The Lakeland is probably the most picturesque national park in the UK.
The quiet rural atmosphere of mountains and lakes of Cumbria will definitely
make me come back soon!

Swans in Windermere

A graveyard, Keswick

Ducks at Derwent Water

Lake District steep hills

Sunset over Derwent Water, Keswick


Heading towards the peak of Helvellyn

Red Tarn

Clouds' shadows scattered over the valleys

Helvellyn, 950 metres (3,117 ft) above sea level, is the third highest peak in both the Lake District and England

Resting on the slope

Striding Edge, a rocky ridge as seen from the summit

Traffic on Striding Edge

Why did they bother to place all these stones so painstakingly?

Arriving back in Glenridding

Ullswater

Keswick's main square


A pier at Derwent Water


A village of Seatoller, mobile phones out of network

On the way towards Styhead Pass


Right-hand side traffic at Wasdale Valley

Wast Water, the deepest (79m) and most remote in Lake District




Very swift today... River Greta, Keswick

Cones

Roots uncovered

Animals of Lake District




A pine

A hollow bough

Castlerigg Stone Circle


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I will reply promptly!