There's more to the Lake District it than meets the eye. With so much history built into the landscape, it has its fair share of obscure facts. We’ve put together 10 of our favourite things you didn’t know.
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Another Place
Curated by the Another Place collective, here you’ll find a digital companion for The Machrie on Islay and The Lake in Ullswater.
Emma from Paper Planes and Caramel Waffles spent 48 hours at Another Place. Here's the highlights and recommendations from her first trip to Ullswater.
Marianne and Andrew Nicodem are photographers from Chicago. Find out why they were pleased to find somewhere different to stay in the Lake District. Here's their story.
One of the team at Another Place recently took her young family to the latest Peter Rabbit exhibition at Rheged and even though they have all grown up with Peter Rabbit she found out that there was still a lot more to discover.
Even the most casual cyclist can find a route in the Lake District. But, for every family-friendly ride, there are ten challenging routes up and around the fells. Here's our guide to routes, climbs and peaks in the Lakes.
Easter is a great time to be at our place with stand-up paddleboarding, raft building and night walks, and also to visit other places nearby, including Lowther Castle, Rheged Centre and the Theatre by the Lake.
Paddleboarding on the lake
Stand-up paddleboarder and blogger Lizzie Carr from ‘Lizzie Outside’ is always on the lookout for the next adventure. Find out why Ullswater is her new favourite place to be.
Wednesday 28 February - Sunday 3 June
Cumbria’s most famous literary character Peter Rabbit jumps right off the page in this interactive exhibition about Beatrix Potter’s first creation.
which also includes original artworks and manuscripts that are rarely exhibited.
For the last two years writer and artist Colin Hindle has been following the Wainwright books, documenting the best views he finds in words and drawings.
Travel fanatics Lloyd and Yaya had never been to The Lake District before. They spent four days here, exploring nearby with cameras at the ready.
We take a look at Origin's trip to Central America where they meet the farmers behind our coffee beans at Another Place.
Kevin Rushby, Guardian Travel's explorer, reminisces and shares with us his longstanding love affair of Ullswater in the Lake District.