Lake District

Cash prizes are on offer alongside a £4 million house

One week left to enter a special £1m Omaze bonus Christmas prize draw

Are you dreaming of staying in the perfect holiday cottage this Christmas?

Plan your perfect Christmas holiday cottage getaway

Prizes of up to £500,000 are up for grabs

Omaze announces special Christmas giveaway with cash prizes to be won

Omaze Prize Draw: Win £4m lakeside home with jetty and spa in the Lake District

Omaze: Win £4m lakeside home with jetty and spa in the Lake District

With its own jetty, gym, and spa the Lake District house really is the stuff of dreams

Take a look inside the £4 million home you could win for just a tenner

The Garden Suite at Fiddler Hall Barn, Newby Bridge, Lake District, a Sykes Cottages holiday home. Photos by Rochelle Barrand.

'I enjoyed a truly tranquil escape at a Sykes Cottages holiday home'

Fiona Duff is wondering about moving south in order to keep her Vitamin D supplies topped up

Warming up on a road trip to sunny Somerset - Fiona Duff

Stunning scenery along the walk from Windermere to Ambleside

My turn to return the touristy thing favour to England - Susan Morrison

Abuzr Mirza Beg, from Burnley, died days after celebrating his 16th birthday when tragedy struck on an end of school visit to Lake Windermere.

How did the English manage to nick a swathe of the Highlands? - Susan Morrison

The likes of Mike Skinner, Paolo Nutini, Noel Gallagher and even Dr. Karl Kennedy are set to perform at Kendal Calling 2024, which begins August 1 2024. (Credit: Getty Images)

Musical acts and the days they're performing at Kendal Calling 2024

How many steps do you take a day? Photo: Canva

I tried 5 step counter apps and had a major revelation

Stunning timelapse video shows the Aurora Borealis over Blea Tarn in Ambleside (11/05/04). Photo credit: Greg Wolstenholme Photography

Northern Lights: Timelapse video shows Aurora Borealis light up UK sky

Armathwaite Hall Hotel and Spa in the Lake District

Armathwaite Hall Hotel and Spa: Old and new come together in luxury

Paul Whitehouse and Bob Mortimer returned in a new series of the brilliant Gone Fishing (Picture: BBC/Owl Power/Jonathan Jakob)

Gone FIshing review: I’d rather go fishing than anywhere with Gordon and Gino

Top 20 staycation destinations in the UK - is your area on the list?

Heavy rain is expected in Edinburgh tonight and tomorrow.

Yellow weather warnings for the city
Edinburgh forecast to be hit by heavy rain
Kevin Quinn

The Ro is one of the best places to admire the picturesque surroundings of Lake Windermere. Image: Pellier Photography

The Ro Hotel: a dog-friendly retreat in the heart of the Lake District

The dog was "positively regal" while being carried down England's highest peak

Tired dog stuck on Scafell Pike in Lake District rescued by team

Neil Pollard in selfie taken an hour before he suffered a cardiac arrest. (SWNS)

Cyclist dies moments after taking last-ever selfie

Kong Adventure in Keswick. Photo: Google Street View

Family pays tribute to man who died after getting stuck in indoor cave

The Coniston Inn rural idyll

The Coniston Inn "truly one of the most breath-taking addresses in The Lakes”

Love Island winners Millie Court and Liam Reardon have sparked rumours after being seen together

Love Island stars Millie Court & Liam Reardon ‘back together’

Livingston defibrillator: New lifesaving equipment donated by local family after tragic death

Family of 34-year-old man who died suddenly donate life-saving equipment

Landal Whitbarrow, a picturesque park at the foot of the Blencathra Fell

Why Landal Whitbarrow is the perfect location from which to enjoy the Lakes

7,000 jobs will be on offer

Haven Holidays announces more than 7,000 jobs available across UK

Daryl Murray pictured in his Dalkeith garden.

Family’s horror after garden flooded with sewage

Starlink satellites are in the earth’s orbit

Elon Musk’s satellites to provide wifi to rural areas of UK
The trial was launched at the end of last month - and more sites could be added in the future
Patrick Hollis

Holidaymakers plan to visit the UK beauty hotspots – before global warming affec...

Rogan & Co, which boasts a Michelin star, with L'Enclume House next door. Image: Rogan & Co

Stay and dine in Cartmel, the Lake District village glittered in Michelin stars

7 scenic Lake District hikes to explore during your UK staycation

A romantic hotel location is more important to men than women, according to rese...

The Coniston Hotel

Travel: The Coniston Hotel Country Estate & Spa, North Yorkshire

The top 20 UK expeditions on people's list of goals as life gets back to normal

The surge in visitors has led to an increase in the erosion of the Lake District’s landscape (Photo: Getty Images)

The Lake District is eroding away after surge in visitors during pandemic

Aaron Stewart and Jonny Ward helping Calum (centre) train in Pentlands

Fundraising Edinburgh actor who appeared in Outlander takes on mountains for dad

May bank-holiday weekend brings sunshine as UK prepares for mini heat-wave

Study reveals top ten places to go on road trips in the UK.

Beautiful Scottish route tops chart for ten best places in UK for road trip

The first hibernation holiday park for hedgehogs has opened in the UK - take a l...

A helicopter sweeps over rugged countryside. But is Steve Cardownie inside? (Buxton Advertiser)

Covid getaway trip by helicopter and yacht sounded wonderful – Steve Cardownie

Celebrities urge autumn trips to stunning Cumbria

Nathan Cassidy has become the first stand-up to confirm a live show at this year's Fringe.

Plans for first 2020 Fringe stand-up show revealed

Enjoy a stay at these exciting, brand new hotels for 2020

These are the top 30 landmarks we most want to visit

Here's where The A Word was filmed in the North West of England - from Lake Dist...

Renault Captur review - compact crossover ups its game

How many of these places have you visited? (Photo: Shutterstock)

These are the 24 most romantic destinations in the UK - and 3 are in Scotland

Lakeside Hotel and Spa on the shores of Lake Windermere

Luxury and tranquility of a Lake District hotel and spa break

Do you think you're the perfect person for the job? (Photo: Daffodil Hotel & Spa)

Hotel and spa recruiting for ‘afternoon tea taster’ role - how to apply

L-R: Lisa Henderson (Mustvisitscotland), Julia Thornton (Hotel PR), Kay Harrison-Mann, Jo-Jo Hernandez (Scottish Woman magazine), Karen Nicol (Macroberts solicitors), Karron Jobson (Personal Assets)

Champagne bar opens in Edinburgh's West End

Derwentwater

Why the Lake District has so much to offer for young families

The Lingholm Estate.

Why the Lake District has so much to offer for young families

The Fallbarrow holiday homes border the eastern shore of Windermere.

Travel: Fantastic family adventures on the picturesque shores of Windermere

The London Marathon

Masterchef star dies after collapsing during London Marathon

Elizabeth Bowes is returning to Tanzania for a marathon challenge

Edinburgh fundraiser taking on marathon and Mount Kilimanjaro

Britain's favourite walks revealed after 'largest ever survey'