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Finding calm in a busy place

On 4 May Cumbria Blue Badge Guides were in for a real treat from local guide Alison Pickering in Ambleside....

Bluebells go by the Latin name Hyacinthoides Non-scriptus – which literally means ‘the hyacinth that is not written about’. Could...

I was recently back in Ulverston, and was able to squeeze-in a revisit to the birthplace of Sir John Barrow,...

John Ruskin is 200 years old this year – surely a good time to look back on his life and...

Near Greystoke there are two ‘folly farms’ – castellated buildings with high walls that resemble fortresses. They bear the names...

In 2018 the English Lake District was nominated by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site, thus joining such iconic locations...

I love the variety that life as a tourist guide brings to my life. It’s not just about the high...