A fresh chapter - Sedbergh
Long admired for its striking scenery, Sedbergh stands apart from Cumbria's main tourist honeypots. But its status as England's book town is winning it new admirers. On a crisp winter’s day when the town is bathed in sunlight there can be few more lovely places than Sedbergh.
Towered over by the Howgill Fells...
Keswick, all things to all people
Sue Allan explores the small town which virtually invented Lake District tourism and has a large capacity to attract people at all times of the week and year. Sensational scenery, climbing and culture, fine food and festivals, traditional shops and customs – Keswick has the lot.
The fringe benefits of Alston
The people of Alston, England’s highest market town, don’t let their relatively isolated location hold them back. Michaela Robinson-Tate finds spectacular scenery that draws artists and writers, and a town with a strong tradition of co-operative working
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