LAKE DISTRICT by GARAGELAND

Photography • Atmosphere/Mood • posted on Dec 04, 2012

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Description

The Lake District, also commonly known as The Lakes, is a mountainous region in North West England. A popular holiday destination, it is famous not only for its lakes, forests, and mountains (or fells), but also for its associations with the early nineteenth century poetry and writings of William Wordsworth and the other Lake Poets. The Lakes were designated a National Park on 9 May 1951, becoming the second National Park in the United Kingdom after the Peak District. It is the largest of the thirteen National Parks in England and Wales, and the second largest in the UK after the Cairngorms. Historically shared by the counties of Cumberland, Westmorland, and Lancashire, the Lake District now lies entirely within the modern county of Cumbria. All the land in England higher than three thousand feet above sea level lies within the National Park, including Scafell Pike, the highest mountain in England. It also contains the deepest and longest lakes in England, Wastwater and Windermere, respectively. You can spend weeks here with your trusty camera. ZOOOOOM for full flavour. Have a nice day.