What to see and do in the Lake District, national park in England

Maybe you don't know that North West England lies its greatest national park.

Lake district (Lakes Region) is a natural area of ​​2.3oo square kilometers where numerous lakes follow one another in a landscape of forested hills.

For its landscapes and its lakes, it is the most visited national park in england.

In a way, when visit the Lake District You will see that it offers landscapes very similar to those of the Scottish Lowlands (Lowlands), specifically, to Loch Lomond National Park. Or at least that's what it seemed to me.

This is the Lake District, a national park in England

En Lake district It is also found the highest mountain in England, a 977 meter high rock called Scafell Pike.

If you go in summer to the also known as the Lakes Region, you will see that it is a natural area very popular with tourists and visitors.

The reason, to enjoy the most diverse outdoor activities in its hills and lakes, that is, hiking, cycling, fishing, horseback riding or boat riding, etc...

In sum, Lake district It is an ideal area to spend a vacation season.

Driving route through the Lake District

Now, if in your sightseeing trip through the north of england You don't have time to spend a few days in the Lakes Region, I advise you to at least take a car route through this national park to see its most beautiful corners.

Specifically, I point out what is essential to see in the Lakes Region, during one route by car which can take you about 4-5 hours.

It may happen that you are traveling to Scotland, the west of England, by the M6 motorway.

In my case, I was returning from England to Liverpool and I decided to take the opportunity to make a quick tour of the lake district.

To do this, once passed Carlisle, en Penrith I turned towards the west taking the A66 road.

After a few kilometers the landscape changed and I entered an area of ​​forested hills, with a more mountainous landscape than you can enjoy going along the aforementioned M6 highway.

We were already in the Lake District National Park.

This is the visit to Keswick

In this way we soon reach Keswick, one of the most prominent towns in the Lake District, which is located next to the Derwentwater lake.

It is a town of medieval origin, a characteristic English town, with houses with very careful facades.

En Keswick It is said that there was the first pencil factory in the world, and in fact there is a pencil museum., and during your visit you should walk through its pedestrian streets and reach its marketplace, center of town life.

Next, you must take the road to the south that, passing through the Thirlmere Lake, takes you to Ambleside, another outstanding town, already on the banks of the Lake Windermere.

The latter is the most important and visited of the Lakes Region, with its elongated shape and about 16 kilometers in length.

This is Bowness's visit

If you continue down the road, already bordering the Lake Windermere, you arrive at one of the highlights of Lake district, the very flirtatious village of Bowness on Windemere.

Apart from walking along its main street, seeing the beautiful facades of its houses and its well-kept shops, the most interesting thing is to reach the pier area.

If you go in summer, you will surely find a great holiday atmosphere, where people stand out taking the boat for a cruise through Lake Windemere.

The pier building itself, with its terraces; the boats that constantly come and go on cruises around the lake; the beautiful gardens that surround the area…In short, a charming place to walk.

From this beautiful town on the banks of the Lake Windermere you can take the A591 road which, passing through Kendal, takes you back to the M6 ​​motorway.

In short, a highly recommended visit.

Photos of the Lakes Region

Here you have more photos of the most outstanding corners of Lake district, Lakes Region, a national park to visit in the north of England.

Map: where it is and how to get to the Lakes Region