The Lake District is northern England’s lush, green, mountain playground. For more than a century, these lakes have attracted nature lovers. Whether hiking along a lonely windblown ridge, climbing ...

There’s no shortage of stunning scenery and daytime activities in the Lakes. Now, an observatory is offering stellar nocturnal events too ...

In England’s Lake District, nature rules and humanity keeps a wide-eyed but low profile. At just about 30 miles long and 30 miles wide, the region is a lush, green playground for hikers and poets ...

Climb one of the Lake District’s finest mid-level fells and finish with a lakeside walk in sublime surroundings.

Rain pelted the old sash windows like bullets as we sat by the fire at the 17th-century Burnthwaite Farm in Wasdale, a remote valley in northwest England. My wife, Katy, and I sought to complete the ...

NEAR SAWREY, England — When I was a little girl, my grandparents gave me a beautiful set of Beatrix Potter books for Christmas one year. I could barely wait for everyone to finish unwrapping presents ...

If you’ve never visited England’s Cotswolds or Lake District, you’re in for a treat. These astonishingly beautiful regions represent an unhurried way of life where the local communities connect deeply ...

Our intrepid readers have traveled the world this last year. They experienced a kava ceremony in Fiji, saw the Northern Lights in Iceland’s Westfjords, dove with whale sharks in the Philippines and so ...

The Lake District is England’s largest and best-known national park — a UNESCO World Heritage Site that comprises dramatic mountain fells, glacial lakes and lush, flower-specked valleys over a ...

The Herdwick breed of sheep, home to the Lake District in England, are tough. Their fleece feels like steel wool, they survive on forage and it's bred into the animal to know which mountains are ...

Soak up the scenery on an eight-day luxury self-guided walking tour of the Lake District, England’s newest World Heritage Site. Day one begins in Windermere, home of England’s largest natural lake.