The Lake District delights its visitors with a series of superlatives: England's largest
national park highest mountain deepest lakes and now a new World Heritage status. One of
Britain's best-loved and most visited locations unveils its secrets. Outside the somewhat
arbitrary National Park boundaries more gems await secluded roman ruins llamas farms and
pirate hidey-holes. This unusual guidebook explores 111 of the area's most interesting places
it leaves the well-trodden paths to find the unknown: marvel at a stained glass window which
inspired the American flag let others flock to Hill Top while you explore Beatrix Potter's
holiday home walk through ancient forest to talk to fairies and swim with immortal fish. Pause
to wonder at a stunning lake where a President proposed view a constellation of stars like
nowhere else find out why exotic spices are used in local cuisine.
