Here are all the links collected together from across this website:
Looking After
The following links to websites are offered in good faith. The Lake District National Park Authority has no control over the content of the sites and no endorsement of any of the products or services contained on the sites is implied.
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Local organisations
- Bassenthwaite Lake Restoration Programme
- Fix the Fells
- Flora of the Fells
- Friends of the Lake District
- Friends of the Sir John Barrow Monument in Ulverston
- Osprey Watch
- The Tourism and Conservation Partnership
National organisations
- Association of Heritage Interpretation
- Association of Inland Navigation Authorities
- BTCV
- Centre for Ecology and Hydrology
- Countryside Agency
- Defra
- England's Northwest
- English Heritage
- Environment Agency
- Fact - Forum for the Application of Conservation Techniques
- Field Studies Council
- Heather Trust
- National Trust
- Natural England
- Nature.net
- Plantlife
- Save our Squirrels
- The Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981
National Parks in the UK
- ANPA - Association of National Park Authorities
- Brecon Beacons National Park Authority
- Broads Authority
- Cairngorms National Park Authority
- Council for the National Parks
- Dartmoor National Park Authority
- Exmoor National Park Authority
- Loch Lomond and the Trossachs
- National Parks Portal
- North York Moors National Park Authority
- Northumberland National Park Authority
- Peak District National Park Authority
- Pembrokeshire Coast National Park Authority
- Snowdonia National Park Authority
- The New Forest National Park Authority
- Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority
National Parks worldwide
- Europarc Germany
- Parks Canada
- The Portal about Parks in Italy
- Swedish Environmental Protection Agency
- United States National Parks Service
Living In
The following links to websites are offered in good faith. The Lake District National Park Authority has no control over the content of the sites and no endorsement of any of the products or services contained on the sites is implied.
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National organisations
- Country Land and Business Association
- Directgov
- England's Northwest
- Planning Aid - offering free independent advice
Grants
- Big Lottery Fund
- Sustainable Development Fund page from this website
Local organisations and projects
- Cumbria Hill Farms Charter
- Friends of the Lake District
- Lake District Tourism and Conservation Partnership
- Regenerate Cumbria
Local businesses
- Aktive 8 Outdoor clothing and equipment
- Books Cumbria
- Cumbrian Fellbred
- FireFrost Jewellery - handmade glass jewellery
- Invest in Cumbria
- Made in Cumbria
- Painting with Light
- Rock and Run
- Stewardsons Country Clothing
- Vermisell mail order worms for fishing and compost
- Wave Seat Company of Keswick for ergonomic computer seats
- Windermere and Bowness Chamber of Trade
Local communities
- Crake - communities between Coniston and Ulverston
- Langdale Valley
- Threlkeld - village four miles east of Keswick
Local councils
- Allerdale Borough Council
- Copeland Borough Council
- Cumbria County Council
- Eden District Council
- South Lakeland District Council
Local media
Enjoying
The following links to websites are offered in good faith. The Lake District National Park Authority has no control over the content of the sites and no endorsement of any of the products or services contained on the sites is implied.
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Accommodation
Websites featuring accommodation for different areas include:
- Go Lakes and Stay - Cumbria Tourism
- Explore Lake District
- Keswick and the North Lakes
- Lake District Hospitality Association - including pet-friendly accommodation
- Lakeland Gateway Information
- Western Lake District
- Ullswater Association
- VirtualCumbria
- Visit Eden
- Youth Hostel Association
And here is a list of other useful links:
- Ashlack Cottages
- Bassenthwaite Lakeside Lodges
- Bed and Breakfasts Guide - Cumbria
- Borrowdale Gates Hotel
- Bridge House Hotel, Grasmere
- Chestnuts Hotel, Windermere
- Cote How Bed and Breakfast, Rydal
- English Lakes Hotels
- English Retreats
- Farmhouse Accommodation
- Hillthwaite House Hotel - Windermere
- Kepplewray Centre
- Kingswood Guesthouse - Ambleside
- Lake District Hotels Limited - a choice of 5 family owned hotels
- Lake District Inns and Cottages
- Lake Lovers
- Lakeland Hideaway Cottages - self-catering cottages
- Lakeland Cottage Holidays
- Lakes Breaks in Keswick
- Lakescape
- Let's Stay Lake District
- Middle Reston Bed and Breakfast near Staveley
- Mirefoot Cottages - 5 star self catering near Staveley
- National Trust campsites
- New Dungeon Ghyll Hotel
- Old Codgers Cottage in Windermere
- Ring House Cottages close to Coniston
- Smooth Hound's Cumbria Hotel and Guest House Directory
- South Lakes Hotels at Newby Bridge and Crosthwaite
- Signpost - Premier Hotels in Cumbria
- Skelwith Fold Caravan Park, Ambleside
- Sykes Cottages
- The Lakeland Cottage Company
- UK Cottage Rental's Lake District Cottages
- Windermere Marina Village
Attractions
- Blackwell
- Eden Arts
- Grizedale Forest Park
- Hawkshead Grammar School Museum - where Wordsworth studied
- Rheged Discovery Centre
- South Lakes Wild Animals Park
- Traction Engine Driving Courses
- Whinlatter Forest Park
Local towns
- Ambleside Online
- Barrow-in Furness
- Carlisle
- Cockermouth
- Kendal
- Keswick
- Penrith
- Whitehaven
- Workington
Walk routes
- John Dawson's Lake District Walks
- Keswick Rambles
- Lake District Outdoors: Walking
- Lakeland Fells
- Lakeland Way
- Virtual Walker
- Walking Britain
- Walking Englishman
- Walking in Keswick and the North Lakes
- Walking in the Lakes
- Walks in the Lake District
Cycling
- Bike for all
- Country Lanes Cycling Holidays
- Grizedale Mountain Bikes
- Keswick Mountain Bikes
- Rough-Stuff Fellowship - the oldest off-road cycling touring club in the UK
- Spinnoff guided mountain biking
- Sustrans - co-ordinator of National Cycle Network
- Wheelbase Cycling Shop in Staveley
Outdoor activities
- Bendrigg Trust Residential Centre
- British Canoe Union
- British Mountaineering Council
- Cicerone - guides for walkers, trekkers, mountaineers, climbers and cyclists
- Classic Fell Walks - guided walks in the Lake District
- Climb365
- Contours Walking Holidays
- Cumbria Bridleway Society
- Cumbria Canoeists
- Cumbria Soaring Club - paragliding in the Lake District
- Curlew Guided Walks
- Electric Boat Organisation
- GPS Training
- High Point Mountain Guides
- John Nash Guided Walks
- Lake District Outdoors
- Lake District Search and Mountain Rescue
- Lake District Sheepdog Experience
- Lake District Walks and Walking Holidays UK
- Mickledore Walking Holidays
- Moorland Rover Holidays
- Mountains to Water - tailormade adventure packages in the Lake District
- Outdoor UK courses
- Paws for a Walk - information on dog walking
- Ramblers Association - Lake District Ramblers and Penrith Ramblers
- Rookin House Farm Equestrian and Activity Centre near Ullswater
- Safe Watersports
- Sherpa Van - baggage and accommodation service
- Striding Edge Walks
- SuMMit Good walking group for walkers in their 20s and 30s
- Tours of Discovery
- UK Exploratory Self-Guided Walking Holidays
- UK Walking Holidays
- Virtual Lakes
- Walking Forum - boards for discussing country walking and hiking in the UK
- Walking Women
- Wandering Aengus Treks
- Wandering Boots offering walking and navigation courses
- Where Mountains Meet
- Whitehaven Rambling Club
- White Rose Motorcycle Tours
- Windermere, Ambleside and District Angling Association
Outdoor equipment and maps
- Aqua3 All Weather Maps
- Carlsons Fishing Tackle
- Climbers Shop in Ambleside
- Fieldsman Bookshop - includes tactile maps for visually impaired
- Quays Outdoor Leisure
Visitor Information
- Cumbria Calling
- Cumbria Tourist Guides
- English Lakes - an illustrated guide to the Lake District
- lake-district.com
- Lake District Now - a daily update of pictures, news and weather
- Lakeland Gateway Information
- LakesNET
- Manchester Airport - Unofficial Guide
- Pooley Bridge Online
- Striding Edge
- The Cumbria Directory
- Ullswater Association
- VirtualCumbria
- VisitBritain
- Visit Eden
- Wordsworth Country
Want even more visitor information?
Visit Golakes (opens in new window), the official website of the tourist board for The Lake District and Cumbria. Browse and book accommodation and attractions online and see what's on in the area.
Understanding
The following links to websites are offered in good faith. The Lake District National Park Authority has no control over the content of the sites and no endorsement of any of the products or services contained on the sites is implied.
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Conservation
- Council for the National Parks
- English Heritage
- Natural England
- Friends of the Lake District
- National Trust
- Virtual Fauna of Lakeland
- Water Pollution Guide
- Wealth of Wildlife
- Wildlife In Cumbria
