This gallery is a hidden gem, just outside Carlisle town centre. Beautiful hand-crafted textile artworks and creations, with delicate things in the shop to take home.

SOURCE is the in-house Michelin-star restaurant at the stunning Gilpin Hotel in the Lake District.

Gilpin Lake House is a stunning Lake District getaway, hosting just 16 guests on 100 acres of private grounds, with its own lake.

Full of interesting and unusual objects, The Armitt is a museum that shares the history and heritage of Ambleside and its people.

From book launches to writing groups to poetry nights, there’s always something going on at Wordsworth Grasmere.

The last working slate mine in England is also home to a host of breathtaking adventure activities in the Lake District.

Attempt to hit a clay flying at 65mph or navigate the obstacles along a wood chip track on a Krazy Kart, at this Arts and Crafts style house in Cumbria.

No other World Heritage Site in Europe provides the public with as much access to so many archaeological ruins as Hadrian’s Wall.

One of Cumbria’s finest historical sites, Holker Hall and Garden offers a gloriously asymmetrical pile of rambling galleries and green spaces.

A significant natural landmark along the west coast, Morecambe Bay is home to an open-water swimming group who have over 2000 members.

There’s plenty of wild swimming to be done at Hell Gill, but there’s more to explore in this 500m long slot canyon.

Wastwater is the deepest lake in England at 258 feet and one of the most dramatic spots in the country to swim.