Lake District

The Lake District is an area of Northern England (Cumbria, to be precise) noted for its large number of lakes & outstanding natural beauty, one of the 14 National Parks in the United Kingdom.

The main bodies of water in the Lake District include:

• Bassenthwaite Lake
• Buttermere
• Coniston Water
• Crummock Water
• Derwent Water
• Devoke Water
• Ennerdale Water
• Grasmere
• Haweswater Reservoir
• Hayeswater
• Loweswater
• Rydal Water
• Thirlmere
• Ullswater
• Wast Water
• Lake Windermere
  
  
  

The area is also somewhat mountainous by British standards, with several "fells" or "pikes" as they're colloquially known, including (in order of height):

1. Scafell Pike, 978 m / 3210 ft (England's highest point) 2. Scafell, 965 m / 3162 ft 3. Helvellyn, 951 m / 3118 ft 4. Skiddaw, 931 m / 3054 ft 5. Great End, 910 m / 2986 ft 6. Bowfell, 902 m / 2960 ft 7. Great Gable, 899 m / 2949 ft 8. Pillar, 892 m / 2926 ft 9. Nethermost Pike, 891 m / 2923 ft 10. Catstycam, 889 m / 2917 ft 11. Esk Pike, 885 m / 2903 ft 12. Raise (Lake District), 883 m / 2896 ft 13. Fairfield, 873 m / 2863 ft 14. Blencathra, 868 m / 2847 ft 15. Skiddaw Little Man, 865 m / 2837 ft 16. White Side, 863 m / 2831 ft 17. Crinkle Crags, 859 m / 2818 ft 18. Dollywaggon Pike, 858 m / 2815 ft 19. Great Dodd, 857 m / 2807 ft 20. Grasmoor, 852 m / 2795 ft 21. Stybarrow Dodd, 843 m / 2772 ft 22. St Sunday Crag, 841 m / 2759 ft 23. Scoat Fell, 841 m / 2759 ft 24. Crag Hill, 839 m / 2753 ft 25. High Street, 828 m / 2717 ft

External Links

Lake District National Park Authority
Cumbria & Lake District Tourist Board