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Lake District
mountainous region in North West England, UK / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Lake District, also known as The Lakes or Lakeland, is a rural area in north west England. It is a popular vacation area, famous for its lakes and its mountains and its associations with the early 19th century poetry and writings of William Wordsworth and the Lake Poets.
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The Catbells near the tourist town of Keswick
It is on a tentative list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites.[1]