North West Places of Interest

Made up of the old counties of Cumberland, Westmorland, and Lancashire North of the Sands (Furness), there are some long-standing and unusual...

piel island

Our writer Emma Longstaff explores a quirky 170-year-old tradition on the Cumbrian Piel Island which has its very own reigning monarch

levens hall

Sally Coffey reveals some of the secrets of Cumbria's largest Elizabethan house, Levens Hall: from a gamble gone wrong to links to...

the lake district

Tina Walsh takes an idyllic tour through the Lake District's loveliest spots, and the landscapes that so enamoured William Wordsworth and Beatrix...

wild swimming spots in Britain

At the temperatures rise, it's time to find the best spots in Britain for wild swimming, al fresco. Discover Britain presents our top five

As the nation gears up for a year of celebrations to mark the enduring influence of Britain’s greatest writer, we’ve gathered together some the places to celebrate Shakespeare.

Hill Top Farm

Nancy Alsop looks back on how Beatrix Potter's “little books” were shaped by the landscape of the Lake District, which redeemed her life after...

It is strange to think that before 1778, when Thomas West’s Guide to the Lake District was published, the perception of the Lake District,...

Minutes away from Grasmere in the Lake District,  “the loveliest spot that man hath ever found”, according to Wordsworth, Forest Side will open after...

Ellesmere Port has long been synonymous with industry, yet between the chimney stacks there’s a romantic view. The National Waterways Museum serves as a...