Forming an area of some 885 square miles and completely contained within Cumbria in the north west of England, the Lake District is one of the most visited holiday destination in the UK. Sitting at its heart is the Lake District National Park, the largest national park to be found in the UK. Famed for its lakes and mountains the area is considered to be among the most pleasing parts of England to visit.
Although tourism now makes up a large part of the local economy the area is still rural and farming retains the number one spot in the economic wealth of the district, the outbreak of foot and mouth disease across the UK in 2001 did much to harm the industry and many sheep were destroyed. Trade has been slow to recover following this ecological disaster.
Often prelevant in English literature, the area has been a favourite with such famed poets as William Wordsworth and Thomas Grey. Indeed, the trio of Wordsworth, Southey and Coleridge were to become known as the Lake Poets following their deaths.
Statistics from the Met office in the UK prove that this area is the dampest part of England. Due to the generally high altitude of the hills and fells, snow is a frequent occurrence during the winter months. Typically the local inhabitants will be subjected to 200 days of rain, 20 days of snow and 145 days of dry weather each year. This certainly makes it one of the harshest climates that can be experience over the period of a year within the UK.
Although tourism now makes up a large part of the local economy the area is still rural and farming retains the number one spot in the economic wealth of the district, the outbreak of foot and mouth disease across the UK in 2001 did much to harm the industry and many sheep were destroyed. Trade has been slow to recover following this ecological disaster.
Often prelevant in English literature, the area has been a favourite with such famed poets as William Wordsworth and Thomas Grey. Indeed, the trio of Wordsworth, Southey and Coleridge were to become known as the Lake Poets following their deaths.
Statistics from the Met office in the UK prove that this area is the dampest part of England. Due to the generally high altitude of the hills and fells, snow is a frequent occurrence during the winter months. Typically the local inhabitants will be subjected to 200 days of rain, 20 days of snow and 145 days of dry weather each year. This certainly makes it one of the harshest climates that can be experience over the period of a year within the UK.