Lake District
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Country Diary: Dockray, Lake District “Sheep are quite enough for me. I’ve never done B&B and never will. I would rather keep a sheep than look after visitors.”
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Originally published in the Guardian on 30 November 1964: November mud has a clinging, liquid quality which clogs the boot-soles and makes each step heavier and much more noisy than usual
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The YHA’s finest, from a 19th-century shooting lodge to a Norman castle and a solar-powered mountain hut
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For its drama and epic scale, this shot could easily be mistaken for one snapped in the Alps or the Pyrenees – rather than the Helvellyn summit plateau in the Lake District
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Country Diary: Grasmere, Lake District He looked the part in his quarryman’s wellingtons, at one point throwing a jar of turps at the canvas, then dabbing it with a rag
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Originally published in the Guardian on 9 November 1964: An old man of 93 is the last living link with the deerstalker and Norfolk jacket pioneers who founded the sport of mountaineering
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Country Diary: Kentmere, Lake District A transformation began to unfold. Blue sky appeared, then fog-wreathed mountains, their tops gasping in the clear air
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Originally published in the Guardian on 19 October 1964: The foxhounds are getting in trim for a hard winter’s work on the fells
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Jon Butterworth: Some vaguely physics-related snaps from the past few weeks
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In a hotel recently given a Laura Ashley makeover our writer feared chintz – but all was calm and tasteful with not a floral print in sight. And the view is to die for
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Originally published in the Guardian on 28 September 1964: The Lake District hills looked as sharp against the blue sky as if they had been cut out with scissors
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Country diary: The Lake District, Buttermere: Other Lakeland shore paths are blocked by crags – though only Buttermere's impasse is breached by a tunnel
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The three branch lines that form a triangle linking the Cumbrian coast and the Yorkshire Dales are among the most picturesque in the country – and together make a perfect day trip
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Country Diary: Lake District: Campers are surprised to learn that the same building with its lime-washed walls and sunny disposition sees no sun from October’s start
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Stuart Holmes, Keswick-based photographer and author of new book Photographing The Lake District, reveals his personal top 10 locations for taking stunning shots in the national park
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Country diary: Lake District: Up Castle Crag I slogged, after falling into the beck, to be rewarded by a panorama stretching out for three wooded and be-cragged miles below
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Readers answer other readers’ questions on subjects ranging from trivial flights of fancy to profound scientific concepts
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A world away from the tourist traps around Windermere, the westerly side of the Lake District is wild, remote – and has the region’s most beautiful views, says Lisa Johnson
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Terry Abraham’s beautiful film about England’s highest peak is showing at the IMAX at the Rheged Centre, Penrith, Cumbria all summer and will be doing the rounds at mountain/adventure film festivals this autumn. Here’s a sneak peek of what to expect
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A midnight dip can feel illicit and daring in the sea, a lake or a river, and you'll have the water to yourself
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A wonderful new book, Lake District Icons, celebrates the people, places and landmarks that make Cumbria great. Here, author Michaela Robinson-Tate and photographer Phil Rigby profile the high passes of Wrynose and Hardknott
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Country diary: Lake District: Oh, to scale a hillock, knoll or parrot-green eminence above each 'shining level' within 24 hours
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Country diary: Wastwater Screes, Lake District: As the screes turned blood red in the sunset, Cam Crag stood out at long last
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Country diary: Lake District, Wythop Valley: The views are magical, especially the one facing away from Cockermouth when the sky is solid aqua blue with puffs of cumulus cloud
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England has officially gone cycling crazy, with a wealth of bike-related festivities and events taking place this year
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The Lake District's scenic splendour tempts Rachael Oakden on a family-friendly adventure as she takes the Coniston to Torver cycle route
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Electric bikes can help to take on otherwise daunting terrain, Rachel Oakden put one through its paces along Cumbria's Cartmel peninsula
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Rachael Oakden discovers the best way to tackle the Lake District on a bank holiday is on two wheels, as she takes a family ride along the Wray Castle to Far Sawrey route
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Country diary: Threlkeld, Lake District: Two boys were visitors from London, their village counterparts showing them how to tickle trout under the banks of the river Glenderamackin
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Ambleside attracted the Romantic poets, but locals fear its homespun charms will be lost
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Country diary: Lake District: Borrowdale came next, riders skirting Derwentwater below crags where buzzards soared and ravens spread their wings like black cloaks floating in midair
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The Lake District's fells offer some of the finest running trails in the UK. Jen and Sim Benson, authors of the new guide Wild Running, published this week, select six of their favourites