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          The Drive » Take the A593   TRIP
          west towards Skelwith Bridge,
          and follow signs to Elterwater
          and Great Langdale. It’s a   f   The Best of   g   Britain’s Wild
          wonderful 8-mile drive that gets   Britain   Side
          wilder and wilder the deeper   Start this circuit of   Head north or south
          you head into the valley. There’s   Britain’s greatest hits   along the A591 to visit
          a large car park beside the Old
          Dungeon Ghyll Hotel, but it gets   by picking up the M6   more of the Britain’s
          busy in summer; there’s usually   at Penrith between   glorious natural beauty
          overflow parking available in a   Manchester and   spots.
          nearby field.       Edinburgh.
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