Times travel guide highlights quieter Lake District autumn breaks
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The Times travel expert Sean Newsom recommends five lesser-known areas of the Lake District for autumn visitors seeking to escape crowds.
Sean Newsom, travel expert for The Times, has highlighted five ways visitors can experience the Lake District beyond its busiest tourist destinations as the region enters autumn. The guide comes as the national park's woodlands and fells are transformed by autumn colours, often regarded as one of the most picturesque seasons.
For walkers seeking peace and quiet, Newsom recommends the eastern Lakes between Bampton and Wet Sleddale. He describes the area around Haweswater as 'the land that tourism forgot', highlighting walks around Harter Fell and the ancient temperate rainforest of Naddle Forest, where visitors may spot red squirrels, roe deer and tawny owls.
Food lovers are encouraged to head to the southern Lakes, where the region's growing culinary reputation is taking centre stage. The feature highlights food tours through Cartmel, Kendal and Milnthorpe, alongside acclaimed restaurants including Heft in High Newton and dining venues in Ambleside.
Another recommendation focuses on the woodland and lakeside landscapes around Hawkshead. The area's mixture of broadleaf woodland, historic villages and attractions such as Grizedale Forest and the Windermere Jetty Museum make it an ideal choice for visitors hoping to enjoy autumn colours away from busier locations.
Families are directed towards the Keswick area, with activities including mountain biking, zip wires and ghyll scrambling in the hills west of the town. Newsom suggests the area offers an alternative way for children to experience the Lake District beyond traditional fell walks.
The final recommendation centres on the newly opened Westmorland and Furness Way, a 120-mile route linking Alston, the Yorkshire Dales, south Cumbria and Windermere.
How it is being reported
- Autumn in Cumbria: The Times' guide to quieter Lake District getawaysThe Lake District may be one of Britain's most popular destinations, but there are still plenty of places where visitors can escape the crowds this autumn.Cumberland News · 10 Oct, 09:07
- Autumn in Cumbria: The Times' guide to quieter Lake District getawaysThe Lake District may be one of Britain's most popular destinations, but there are still plenty of places where visitors can escape the crowds this autumn.Westmorland Gazette · 10 Oct, 09:07
- Autumn in Cumbria: The Times' guide to quieter Lake District getawaysThe Lake District may be one of Britain's most popular destinations, but there are still plenty of places where visitors can escape the crowds this autumn.Whitehaven News · 10 Oct, 09:07
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