In the Northwest of England, in the region of Cumbria, the lakes are so breathtaking they launched an artistic movement named the “lake poets,” which included famed wordsmith William Wordsworth. The rolling hills and quaint villages are now a modern popular holiday destination, but let’s not forget they launched the Romantic Age in the UK in the XIXth century. With the present and the past colliding at every corner, we travelled to the Lake District to discover this essential facet of the British country side.
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Photos by Jason Friend
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- England, Cumbria, Lake District National Park. Lakeland mountains viewed from rowing boat on Lake Windermere.
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- England, Cumbria, Lake District National Park. Sheep grazing in a field near Jenkins Crag above Lake Windermere.
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- England, Cumbria, Lake District National Park. Rolling countryside near the small village of Troutbeck above Lake Windermere.
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- England, Cumbria, Lake District National Park. Tourist pleasure boat and rowing boats moored in Ambleside on Lake Windermere.
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- England, Cumbria, Lake District National Park. Traditional fish and chip take away shop in Ambleside.
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- England, Cumbria, Lake District National Park. Last light over Ambleside viewed from Wansfell Pike.
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- England, Cumbria, Lake District National Park. Cotton grass growing near Wansfell Pike, part of Caudale Moor.
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- England, Cumbria, Lake District National Park. Dusk on Lake Windermere, viewed from Low Wray looking towards Ambleside.