Ullswater Steamers - Cruises across Lake Ullswater on 'MY Raven' or 'MY Lady of the Lake'. History, timetable, steamer walks, webcam, and local information.
Ullswater Association - Large source of information for visitors about the Ullswater valley and surrounding area
The Cumbria Directory Glenridding - Traveler's guide to Cumbria and the Lake District. Includes business and accommodation listings, and tourist attractions.
Daffodils at Ullswater - Brief information about Wordsworth Point, Glencoyne Bay, where William Wordsworth was reputedly inspired to write his famous poem 'Daffodils'.
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-- Walt Disney In any organization there will always be one person who knows what is going on. This person
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Sir, I would rather be right than be President.
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-- Thornton Wilder Travel and Tourism
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I do not believe in an afterlife, although I am bringing a change of underwear.
-- Woody Allen When a person can no longer laugh at himself, it is time for others to laugh at him.
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Science without religion is lame, religion without science is blind.
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-- Anonymous Travel and Tourism
Life is the flower for which love is the honey.
-- Victor Hugo I date this girl for two years--and then the nagging starts: "I wanna know your name."
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