Lakes and Cumbria Today, Winter 2025 – Spring 2026 E-BOOK EDITION, ISSUE 50 (PDF)

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Welcome to the Winter/Spring edition of the Lake District and Cumbria’s best-selling visitor guide.

Whether you’re here for the first time or you’re a returning visitor, welcome to the Lake District! Our guide intends to offer you an insight into this beautiful part of the UK, and within our pages you’ll find a plethora of interviews, features, tips and recommendations to help you get the most out of a visit to the Lake District and Cumbria; from family-friendly attractions, adrenalin-fuelled activities and unique culture, to tasty food and drink tips, historical wonders and much more besides.

As always, this edition has been updated and refreshed to reflect the best of the Lakes and Cumbria, and you’ll also find special features to help you get to the heart of the region. From cosy pubs to theatrical marvels, art deco cinemas and classy cocktails, we provide a guide to living it up (a little!) when the sun goes down; learn about some of the abundant nature in the region and discover where to find it; we follow the route of Stagecoach’s scenic 555 bus route through some of the Lake District’s most beautiful landscapes; discover where to shop ‘til you drop at some of the Lakes’ boutique shops, artisan studios and independent makers; Penrith’s Beckside Books provide some literary inspiration for your next trip; author Jade Cookson tells us about her literary guide to new walking route The Wordsworth Way, which follows some of Wordsworth’s favourite rambles; Steve Ricketts from the award-winning Lakes Brew Co talks about his passion for the region and his fantastic beers; as the Lake District welcomes its first public observatory, we chat with Grizedale Observatory’s James Fildes to find out more; we learn about Whitehaven’s fascinating role in the rum trade at interactive attraction The Rum Story; and we visit the rugged and wild RSPB Geltsdale, the largest reserve in England, which has become a quietly impressive haven for wildlife.