A cosy nook in the lake district

In my 20s, I thought nothing of strapping a tiny tent to the back of my boyfriend’s motorbike and heading off to the Lake District for the weekend, especially as I only lived 90 minutes away from Wind

We set off from our Wiltshire home full of anticipation. Our destination was Cumbria, but not as we had known it. Like many, our trips there in the past had tended to be focused on the stunning lakes

Alfred, Lord Tennyson knew a decent place to hike when he saw one. It’s a sunny afternoon and I’m walking up the grassy chalk downland named in the Victorian poet’s honour, with the English Channel to

This corner of the Lake District, with England’s highest peak, is perfect for a nature-fuelled stay

Helena Lang discovers you can wallow in your very own hot tub while the birdsong serenades you and the beautiful Lake District landscape provides stunning views at this family-owned hotel

Yorkshire is a vast and varied county. Historically it had three distinctive Ridings: North, East and West. People from the West Riding come to the East Riding to be near the sea, whereas we live in t