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Lake District Restaurant features on "Half Man Half Biscuit" CD
Word has filtered down to us that the Priest Hole Restaurant in Ambleside is featured on the cover of the latest CD from "Half Man Half Biscuit" titled CSI:Ambleside. For those who don't go...
Lake District Second Home For Ospreys
In common with a large number of visitors to the Lake District, Bassenthwaite's visiting Opreys have set up a second home in the area. Having nested at one site for the past 7 years, and...
Furness Fest To Fill Forgotten Valley Void
Fear not festival fans, all is not lost for music lovers looking for a long weekend of entertainment in the lake district. Well actually close to the lake lake district on the Furness Peninsula in...
Ospreys return to the Lake District
The ospreys are back at Bassenthwaite Lake, the Lake District Osprey Project confirmed yesterday. After a winter spent apart in Africa, the male and female ospreys were dramatically reunited...
New Hotel For Hawkshead Gets The Green Light (Finally).
A fter being denied planning permission in 2006 EJM Developments have announced that a 28-bedroom luxury hotel complex is to be built in Hawkshead. The project will include five houses, four...
Forgotten Valley Music Festival Cancelled?
Rumours abound today that the Forgotten Valley Music Festival is cancelled for as yet unknown reasons.The promoters have had no comment to make today but it appears there will be no happy monday for...
Furness Model Railway Exhibition
Looks like much of the Easter weekend will be wet and windy here in the lakes. If you're looking for some indoor activities and model trains are your thing, head on over to Forum 28 in Duke...
Easter Rail Problems
Engineering work on the West Coast Mainline will signal frustration for rail passengers over the busy Easter period. The Association of Train Operating Companies suggests passengers book...
Tom Foolery At Muncaster Castle!!
Muncaster Castle in the Western Lake District is once again preparing for the most foolish day of the year,with an American Jester leading the way for the first time. Tom Fool’s...
Ulverston Monument wins lottery funding
Ulverstons iconic Sir John Barrow Monument has won £891,000 from the National Lottery Heritage Fund.The money will go toward the £1.1 million needed to restore the monument which is...
Its a Marathon challenge!!!
10 Marathons in 10 days! The Brathay Ten Marathons in Ten Days Challenge. 2007 saw lake district legend Joss Naylor set off with a band of hardy runners dubbed the...
Haircut at 3000 feet
Alex Constantini a Vidal Sassoon trained stylist from Number 6 Hairdressing Salon in Ulverston, completed the highest haircut in England on Saturday 15th February 2008 when he cut the hair of Olli...
Katherine Brings Drama To The Lakes Aquarium
The aquarium of the lakes has had a very successful ten years notching up an impressive 1.7 million visitors. New for 2008 however is a change of emphasis from local to global.  Marketing...
Discover The Lakes Has A Happy Tuesday
The task of compiling useful information continues and at Discover The lakes we're happy to report that we're getting some Google love. We published an article about the forthcoming "forgotten...
New Community Website for the Lake District and Cumbria
Discover The Lakes is a new community website for The Lake District and Cumbria. We provide information for lake district visitors, and for the people who live here.  We welcome your...
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