Enjoying The National Park

Places video clip

Canoeing in the Lake District National Park

The Lake District National Park is a living landscape as it is home to over 40,000 people.

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This video shows Bowness Bay, Windermere Marina, the Georgian roundhouse on Belle Isle on Windermere, Wordsworth's Dove Cottage in Grasmere and Keswick.

Wander lonely as a cloud?

As well as Wordsworth, many other writers have been inspired by the Lake District. Find out more on our Famous writers page.