Page 253 - Lonely Planet Europe’s Best Trips (Travel Guide)

Grizedale Forest Woodland stream
lake of Thirlmere all the way to
Keswick (13 miles). TOP TIP:
NATIONAL TRUST
MEMBERSHIP
5 Keswick Being a National Trust (www.nationaltrust.org.uk)
Another of the Lake member comes in very handy in the Lake District.
District’s classic market The Trust owns several key attractions, including Hill
towns, Keswick is a place Top and the Beatrix Potter Gallery near Hawkshead,
that revolves around the Wordsworth House in Cockermouth and Fell Foot and
great outdoors. Sev- Wray Castle near Windermere. Best of all, you get
eral big fells lie on its to park for free at all the NT’s car parks – handy in
doorstep, including the celebrated beauty spots like Buttermere, Borrowdale,
imposing lump of Skid- Wasdale, Gowbarrow Park and Tarn Hows.
daw and the dramatic

251