The Lake District is a region credited with a fascinating countryside in Cumbria, the north-west of England. With numerous lakes and more than 100 mountain peaks, it covers a total area of 2,243 square kilometres. The region was declared a national park in 1951 in order to protect its natural resources for future generations.
Also known as the Lakes or the Lakeland, this breathtaking destination has been very special to nature lovers since time immemorial. Poet William Wordsworth is one of them whose early writings reflect the beauty of this place. In fact, there was a group called the Lake Poets during the turn of the nineteenth century, comprising poets and writers all of whom lived in the Lake District.
As mentioned earlier, there are many important lakes and mountains situated in the Lake District. This includes the largest, Lake Windermere and the highest English mountain Scafell Pike. The area is also one of the most populated notional parks in the country having major settlements within the mountainous areas. Keswick, Windermere, Ambleside, and Bowness-on-Winder-mere are the four large towns here.