You have to make time to visit Cumbria, it takes more than a day to see!
Cumbria has the whole of the Lake District to see
There are the Pennines and the Dales to the east
Hadrians Wall to the north
Walking from strolls round a lake to fell walking and rock climbing
Touring round the area by car
Visiting the places that Wordsworth used for inspiration
See also where Beatrix Potter got her inspiration for her childrens stories
play golf, visit National Trust properties, have a drink in the country pubs, relax and enjoy Cumbria
You enter the Lakes District at Kendal, which is worth a visit, with its cobbled streets and lots of small interesting shops.
The Lakes themseleves have a number of quaint and lovely small towns and villages
Lake Windermere, the largest and best known of the lakes
Hawkshead with its cobbled streets and associations with Wordsworth's school days
Tarn Hows, perhaps the lake's most scenic beauty spot
Coniston Water and a trip on the steam yacht Gondola
Ambleside with its shops, Bridge House and Stock Ghyll
Keswick as a base to climb Skiddaw, or walk round Derwent Water
Cockermoth and the house where Wordsworth was born
Carlisle, the fortified border city with a castle
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