Cumbria is a land of contrasts - dramatic mountain passes and shimmering lakes, hidden valleys, secret tarns, sudden waterfalls, wild heather and moorland, gentle rolling hills and stunning coastal sunsets. At it's heart is the Lake District National Park, the largest, most spectacular and most visited of Britain's National Parks, home to England's deepest lake, Wastwater, and highest mountain, Scafell Pike.

The area is a haven for wildlife and here you may see endangered species such as the red squirrel, roe deer, otters, badgers, pine martins and England's only pair of nesting eagles. Proudly, Cumbria is the first Green Globe destination in the world.

It's beauty inspired so many artists and writers to live and work here - artists such as Turner, Constable and Ruskin; poets and writers such as Wordsworth and the Lake Poets, Coleridge and Southey.

Cumbria also offers a rich heritage of historic houses, gardens, castles, monuments and museums, as well as fascinating craft shops and galleries.