Welcome to Lakeland Beyond - A personal, photographic view of Cumbria, and more

Cumbria: A Personal View
Through the photographs of Mike Morton

Lakeland Beyond
Follow the links to explore specific regions of Cumbria, and galleries of other images by Mike Morton

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Our Lakeland Beyond website has been designed to highlight some of the attractions of the Lake District and Beyond through the photographs of Mike Morton. The links on the left take you to the four key regions of Cumbria, which are then furher subdivided with galleries of photographs and additional information to provide a flavour of this beautiful and unique part of the world. Other links take you to maps of the region, and additional photo galleries, mainly of other fascinating places in the United Kingdom or further afield. For example the spectacular Isle of Skye, or mysterious Transylvania. Further pageswill be added to the site in due course.

The Cumbria pages will also detail attractions, places to stay and things to do. As we extend the site we will add a few sample itineraries based around public transport or walking, and other useful tips. However, the focus will not be on the well known attractions of Bowness or Keswick, rather we will highlight some of the 'secrets' of Cumbria, lesser known places such as the West Cumbrian Coast or the Eastern Fells.

To purchase photographs or large format images please contact Mike on 01539 531258 or email: mike@lakelandbeyond.com

Our Cumbria in four easy bites

We have divided Cumbria into four key regions as follows:

**North Cumbria**
*The lush Eden plain, the historic border city of Carlisle, and the Solway Coast contrasting the rugged mountains around Keswick & Borrowdale*
NN1: Carlisle: The Borders & Lower Eden Valley
NN2: Solway: Maryport & the Solway Coast
NN3: Derwent: Keswick. Bassenthwaite & the north lakes

**Eastern Fells**
*The Pennines, the watershed of the Eden Valley. Haweswater & Ullswater*
NE1: Eden: Penrith, Alston & the Eden Valley
NE2: Eamont: Ullswater, Haweswater& Shap
NE3: Pennine: Appleby, Sedbergh & the Pennines

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**West Cumbria**
*Lakeland's best kept secret - an historic legacy of ancient ports, coal and iron industries, the wilderness of Buttermere, Eskdale & Britain's 'favourite view' - Wasdale .*
NW1: Cocker Cockermouth, Buttermere & Crummock Water
NW2: Ehen Whitehaven, Workington & Ennerdale
NW3: Irt Wasdale, Gosforth & Seascale
NW4: Esk Ravenglass, Eskdale & Duddon Valley

UPDATED: 23 / 6 / 2010

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West Cumbria:
Ehen / Esk / Irt

North Cumbria: Solway
South Cumbria: Leven

Dorset, Skye:

Click for a more detailed map (divided by region)
or
Click for a map of road and rail links in Cumbria

Map pages take longer to open than other pages

We have further subdivided the regions following natural and political bondaries, mainly based on valleys radiating from the central massif of the Lake District. Many of the regions have been named according to the main rivers into which they drain. For example Windermere drains into the Leven Valley and Coniston nto the River Crake.

**South Lakeland**
*For many this is the most familiar region, the Lake District of Beatrix Potter or Swallows & Amazons - Windermere, Coniston and Grasmere;*
NS1: Brathay: The Langdales, Grasmere & Rydal
NS2: Crake: Coniston, Tarn Hows & Grizedale
NS3: Leven: Windermere. Troutbeck & Hawkshead
NS4: Kent: Kendal, Kentmere & Kirby Lonsdale
NS5: Bay: Furness & Cartmel Peninsulas. Morecambe Bay

The sun breaks through the storm clouds above the Wasdale valley in West Cumbria. It is March and although Spring is on its way there is plenty of snow on the high mountains.

Sunrise at Castlerigg: A sheep appears, ghost like, out of the mist that shrouds the ancient rocks of Castlerigg Stone Circle near Keswick in the North Lakes.

Resources (Useful Links)

General

Transport (see also Special Interests: Transport)

BBC Radio Cumbria (News, Weather, etc)

Virgin Trains (main line service)

Weatherline

Northern Rail (local & Cumbria Coast)

Cumbria Tourist Board

Settle & Carlisle

Lake District National Park

Mountain Goat (day tours & getting about)

National Trust in Cumbria

Stagecoach Cumberland (bus services)

Cumbria Life

Windermere Lake Cruises

Made in Cumbria

Visit Cumbria

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The Tourism and Environment Partnership aims to create a more sustainable tourism sector by encouraging businesses to successfully operate in a way that also supports the environment and local community.

CLICK HERE to check out Cumbrian businesses committed to conserving the environment and landscape of the Lake District through sustainable tourism.

North Cumbria Border Country

Eastern Fells Mountains of Eden

South Lakeland Comfort Zone

West Cumbria Wild Side