A predominantly rural county, Cumbria is considered one of the most beautiful regions of the UK and includes the whole of the Lake District, also known as The Lakes or Lakeland, the Eden Valley, the North Pennines, the Furness Peninsula, and part of the Yorkshire Dales.

This week's featured pages :

What's On Information about regular events, and diary of what's on in Cumbria.	RSPB Reserve - Geltsdale Geltsdale is home to black grouse, birds of prey and breeding wading birds and is ideal for walking.
Accommodation in Cumbria Hotels, guest houses, self catering, and under canvas.	Swinside Lodge Hotel - Newlands Valley A unique Georgian Lakeland property set in its own gardens situated at the foot of Cat Bells.
How to get to Cumbria Rail, road, air and ship options to visit our county.	The history of Cumbria and the Lake District Some of places and industries that helped form the county of Cumbria.

With over 5000 photographs and maps and 1,400 information pages on the Lake District and Cumbria, as well as many hundreds more pages of information on accommodation, activities, places to visit, tourist attractions, places to eat, Cumbrian and Lake District food and crafts, shopping, things to do with children, entertainment, and travel, Visit Cumbria is renowned as the Encyclopaedia for Cumbria and the Lake District.

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