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Holidays in Cumbria.

Cumbria is made up of the districts Allerdale, Barrow-in-Furness, Carlisle, Copeland, Eden and South Lakeland.

Villages & Towns : Alston, Ambleside, Barrow-in-Furness, Brampton, Carlisl, Coniston, Grange-over-Sands, Keswick, Kirkby Lonsdale, Kirkby Stephen, Maryport, Penrith, Ravenglass, Sedbergh, Silloth, Ulverston, Whitehaven, Windermere, Workington.

Cumbria is located in the northwest area of England, along the Irish Sea to the west, and along the Pennines to the east.

Crisp mornings walking amid some of England's most breathtaking scenery; lazy afternoons pottering around charming villages; cosy nights in front of a roaring log fire tucking in to sumptuous homemade food…..need any more persuasion? A visit to Cumbria – the Lake District this season will be just the ticket to lift damp spirits and banish the winter blues, so why not book yourself a Winter break right now from the comfort of your own home.


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Camping & Caravanning

 Eurocampings  -  ACSI Camping Guide

Car Rental Cumbria

 Holiday Autos  -   
Holiday Autos offers the best fully inclusive car hire prices. Get cheap car hire quickly and securely online with holidayautos.co.uk, the experts in online car rental.

Holiday Homes / Cottages & Apartments in Cumbria

    -  leading UK provider of self-catered holidays
Availability search [ refining by specifying price, pet, pub nearby, open fire, swimming pool and more possible ], special offers and brochure request.
Lake District National Park | Blackpool & The North West | Cumbria, The Lakes & The Eden Valley

  -  Holiday Lodges and Holiday Parks Britain
A short break, or weekend, at one of our holiday parks gives you a real getaway, whatever the season. You'll find well-equipped and cosily heated bungalows, lodges, chalets, apartments and caravans in beautiful forest, countryside and coastal surroundings from Cornwall to the Scottish Highlands and from Pembrokeshire to East Anglia.

  Interhome  -  Holiday homes

 The Coppermines  -  The Coniston Coppermines and Lake District Cottages
The Coppermines & Coniston Lakes Cottages - Cumbria - Lakeland, Self Catering, Mountain, Country and Village Holiday Cottages, of Quality and Character with Log Fires and Oak Beams in Stunning and Quiet Lake and Mountain Scenery, where pets are welcome and great for walking, rock climbing, abseiling, gorge scrambling, mountain biking, cycling, orienteering, canoeing, sailing, fishing, horse riding and pony trekking.
Places: Coniston, Sawrey, Hawkshead, Duddon Valley, Lowick, Woodland, Broughton-Mills, The Lickle Valley, Ambleside, Grasmere, Garsdale, Windermere, Cumbria, Langdale

Hostels / Youth Hostels

 
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 Youth Hostels England 

Hotels Cumbria

 Hotels in Cumbria  -  Hotel Guide Cumbria 
Hotels in Bowness-on-Windermere, Windermere, Ambleside, Carlisle, Kendal, Keswick, Grasmere, Penrith, Barrow in Furness, Grange Over Sands, Workington, Cockermouth, and more ...

 

 

Superbreak 
2-5 star hotels, with the majority in the 3-4 star+ rating.

More Hotels? See Hotels.

National Parks Cumbria

 Lake District National Park
Covering 880 square miles, the Lake District National Park is the largest, most spectacular and most visited of Britain's National Parks.
Right at the center of the scenic Lake District, this National Park contains England's largest lake, Windermere, and its highest peak, Scafell Pike.

Travel Agents / Tour Operators

Superbreak
Superbreak offer leisure hotel breaks and features 2-5 star hotels, with the majority in the 3-4 star+ rating.

 
Widest choice of self-catering holidays / short breaks throughout Britain, Ireland and Europe
A self-catering holiday in one of Hoseasons' holiday lodges and parks brings a new meaning to the word freedom. From the moment you arrive you can revel in the limitless possibilities offered at every resort centre.
And with late availability and last minute booking facilities, you'll soon be experiencing the holiday of your dreams. Enjoy a weekend or short break in beautiful countryside, at some of Europe's finest beaches or forest surroundings.

  -  Create your perfect trip  -  Hotel and Car

 Curlew Guided Walking  -  Walking holidays and short breaks in the North of England
Within this compact corner of Great Britain can be found the finest, most varied walking and hiking in the UK. The Lake District and Yorkshire Dales National Parks offer endless opportunities for mountain and valley walking of all grades. 
 Tellings Golden Miller  -  coach tours and excursions
Day excursions, short breaks & holidays. English seaside resorts, special events.



 Keswick Launch
Located on the lake shore of Derwentwater near to the Lakeland market town of Keswick, the launch company offers Lake District cruises around Derwentwater throughout the year.
The launches start their journey from the Keswick boat landings and cruise around the lake stopping at seven lakeshore jetties where you may embark or join the various boats. Alternatively, stay on the boat and enjoy the 50 minute trip around Derwentwater.
 Ullswater Steamers
Sailing on England's 'most beautiful lake' 363 days a year. The Ullswater Steamers have been sailing on the lake since 1859. 'Lady of the Lake' was launched in 1877 and 'Raven' followed in 1889. Ideal for 1 or 2 hour cruises or for access to some of the most beautiful walks in the Lake District. Howtown Pier gives access to many spectacular walks, including the popular lakeshore walk to Patterdale.
 Windermere Lake Cruises
Steamers and launches sail daily between Ambleside, Bowness and Lakeside. Additional summer routes.

Travel Guides Cumbria / Related books

Travel Guides Cumbria 

Lakeland Walker  -  Discounted subscription
Lakeland Walker is the only magazine devoted to walks in this area of outstanding natural beauty. With a multitude of walks in every issue there is something for everyone, from leisurely strolls by rivers and lakes to more daunting day treks to the summits of England's highest mountains.

Transportation / How do I travel to Cumbria

 Newcastle Airport [ NCL ]  -  7 miles from Newcastle
Flights from Aberdeen, Belfast, Birmingham, Bristol, Cardiff, Dublin, Exeter, Isle of Man, Jersey, London, Plymouth and Southampton.
Downloadable flights timetable available [ [ desktop & pda ].

  Opodo  -   
Flight tickets Cumbria, Flight tickets Newcastle.

 

 
Book cheap flights to Newcastle at ebookers and benefit from discounted airfares. View their latest offers and book your flights, accommodation, car hire and insurance online

  Airline Tickets / Bargain Flights  -  Flights Cumbria / Price comparison possible

 
thetrainline is the fully impartial rail ticketing website owned by the Virgin Group, Virgin Rail Group and National Express Group, providing the cheaper way to buy train tickets online. thetrainline provides fast, easy and secure access to timetables, tickets and fares for all National Rail journeys across the UK.

 Ravenglass & Eskdale Railway  
Small steam engines haul trains through two of Lakelands loveliest valleys to the foot of Englands highest mountain.
 South Tynedale Railway - Trains operating between Alston and Kirkhaugh
The South Tynedale Railway operates narrow gauge passenger trains along a 2¼ mile line along the scenic South Tyne valley between Alston, in Cumbria and Kirkhaugh, in Northumberland. Train services operate on certain dates between Easter and October and "Santa Special" trains on certain dates in December each year.

 - Around the UK
You name it, they go there. National Express carries over 16 million passengers a year to 1000 different places in the UK, and thousands of others to destinations across Europe and Ireland. They run more services to and from UK airports than anyone else, and they even lay on special services to festivals like Glastonbury!

 Coniston Launch  - Ferry Services North Lake & South Lake / Jetties
 Cross Lakes Shuttle 
Bowness-on-Windermere, Hawkshead, Grizedale Forest, Coniston
 Hadrian's Wall Bus (AD 122) - Bowness-on-Solway - Carlisle - Newcastle

 Maps International  -  Maps of Cumbria  
Mapsinternational.co.uk is one of the largest map shops online.
 Multimap.com 
Street-level maps, road maps; door-to-door travel directions; aerial photographs; and local information.


Links 

 Travel Insurance  -  online travel and holiday insurance for UK and Irish residents

 Cumbria - The Lake District 
Activity Attractions, Animal and Nature Attractions, Arts & Crafts, Children's Attractions, Exhibition Centres, History and Heritage, Lakes & Waterways, Museums & Galleries, Parks & Gardens, Places of Interest, Planes, Trains & Automobiles, Spiritual, Theme Parks etc.

 Allerderdale 
  Arnside and Silverdale  -  designated landscape of special importance
Covering 75 sq km, straddling the boundary of Cumbria and Lancashire,adjoining Morecambe Bay. The Limestone geology and coastal aspect of the area sustains a complex mosaic of habitats. There are many semi-natural ancient woodlands, wildflower-rich limestone grasslands, protected limestone pavements, coastal salt-marshes, rare butterflies and many other diverse habitats. See Arnside and Silverdale AONB Website.
 Western Lake District

 Cockermouth
Cockermouth owes it existence to the river system. The nearby Roman camp of Dervenitio, modern Papcastle, was situated at the northern end of a crossing of the river Derwent, which flows from east to west just north of the present town centre. Here was an important road junction in the back-up to Hadrian's Wall.
Cockermouth's principal claim to fame is that William Wordsworth was born here, and spent the first years of his life at the school in Kirkgate (now the Church Hall).
Wordsworth is not the only well known person to have come from the town or its environs. Both Fletcher Christian, the mutineer, of the Bounty, and John Dalton of atomic theory fame came from villages close to Cockermouth and are claimed as its own.
 Keswick  -  the Heart of the Lake District 
Keswick has become the major centre for tourism in the north lakes. This pretty market town offers a wide range of attractions for visitors, from shops and restaurants to museums.
 MaryPort
Maryport is a delightful harbour side town situated on the beautiful Solway Firth. Its history covering 2000 years boasts a Roman Fort, Georgian buildings, Victorian docks, and industries which have included coal mining, iron making, shipping and shipbuilding and many fascinating links with famous men and historical events.
 Silloth on Solway
Nestling on the shores of the Solway Firth, facing the hills of Southern Galloway and backed by the Lake District Fells. Silloth, the popular seaside resort in Cumbria's Western Lakes and Coast, is noted for its invigorating but mild climate; its leisurely peaceful atmosphere and perhaps, most of all, its glorious sea views and sunsets fine enough to be recorded for posterity by Turner, the famous landscape artist.
 Wigton
The town existed already before AD1100. Located on the Solway Plain between the Caldbeck Fells and the Solway Coast.
Wigton is a centre for shopping, pubs and restaurants, theatre, bowls, swimming, tennis and sports. It's a starting point or a base for hiking and biking trips in the Solway Plain and Caldbeck fells of Cumbria.
 Workington
Set on the west coast of Cumbria, south of the Solway Firth, Workington, the largest town on Cumbria's west coast. Sandwiched between the sea and the Derwent River, Workington's present name is a clue to its past history, involved mostly with mining, shipping, and manufacturing. The town's original name comes from "Weork" and "Wyre", an Anglican chieftain.

 Across the Lake  -  The Donald Campbell Homepage  -  a Donald Campbell tribute page
 Arthur Ransome
Arthur Ransome's "Swallows and Amazons" series of books, and other works, are known all over the world. This Website aims to provide information on Arthur Ransome's books, his life, the locations and identities featured in his writings, and other Ransome-related information.
 Brantwood
The one-time home of John Ruskin at Coniston and now open to the public.
 Dove Cottage  -  Wordsworth Trust
Dove Cottage was the home of William Wordsworth from December 1799 to May 1808, the years of his supreme work as a poet. It was built, probably in the early part of the 17th century, as a small hostelry. With its oak-panelled hall and floors of Westmorland slate, Dove Cottage never fails to give pleasure to the visitor.
 England's northwest 
 Loweswater  -  Lake
Nestled in a wooded valley in the far west of the Lake District, in the Vale of Lorton, Loweswater is a peaceful lake that is often bypassed. At approximately 1 mile in length, 1/2 mile wide and 60 feet deep, it provides an excellent lake circuit for walkers.
Loweswater is unique within the Lake District, as it is the only lake that drains towards the center of Lakeland - to Crummock Water which it was once joined to. Red squirrels, whose favourite habitat is coniferous, can be found in the locality. The lake is owned by the National Trust.
 News from Cumbria  -  News & Star
 Penrith Castle  -  English Heritage  -  see North West Region
 Vale of Lorton
The Vale of Lorton is a sequence of valleys leading from Cockermouth towards Keswick. In one of the lushest, prettiest parts of the Northern Lakes, the valley contains the lakes Loweswater, Crummock Water and Buttermere. At the end of the valley you can get to Keswick via Honister Pass and Borrowdale.
There are many excellent walks in this area, including to the waterfall at Scale Force.

Cuisine

 Traditional foods in England

The Good Food Guide 2005 - by Andrew Turvil (Editor)
The Good Food Guide continues to be the most reliable single source for the best of eating out in the UK. Its objectivity and independence have been well established for over 50 years, and its commitment to providing informative, well-written, fully researched reviews of around 1,300 of the best restaurants in the land remains undiminished. As for each new edition, the range it covers is wide, whether it is a Chinese restaurant in Liverpool, fish restaurant in Edinburgh, country-house hotel dining room in Wales, or latest opening by a high-profile chef in London. There are over 350 entries in London alone -- more than in many just-London' restaurant guides.
Paperback 784 pages (October 1, 2004)

History of Cumbria

Cumbria was created in 1974, and covers the traditional counties of Cumberland and Westmorland, plus the Furness part of Lancashire, and a protrusion of Yorkshire.

 English Heritage

Music, Art & Culture

 English folk and traditional music
Guide to Internet resources relating to English folk music
 Traditional music & Folk related links  -  by area

Web Portal / Search Engine / Directories

 The Cumbria Directory

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