Sports stars flock to Lake District for breaks and holidays

Summarised from 4 outlets · Updated 14 Nov, 05:59 · Archive

Tennis star Emma Raducanu has joined other elite athletes in visiting Cumbria for holidays and downtime.

Tennis star Emma Raducanu has joined several other elite athletes in enjoying breaks in Cumbria. The former US Open champion shared pictures from her Lake District visit with her Instagram followers, captioning the posts 'Timeout in the Lakes.' Her trip included a visit to Graythwaite Adventure in the southern Lake District, where she tried shooting.

Former world heavyweight champion Tyson Fury has made multiple visits to the Lake District. In 2022, he visited The Swan Hotel at Newby Bridge with his daughter Venezuela, enjoying afternoon tea and a spa visit. Staff at the hotel described him as friendly and polite. He returned to the Cumbrian fells in August 2025 for a more strenuous outing, climbing Scafell Pike as part of a charity walk raising awareness for Ambition for Autism.

Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson Becker spent family time in the Lake District in November 2024. The Brazil international shared a photograph from Windermere with his Instagram followers, with his wife Natalia also posting footage from locations around Windermere and Ambleside.

How it is being reported

• Emma Raducanu joins Tyson Fury and football stars enjoying Lake District getawaysCumbria has become something of a getaway for some of the biggest names in British and international sport.News & Star · 14 Nov, 05:00
• Emma Raducanu joins Tyson Fury and football stars enjoying Lake District getawaysCumbria has become something of a getaway for some of the biggest names in British and international sport.Whitehaven News · 14 Nov, 05:00
• Emma Raducanu joins Tyson Fury and football stars enjoying Lake District getawaysCumbria has become something of a getaway for some of the biggest names in British and international sport.Westmorland Gazette · 14 Nov, 05:00
• Emma Raducanu joins Tyson Fury and football stars enjoying Lake District getawaysCumbria has become something of a getaway for some of the biggest names in British and international sport.NW Evening Mail · 14 Nov, 05:00

In this story: Emma Raducanu · Tyson Fury · Alisson Becker · Lake District · Cumbria · Ambition for Autism

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