25 views to convince you to visit the Lake District
Janine John
Overlooking Esthwaite Water near Hawkshead
They say a picture speaks a thousand words, so for this post I thought I’d let the photos do the talking and see if I can tempt you to visit the Lake District in the near future!
For this post I set myself the challenge of including photographs containing views from throughout the year, which haven’t appeared on the blog before. Some of the images were snapped on a smartphone, and others on my SLR camera – but all are from relatively accessible vantage points at low level, rather than from the fells. Here’s what I came up with!
Windermere from the viewpoint at HammarbankJenkins Field on the A591 near to Waterhead, AmblesideStockghyll river, below Stockghyll Force, AmblesideLooking across the Troutbeck valleyNorth of Troutbeck, before the Kirkstone PassLooking down The Struggle towards Ambleside and Windermere lakeWindermere early in the morning, looking towards Bowness BayLooking over Holehird Gardens, WindermereLooking over TroutbeckBowness Bay from The Laura Ashley Belsfield HotelThere aren’t many places you can’t see a good view – including the garden centre (at Hayes Garden World, Ambleside)Not far from Shap looking north east – the views when driving the A6 are less well known than those in the centre of the Lake District, but are very dramatic. Great views from where my car broke down, but glad I had a phone signal!Derwentwater from the Lingholm JettyThe Newlands Valley, a quiet and picturesque valley, separated from Derwentwater by CatbellsAnother scenic layby south of Keswick on the A591 – but not broken down this time!From the western shore of Windermere looking towards AmblesideConiston WaterThe iconic Yew Tree Farm, near Coniston – this was once owned by Beatrix Potter, and featured in the film ‘Miss Potter’ as a substitute for her real first Lake District home, Hill TopA wooden launch on Windermere coming in to the jetty at BrockholeThe Teal on Windermere, heading towards Waterhead, AmblesideWindermere from Ferry Nab on the eastern shore at Bowness-on-WindermereAutumn from Monk ConistonYew Tree Tarn near ConistonLooking across the fields from Wray Castle
Are you planning to visit the Lake District soon? If so, let us know which parts of the Lakes are on your list of things to see by leaving a comment below!
