Lake District Of England England’s largest National Park. Made up of glistening lakes, picturesque valleys, soaring rugged green hills and sandy coastline.

The breathtakingly beautiful Lake District is England’s largest National Park. Made up of glistening lakes, picturesque valleys, soaring rugged green hills and sandy coastline, the best way to experience this region’s beauty is up close and personal. Spend a week hiking or biking through sections of it, enjoy a few leisurely days driving through it or see it from the water on one of the areas 16 lakes or coastlines in a canoe or kayak. Though the area has many quaint villages and charming towns, its real magnificence is in the scenery. For lovers of nature, the Lake District should be high on the priority list when in England.

The largest lake in, not just the Lake District, but all of England is Lake Windermere. After visiting the town of Bowness-on-Windermere, enjoy a leisurely scenic boat trip around the lake and its 18 islands. It is near here that you’ll also be able to take a Beatrix Potter Lakeland Tour, visiting the favourite places associated with the popular children’s author. You can visit the places she spent her school holidays and the gorgeous Hill Top Farm where she lived and drew inspiration from, when she wrote many of her stories about Peter Rabbit and his friends.

Head to the small but picturesque village of Grassmere, with its limestone cottages and rolling green hills, and you’ll also find yourself in the countryside where famous poet William Wordsworth lived. Visit his home of nearly 10 years at Dove Cottage. The Wordsworth Museum and Art Gallery is next door and houses the greatest collection of his journals, letters and poems.

Some of the Lake Districts most iconic hikes can be found in Great Langdale though most of the trails are strictly for the fit. For the fit and the brave, climb Helvellyn. Its steep, twin ridges were carved out by glacier action during the ice-age, but it affords spectacular views of the beautiful countryside - if it’s not shrouded in mist. For miles of open countryside and little else, hike through Newlands Valley or visit Beatrix Potter’s favourite lake at the tranquil Derwentwater.