we had had plenty of rain, we knew we would require hardstandings to stop... 

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Shap Wells, Hotel: Luxurious Shap Wells

Shap Wells, Hotel: Luxurious Shap Wells, Cumbria

 TygerLyn Says:  A continuous programme of expansion and refurbishment has transformed Shap Wells into a unique hotel. First time guests will not fail to notice the unique... 

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The Bridge Inn, Santon Bridge: Great Location

The Bridge Inn, Santon Bridge: Great Location, Cumbria

 VickiJ Says:  This hotel has a great location for some really good places to visit. It is off the beaten track and is in an area that might not be as densily population with... 

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Gill Brow Farm Cotage: " Cottage to Let "

Gill Brow Farm Cotage: " Cottage to Let ", Cumbria

 into-thin-air Says:  As Well as offering B+B on the Farm, Anne and John also have a Cottage to Let !!!The Cottage is Right in the Farm-Yard and has three bedrooms sleeping up to six... 

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Only if you are Very Lucky !!!

Only if you are Very Lucky !!!, Cumbria

 into-thin-air Says:  When visiting Lakeland you will no doubt take a tour around as many lakes as you can, If you are interested in wildlife then you will be keeping your eyes open... 

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CRAGHILLS BOOT STORE: Where to buy your boots in Lakeland

CRAGHILLS BOOT STORE: Where to buy your boots in Lakeland, Cumbria

 into-thin-air Says:  One thing that you Really Need when visiting Lakeland is a Good pair of Boots – Personally I always buy by boots at TEMPLE SPORTS or their sister shop CRAGHILLS... 

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Cleugh Head Farm: Simply Excellent

Cleugh Head Farm: Simply Excellent, Cumbria

 nickandchris Says:  Our overnight stay enroute to Northumberland, Easter 2007.This is a marvellous site, a Caravan Club CL. situated off the A69, on a very minor road, very close... 

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Talkin Tarn Country Park.

Talkin Tarn Country Park., Cumbria

 nickandchris Says:  This is in the north of the county and on a recent stay near Brampton, we took a look at Talkin Tarn.Our initial impression of this tarn was that it was rather... 

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Kemplerigg Certificated site: One We Return To Again and Again

Kemplerigg Certificated site: One We Return To Again and Again, Cumbria

 nickandchris Says:  This is one of our all time favourite certificated locations and we are lucky enough to have it less than an hour away from us. It was one of the first sites we... 

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Dentdale.

Dentdale., Cumbria

 nickandchris Says:  Dent village is in Dentdale, on the western slopes of the Pennines in Yorkshire, but is actually a Cumbrian village today.It owes it's origins to the Vikings... 

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 This is a walk from Grange over Sands, up to the limestone pavement overlooking Morecambe Bay. There is a refuge on the tops, with superb views.Over the Easter... 

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Q:  We are just about to book with Lakelovers. The coach house at Grasmere. would love to hear from anybody that has stayed here in... 

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A: The company you are thinking of booking with ticks all the right boxes as far as accreditation with tourist organisations like Visit Britain & Enjoy England are concerned... 

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Wasdale -- " My Back Yard " !!!

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 I thought it was about time I changed the opening photo on here, This is one I took earlier this month (February 09) of Wasdale in the snow – I Hope you like it ;-) I live in a small village called... 

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My County

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 It's funny ,but for some reason I have only just got round to creating my Cumbria page, even though we live here. It could be that most of our photos are not digital and we haven't got round to... 

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Where I Live.....

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 The majority of people that visit Cumbria/The lake District, come to walk up and around the fells of the lake district. I live in West Cumbria which is on the coast line, which is within easy access... 

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Ulverston, Cumbria

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 OK so living here can be a bit dull, but friends from elsewhere and visitors I've met in pubs love it. Ulverston has a population of about 10,000, originally farming people and the families that... 

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Lake Windermere

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  When my Son Steven and his fiancee Vicci decided to get married in the Lake District in August 2006 instead of New Zealand we were all over the moon that we could share this wonderful occasion with... 

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