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Boat Tour
Boat Tours & Water Sports , Bowness-on-Windermere
4.6
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Lake Windermere
Water Body
Lake Windermere , Windermere
4.7
In some ways the archetypically British setting, Lake Windermere sits charmingly in a shallow, lush valley of rolling hills, bushy trees, and
Tours from $39
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Water Body
Derwentwater , Keswick
4.9
One glance at Derwentwater is all you'll need to realize why this "Queen of Lakes" inspires so many romantic poets and artists. Towering crag
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Canyoning / Rapelling Tour
Canyoning & Rappelling Tours , Windermere
5.0
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Catbells Lakeland Walk ©
Hiking Trail
Catbells Lakeland Walk , Keswick
4.9
Hike the rolling green lakeside hills of Catbells Lakeland Walk. This 6.5 km (4 mi) walk snakes through the Lake District National Park, prov

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Cumbria

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Specialty Museums · Bodies of Water · Castles
Most people speed through Cumbria in a mad rush to get to the region’s most popular tourist attractions, the Lake District National Park and Hadrian’s Wall. Despite this unfortunate oversight, for centuries this county of outstanding natural beauty, bustling market towns, and picturesque villages has inspired musicians and writers, including William Wordsworth and Samuel Taylor Coleridge. Much of Cumbria is mountainous, and it notably contains Scafell Pike, England’s highest point. The region’s history was long characterized by invasions, mass migrations, and repeated bloody land disputes between the English and Scottish. Today, Cumbria stands poised to be invaded by tourists, but for the moment visitors here can enjoy quiet tours of the unspoiled land, dramatic mountain walks, sparkling lakes, and scenic hillside trails. With our world travel planner, United Kingdom vacations can be built around trips to Cumbria and other destinations in United Kingdom.

Historic Sites in Cumbria

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Castlerigg Stone Circle ©
Ruin
Castlerigg Stone Circle
Keswick
4.6
Duration: 2 hours
Tarn Hows ©
Historic Walking Area
Tarn Hows
Coniston
4.8
Duration: 2 hours
Muncaster Castle ©
Castle
Muncaster Castle
Ravenglass
4.3
Duration: 2h 30 min
Sizergh Castle ©
Castle
Sizergh Castle
Kendal
4.3
Duration: 2h 30 min

Museums in Cumbria

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Hill Top, Beatrix Potter's House ©
Specialty Museum
Hill Top, Beatrix Potter's House
Hawkshead
3.8
Duration: 1h 30 min
Lakeland Motor Museum ©
Specialty Museum
Lakeland Motor Museum
Backbarrow
4.6
Duration: 2 hours
The Puzzling Place ©
Specialty Museum
The Puzzling Place
Keswick
4.2
Duration: 2 hours
Blackwell, The Arts & Crafts House ©
Art Museum
Blackwell, The Arts & Crafts House
Bowness-on-Windermere
4.6
Duration: 1h 30 min

Nature in Cumbria

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Aira Force Waterfall ©
Waterfall
Aira Force Waterfall
Penrith
4.7
Duration: 2h 30 min
Buttermere Lake ©
Water Body
Buttermere Lake
Buttermere
4.9
Duration: 2h 30 min
Easedale Tarn ©
Water Body
Easedale Tarn
Grasmere
5.0
Duration: 2 hours
Lake District National Park Guided Walks ©
National Park
Lake District National Park Guided Walks
Lake District
4.9
Duration: 8 hours

Hidden gems in Cumbria

Michael Coates Clay Shooting ©
Fun & Games
Michael Coates Clay Shooting
Windermere
5.0
Duration: 2h 30 min
Alpacaly Ever After ©
Lookout
Alpacaly Ever After
Portinscale
4.8
Duration: 1h 30 min
Predator Experience ©
Wildlife Area
Predator Experience
Ayside
4.9
Duration: 2 hours
Helvellyn
Mountain
Helvellyn
Lake District
4.9
Duration: 2 hours

Parks in Cumbria

Center Parcs - Whinfell Forest ©
Playground
Center Parcs - Whinfell Forest
Penrith
4.1
Duration: 2 hours
Holehird Gardens ©
Garden
Holehird Gardens
Windermere
4.8
Duration: 2 hours
Go Ape Grizedale ©
Park
Go Ape Grizedale
Hawkshead
4.8
Duration: 2h 30 min
Hope Park ©
Park
Hope Park
Keswick
4.6
Duration: 2 hours

Featured attractions

Path to Adventure ©
Canyoning / Rapelling Tour
Path to Adventure
Broughton-in-Furness
5.0
Duration: 3 hours
Mobile Adventure - Day Adventures ©
Canyoning / Rapelling Tour
Mobile Adventure - Day Adventures
Keswick
5.0
Duration: 3 hours
The Lake District School of Food & Wine ©
Cooking Class
The Lake District School of Food & Wine
Penrith
5.0
Duration: 8 hours
Hampsfell Hospice ©
Lookout
Hampsfell Hospice
Grange-over-Sands
4.8
Duration: 30 minutes

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