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Lake District - Tourism and holiday information for the area. This is a commercial site that concentrates on business, rather than scenic, information for the visitor.
Aspects of Cumbria - the Lake District - A guide to Cumbria and the Lake District, Britain's most popular National Park. Details of all the tourist attractions, towns, villages, news and events.
Lake District National Park - Comprehensive, official park authority site including maps, photos conservation and tourist information. In addition there is a section for teachers wanting educational information.
Lake District Walks - By John Dawson. Contains detailed descriptions of 42 walks in the Lake District, with over 300 photographs.
Cumbria Tourist Board - The regional tourist board that covers Cumbria and the Lake District. A large amount of information from a web cam to accommodation, activities to photographs.
Lakeland Cam - Daily updated digital photographs of the English Lake District by Tony Richards.
The Lake District - Reviews on The Lake District written by consumers at Epinions.com.
Lake District Search and Mountain Rescue Association - The umbrella body for the 13 mountain rescue teams in Cumbria. Teams are largely autonomous, but LDSAMRA coordinates the development of operational matters such as radio communications and insurance, as well as the day to day running of an efficient, voluntary rescue service.
Wordsworth's Lake District - Brief guide to the three homes of William Wordsworth in the Lake District, that are all open to the public.
Lake District North West and Solway Coast. - General site for the Lake District North West and Solway Coast. Accommodation, features, photos, things to do and local information.
The Tizziewizzie Trail - A trail based around four attractions on Lake Windermere, the site includes history, events and games based on the Edwardian mythical Tizziewizzie.
The Friends of the Lake District - An organisation established in 1934 and dedicated to protecting and conserving the Lake District, and which campaigned successfully for its designation as a National Park.
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