Cumbria
Lake District's home
Cumbria is a county in northwestern England, bordering Scotland and containing the Lake District.
The name derives from the same Celtic root as Wales and Cornwall, referring to the native Britons.
We spent a week hiking in Cumbria.
The adjective is Cumbrian.
Northwest England's national park
- PenninesEnglish upland range
- fellsCuts or knocks down
- tarnsGlacial alpine lakes
- WindermereLake in northwest England
Carlisle · Hadrian's Wall · Scottish border · Irish Sea · northwest England · county
Large inland water bodies
- mountainsTall elevated landmasses
- fellsCuts or knocks down
- valleysLow areas between hills
- waterfallsVertical river descents
crags · becks · stone walls · sheep · moorland · woodland · glacial · rugged
Recreational trail walking
- walkingLocomotion on foot
- climbingAscending by physical effort
- campingOutdoor recreational lodging
- boatingWatercraft recreation
Beatrix Potter · Wordsworth · gingerbread · cottages · bed-and-breakfast · national park · visitor centre · steamers
Roman frontier in Britain
- RomanOf ancient Italy's capital
- CelticOf Irish-Welsh descent
- VikingMedieval Nordic raider
- NorseAncient Scandinavian civilization
mining · slate · quarrying · wool · farming · castles · abbeys · industrial
- ColeridgeEnglish Romantic verse-maker
- RomanticismEmotion-centered artistic movement
- daffodilsYellow spring bulb flowers
- RuskinVictorian aesthete and essayist
Beatrix Potter · Peter Rabbit · inspiration · nature writing · literary pilgrimage
Woolly farm animal
- woolSheared animal fiber
- lambingEwes delivering offspring
- drystone wallsUnmortared stacked rock barriers
- uplandElevated land area
grazing · shepherding · damson · farmland · livestock · dairy · rural · traditional
Lake District
Northwest England's national park
Windermere · Carlisle · Hadrian's Wall · Scottish border · Irish Sea · northwest England · county
lakes
Large inland water bodies
waterfalls · crags · becks · stone walls · sheep · moorland · woodland · glacial · rugged · scenic
hiking
Recreational trail walking
boating · Beatrix Potter · Wordsworth · gingerbread · cottages · bed-and-breakfast · national park · visitor centre · steamers · outdoor pursuits
Hadrian's Wall
Roman frontier in Britain
Norse · mining · slate · quarrying · wool · farming · castles · abbeys · industrial · shipbuilding
Wordsworth
- ColeridgeEnglish Romantic verse-maker
- RomanticismEmotion-centered artistic movement
- daffodilsYellow spring bulb flowers
Beatrix Potter · Peter Rabbit · Ruskin · inspiration · nature writing · literary pilgrimage
sheep
Woolly farm animal
- woolSheared animal fiber
- lambingEwes delivering offspring
- drystone wallsUnmortared stacked rock barriers
upland · grazing · shepherding · damson · farmland · livestock · dairy · rural · traditional
CumbriaKent
English county near Dover
Greater London · Surrey · Essex · Sussex · Greater Manchester
CumbriaGreater London
UK's capital administrative area
Greater Manchester · Birmingham · Manchester · metropolitan areas