Lake District
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Area | 2362 |
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Locations | Cumbria |
England | |
Highest point | Scafell Pike |
Passes | Honister Pass |
Whinlatter Pass | |
Gatescarth Pass | |
Did you know | Film director Ken Russell lived in the Keswick/Borrowdale area until 2007 and used it in films such as Tommy and Mahler. |
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ID | 405871 |
About Lake District
The Lake District, also known as the Lakes or Lakeland, is a mountainous region in North West England. A popular holiday destination, it is famous for its lakes, forests and mountains, and its associations with William Wordsworth and other Lake Poets and also with Beatrix Potter and John Ruskin.
Water firm wrongly downgraded pollution events, documents suggest
... One of the apparent cover-ups was in a World Heritage Site in the Lake District...
Lancashire supermarket chain Booths ditches self-service tills
... " We will retain self-checkouts in two of our stores in the Lake District in order to meet the needs of our customers during very busy periods...
New search technology leads to discovery of body in Glen Etive
... The technology has been developed by Lake District Search and Mountain Rescue Association (LDSAMRA)...
Rescue mission for UK rainforests' weird treasures
... Pockets of temperate rainforest are found to the west of Scotland and north Wales, as well as in the Lake District and south-west England...
Wasdale mountain rescuer Penny Kirby celebrates 40 years' service
... She lives in an old cottage in the foothills beneath the Lake District peak and totally understands the mountain s appeal to walkers and climbers...
Woman finds her 40-year-old message to dad in book bought online
... Mrs Ford, who was brought up in the Lake District, told: " It was a book I thought about over the years, but I didn t recognise it at first because it had no desk cover...
Northern Lights: England's skies glow in aurora spectacle
... The natural phenomenon was captured by photographers in the Lake District and in Northumberland on Tuesday evening...
Patterdale mountain rescuer injured in fall dies
... Chris Lewis, a member of the Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team (MRT) in the Lake District, fell 500ft (150m) in 2021, severely damaging his spine...
Woman finds her 40-year-old message to dad in book bought online
By Lewis ReedBBC News
A woman has spoken of her surprise at receiving the exact copy of The Book that she signed and sent to her late father in 1984.
Ros Ford, from Alfriston, East Sussex , purchased a copy of Texts and Pretexts by Aldous Huxley for her husband Adam's birthday.
The Order , through book warehouse ABE Books, was sent from a shop owned by Michael Moon in Whitehaven, Cumbria.
Inside was The Message Mrs Ford had hand-written decades ago.
Mrs Ford, who was brought up in the Lake District , told: " It was a book I thought about over The Years , but I didn't recognise it at first because it had no desk cover.
" So I was just flicking through it and there was my handwriting, dedicating it To My dear old dad. "
She originally bought The Book in 1984 for her father, adding: " As he was going into retirement, I thought it would be a lovely way of reflecting On Life .
" However, it's my husbands 83rd birthday and something I read in The Guardian prompted me to think about The Book , and I thought I'll get it for him for his birthday.
" Low and behold, a copy came from Michael Moon . It's a lovely circular story.
" And I have the privilege of paying for the same book twice. "
Mr Moon , said: " It makes our day, this is what our job is all about.
" I Am delighted to have sold it and they are delighted to received it.
" After 40 Years , it's like Two People pointing fingers. "
Related TopicsSource of news: bbc.com