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Get out of Blackpool and visit Coniston Water.
This is where Donald Campbell fatal world record attempt for the world water speed record in 1967. The village is a centre for walking in the area, but it was once a copper mining centre. One lovely way to see the area is to take a boat trip from Coniston pier on the national Trust boat. It calls at Brantwood and Park-a-Moor. It was at Brantwood that the writer and philosopher John Rushkin lived and some of his paintings and memorabilia can be seen there. There is also an exhibition about Rushkin and Gandhi showing Rushkins influence on this Statesman. North of Conisaton water is a manmade landscaped pool (Tarn Hows) There is a chance to climb the “Old Man of Coniston” 803metres high.
Brantwood
Off the B5285 near Hawkeshead Hill
Tel. 015394 41396
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Visit Kendal.
This is a lovely busy market town with lots of buildings in grey limestone which is easy to explore on foot. The Abbot Hall from 1759 has an art collection painted by Turner and Romney. In the Abbot’s Hall stable is the Museum of Lakeland Life and Industry. There are demonstrations of local crafts and trades
Abbot Hall Art Gallery and Museum of Lakeland Life and Industry.
Tel: 01539 722464
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Visit Rydal -
In 1813 the Wordsworths and his sister Dorothy moved to a larger house (Rydal Mount) in Rydal and lived there until 1850. In the grounds there are waterfalls and a summerhouse where the poet used to sit. The DORA’S Field nearby is a mass of daffodils in the spring.
Rydal Mount
Tel: 015394 33002
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Visit Ulverston -
This is a little historic town which is famous because of its connection with Laurel and Hardy. Stan Laurel was born here in 1890. There is a museum in the town with memorabilia in it.
Laurel and Hardy Museum
Upper Brook street Ulverston
Tel: 01229 582292
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Visit the little town of Hawkeshead.
This is a beautiful traffic free village with lovely cute little alleys and timber-framed houses. Leave a Comment
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This is where the poet William Wordsworth (1770-1850) lived during his most creative years, in Dove Cottage which is now open to the public. There is a museum in the barn behind the house with memorabilia of this wonderful poet. William Wordsworth was born in the lake District and lived there most of his life. He went to school in Hawkeshead and then went to Cambridge. In 1802 he married an old school friend Mary. At Dove Cottage they received such guests as the poet Coleridge. Today Grasmere is a little town with shops and restaurants. Parking can be a problem in the summer months though. The Wordsworths are buried in St. Oswalds Church.
Dove Cottage and the Wordsworth Museum
Off the A591 near Grasmere
Tel: 015394 35544
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