If you are a lover of poetry or English Literature, this is the place for you. I am talking about the Lake District. It is also the place if you love walking through field and fell, hiking up mountains or fishing in rivers and lakes.
The title of this post comes from Lake District poet, William Wordsworth. He and his contemporaries including Coleridge and Scott often wrote of or were inspired by the natural beauty of the region. It is truly an outdoor lovers paradise. Miles of trails through fields and over hills, along the lakes and rivers run throughout the region. Just be sure to shut the gate as you cross through pastures of grazing sheep.
For the truly ambitious hike up Old Man Coniston, just over three miles up on somewhat rugged terrain.https://www.walklakes.co.uk/walk_2.html At least that is what we heard. We chose to pass on this one as it would take a full day and there was so much to see in only a week. We did do some hikes through beautiful forests and walks through charming villages.
Whether you come here on a literary pilgrimage or just to stop and literally smell the roses, there are not many places lovelier than England’s Lake District.
“You may leave the Lake District, but once you’ve been, it’ll never leave you…”
Anonymous
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