The Lake District in North West England

The most visited national park in the United Kingdom with 15.8 million annual visitors and more than 23 million annual day visits. Known simply as 'The Lakes' this National Park in North West England is home to some of the greatest nature and hiking trails in the U.K and wildlife such as the Fell pony which is native to North West England.


Many great poets and writers have lived in The Lakes such as William Wordsworth and Beatrix Potter (both have museums/ homes that you can visit) and has had famous visitors such as Percy Bysshe Shelley, Sir Walter Scott and John Keats to mention a few.

These pictures were taken around the village Elterwater, Grasmere and Windermere: