Lake District & Yorkshire Dales

Country Profile: Lake District & Yorkshire Dales

In the north of England between York on the East coast and Manchester to the west lies the English Lake District and Yorkshire Dales national park. This is a hilly area with deep lake-filled valleys that have been scooped out by glaciers. The combined work of nature and human activity has produced a harmonious landscape in which the mountains are mirrored in the lakes. Grand houses, gardens and parks have been purposely created to enhance the landscape’s beauty. This landscape was greatly appreciated by the many writers who found inspiration here from William Wordsworth to Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Arthur Ransome and, of course, Beatrix Potter!