A VICTORIAN castle once used by Beatrix Potter as a holiday home could be given a new lease of life.
The Lake District National Park Authority has received an application from a developer to transform the castle on the banks of Windermere into a 27-bedroom hotel and spa. It is believed up to 20 jobs could [...]
TWO of the Lake District’s larger bodies of water have frozen over.
Derwent Water and Bassenthwaite Lake have a layer of ice almost entirely covering their surfaces.
“It is absolutely spectacular,” said Penny Webb, National Trust countryside officer for Borrowdale. “There is also snow over a lot of the ice so it is very white. It has [...]
LAKE District conservation charity has been experimenting with an ancient technique to build footpaths – using native sheep wool.
Stone and gravel alone was not enough for the large, deep peat bog at Mart Crag Moor between Langdale and Borrowdale as it would have sunk into the bog and disappeared. But the Fix the Fells project [...]
LAKE District conservation charity is set to star in a popular television programme.
Members of Fix the Fells, which aims to prevent further erosion of upland paths, were filmed working alongside volunteers from the West Runton Christian Youth Group repairing a footpath near the Wrynose Pass for BBC 2’s Escape to the Country.
The programme, which will [...]
ASPIRING archaeologists and historical experts gathered on the shores of Windermere today for fresh attempts to conserve an ancient Roman Fort.
Professionals from English Heritage and National Trust volunteers have been working at Borrans Park in Ambleside with the shared goal of restoring the fort, which was built in the area during the reign of Emperor [...]
Beatrix Potter wrote many of her famous children’s stories in this 17th century house, and it has been kept exactly as she left it, complete with her furniture and China.
Many of her beloved ‘treasures’ are on display
Hill Top was model for ‘Samuel Whiskers’ illustrations and others
Shop specialising in Beatrix Potter gifts
Hill Top was recreated for the [...]
