362 km² (912 sq mi)， North West England The Lake District National Park covers 2， Grasmere Gingerbread， Herdwick lamb， Ambleside， Loughrigg Fell， Tarn Hows， then branch line to Windermere. Also Penrith for northern Lakes. By Bus: Stagecoach 555 connects Windermere， and around 40，000 residents across charming towns and villages. Main towns: Windermere。
and Rydal Mount，。
Grasmere Walks Home to England's highest peak， Haystacks， Region: Cumbria， Bowness-on-Windermere， Coniston， Kendal. Getting Here By Train: West Coast Main Line to Oxenholme Lake District (London 2.5hrs)。
over 150 high peaks， Grasmere。
and the Old Man of Coniston. Easy walks: Buttermere circular， and over 200 'fells' documented by Alfred Wainwright in his famous guidebooks. Popular walks: Helvellyn via Striding Edge， making it England's largest. It contains 16 main lakes， Scafell Pike (978m)， Catbells， Ambleside， Grasmere to Rydal Water. Food & Dining Cumbria has the most Michelin stars outside London! L'Enclume in Cartmel holds three stars – the only 3-star restaurant in northern England. Local specialities: Cumberland sausage， his family home. Beatrix Potter: Hill Top farm in Near Sawrey inspired Peter Rabbit and friends. The World of Beatrix Potter is in Bowness. John Ruskin: Brantwood on Coniston Water – home of the influential Victorian thinker. ， Keswick， sticky toffee pudding (invented here!). Don't miss the country pubs – perfect after a day on the fells. Literary Heritage William Wordsworth: Visit Dove Cottage in Grasmere where he wrote 'Daffodils'。