Jarrold Short Walks 3 - Lake District
ISBN: 0-7117-1604-8
The real beauty of the Lake District lies in its constantly changing aspects-from dramatic geological shifts to the subtle play of light on fellsides and lowland pastures, or a breeze rippling across the surface of a lake.
Strictly speaking, in spite of its name, the Lake District has only one lake-Bassenthwaite. All the others are 'tarns', 'meres' or 'waters', many of which are explored in walks in this guide, including Buttermere, Elterwater, Rydal Water, LoughriggTarn, Ullswater and Tarn Hows. But the lakes are only one ingredient of Lakeland's unique landscape, which also includes hills and fells (such as Castle Crag and Cat Bells), forests (such as Grizedale and Whinlatter), valleys (like Borrowdale and Rannerdale) and picturesque towns and village, including Keswick, Patterdale, Hawkshead, Windermere and Braithwaite. Also included is Rydal Mount, the home of Lakeland's most famous son, the poet William Wordsworth, from 1813 until his death in 1850.
The real beauty of the Lake District lies in its constantly changing aspects-from dramatic geological shifts to the subtle play of light on fellsides and lowland pastures, or a breeze rippling across the surface of a lake.
Strictly speaking, in spite of its name, the Lake District has only one lake-Bassenthwaite. All the others are 'tarns', 'meres' or 'waters', many of which are explored in walks in this guide, including Buttermere, Elterwater, Rydal Water, LoughriggTarn, Ullswater and Tarn Hows. But the lakes are only one ingredient of Lakeland's unique landscape, which also includes hills and fells (such as Castle Crag and Cat Bells), forests (such as Grizedale and Whinlatter), valleys (like Borrowdale and Rannerdale) and picturesque towns and village, including Keswick, Patterdale, Hawkshead, Windermere and Braithwaite. Also included is Rydal Mount, the home of Lakeland's most famous son, the poet William Wordsworth, from 1813 until his death in 1850.