DK Travel - Top 10 Englands Lake District

This DK Top 10 guide is one of a new generation of illustrated travel-guide eBooks that guarantees you make the most of your visit before, during and after your stay. Use this eBook both to plan your trip and explore your destination when visiting. So, before you depart, browse the citys highlights, check out the themed sightseeing lists or simply tap through the guide and be inspired.

The best way to explore this guide is to begin at the main table of contents. The first section of the eBook shows you, quite simply, the best sights in the destination. This is followed by: Top 10 of Everything themed Top 10 lists that allow you to make the most of your time away; Around the Destination must-see sights, area by area; Streetsmart essential practical information; and the General Index (a great alternative to Search when you need to quickly look up a keyword or specific sight).

Shorter contents lists appear at the start of every section in the guide, and are designed to make chapter navigation quick and easy. You can jump back to these by clicking on the chapter-heading links that sit with an arrow icon at the top of every article.

There are dozens of useful, easy-to-use maps at the back of this eBook. Select the "View map" links thoughout the guide to see larger-scale versions fill your screen.

As you use this guide, create a personalized itinerary by bookmarking the sights, venues and activities that are of most interest, giving you the quickest possible access to everything youll need for your time away.

The Lake Districts Highlights

The Lake District is one of the most beautiful and romantic parts of Britain, with spectacular mountains, verdant valleys and, of course, plenty of lakes. It is a terrific place for outdoor activities by evening every country pub is playing host to recuperating hikers. The district was put on the tourist map by Wordsworth, and it has long been accustomed to providing hearty food, real ale and a comfortable bed for visitors. Wild it may be, but domestic pleasures are always reassuringly close at hand in the Lakes.

Grasmere

Sitting in the middle of the Central Fells, Grasmere, with its handsome stone cottages and lush surroundings, is the archetypal Lake District settlement. Home to Wordsworth and his extended family for five years, the village features all the pleasures of the region rolled into one. There are rugged walks to isolated tarns and peaks, watersports on Grasmere lake, an early medieval church and a range of independent shops and galleries. And of course, this being the Lakes, a cream tea or a pint is always close by.