Stay In A Bed And Breakfast In Cumbria When You Come To Britain

The Lake District, which lies within the County of Cumbria, is a mountainous, rural region of great natural beauty and covers 885 square miles. A popular holiday destination, it is famous for its lakes and its fells, and its associations with the early 19th century poetry and writings of William Wordsworth and Beatrix Potter.

The central and most-visited part forms the Lake District National contains all the land in England higher than three thousand feet above sea and Scafell Pike, the highest mountain in England. The English Lake district is rightly considered one of the most dramatic landscapes in the British Isles. There are 16 major lakes and around 75 smaller tarns, each of them set in unique landscapes having great individual charm.

Up to 14 Million visitors, from all around the World, come here every year and it can, at times seem quite crowded in the popular eastern areas. The Japanese seem to be very keen on the Lake District because of the association with Peter Rabbit, which is very popular in. However, it is easy to get away from the crowds if you really want to, especially if you stay in the western and west central side of the Lake District.

Accommodation is not a problem and there are a large number of Bed and Breakfasts right across the area, although you should book well in advance if you intend to arrive in the busy season. These properties range in size from a single room in a house to a 10 to 12 bed establishment in a town centre. Prices also reflect the popularity of the location and can be quiet high. A bed and breakfast is just that; a place to sleep where a home cooked breakfast is provided as part of the tariff. In Britain, bed and breakfast places can be found in every location and they are a lot more personal and friendly than other forms of accommodation.

For several years, my family have stayed at a small bed and breakfast in Keswick, which is a town just north of Derwent Water, and a short distance from Bassenthwaite Lake. We find this an ideal base from which to explore the region as it is fairly central and just away from the main tourist areas. The accommodation itself is clean, welcoming, decorated to a high standard, with great breakfasts and two very friendly hosts who we have come to regard as friends. Born and bred in the lakes, their knowledge of the area is invaluable and many times their advice on both the weather and the places to see has made our excursions memorable.

We are great believers in using Bed and Breakfast accommodation wherever possible and it is a theme I have explored before. It is not that we have anything against hotels or self catering (we have done both of those too) but the freedom from having to worry about provisions and cooking breakfast first thing in the morning and the close social contact with people who really know and love their location and have a personal interest in ensuring the comfort of their guests, brings a great deal of additional pleasure to our stays in the Lake District.

Barniom

Stay In A Bed And Breakfast In Cumbria When You Come To Britain