Yorkshire Dales National Park Info, England
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Ambleside
Ambleside lies in the Lake District National Park at the head of the largest lake in England, Windermere. A major tourist resort, Ambleside boasts plentiful shops, hotels and restaurants, an ideal base for exploring the Lake District.
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Blackpool
Blackpool is the undisputed capital of entertainment in Britain! The biggest and most popular seaside resort in Europe, Blackpool offers just about everything a holidaymaker can wish for. Everyone has heard of the Tower and the Golden Mile, but there's so much more to offer.
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Bowness-on-Windermere
Bowness-on-Windermere is a sprawling tourist town on the shore of Windermere, about halfway along the 12 mile length of the lake between Waterhead at the North end, and Lakeside at the South end. It developed after the opening of the railway line from Oxenholme and Kendal to Windermere in 1847. Bowness was the nearest accessible point on the lake. The Victorian influence can be seen everywhere - in the late 19th century, wealthy businessmen from Lancashire built large residences overlooking the lake, and many of these have now been converted to hotels
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Dewsbury
Dewsbury is a market town within the Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees, in West Yorkshire, England. It lies by the River Calder and the Calder and Hebble Navigation. The town is dominated by hills, notably Earlsheaton, Dewsbury Moor, Staincliffe and Thornhill. The town centre is at 40 m-55 m above sea level, rising to 110 m at Earlsheaton and Batley Carr, and 230 m at Grange Moor. The approach down from Earlsheaton through the Wakefield Road cutting, constructed in 1830, is dramatic with the view of the town centre nestling in the Calder Valley opening up as you descend.
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Hawkshead
Hawkshead is a village in the Lake District, England. It is one of the prettiest villages in the Lake District with many buildings dating from the 1600s. It has a lively community and a high pub to population ratio.
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Keswick
The town offers a wide variety of attractions including:- museums, galleries, shops, restaurants, pubs and a selection of beautiful parks. Derwent Water, the most picturesque lake in Cumbria is only a ten-minute stroll, where you can catch the regular ferry to any of the six jetties around the lake. From there you can walk on Cat Bells, Maiden Moor and the many other beautiful fells, or visit Ashness Bridge, Lodore Falls and the village of Grange.
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Millom
Set in the beautiful countryside of West Cumbria on the outskirts of a small village called Kirksanton. Surrounded by stunning views of the local fells and untouched coastline with beautiful beaches, making an excellent base for walking, fell climbing, beach walks and studying local wildlife.
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Morecambe
Morecambe is a resort town and civil parish within the City of Lancaster in Lancashire, England.
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Windermere
The English Lake District has long been a popular holiday destination. Windermere is a small village situated on a hill to the east of a lake of the same name. From Windermere, you can enjoy many different tours of the Lake District with tour companies.
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Yorkshire Dales
The Yorkshire Dales (also known as The Dales) is the name given to an upland area, in Northern England.
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Tynemouth
'Tynemouth' is a town and historic resort in Tyne and Wear, England, situated at the mouth of the River Tyne, between North Shields (on the Tyne) and Whitley Bay (on the coast to the North). It is administered as part of the borough of North Tyneside, but until 1974 was an independent county borough (including North Shields) in its own right.
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Glenridding
Glenridding can be found at the foot of Kirkstone Pass at the southern end of Ullswater Lake. Glenridding is the main centre for the Ullswater area.
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Coniston
Coniston is a village located in the southern part of the Lake District National Park, between Coniston Water and Coniston Old Man. Coniston is a popular spot for hill-walking and rock-climbing; there are fine walks to be had on the nearby Furness Fells and Grizedale Forest, and some of the finest rock in the Lake District on the eastern face of Dow Crag, three miles from the village.
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Cockermouth
Cockermouth is a town that lies at the confluence of the River Cocker as it flows into the River Derwent. It is located on the northwest fringe of the English Lake District. Landmarks include the sizeable but partly ruined Norman castle, the home of Pamela, Lady Egremont. Built at the confluence of the Rivers Cocker and Derwent, the castle has a tilting tower which hangs Pisa-like over Jennings Brewery. The castle, with its preserved dungeons, is only opened to the public once a year during the annual town festival.
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Royal Quays
Royal Quays is an area of North Shields, North Tyneside, England. It is on the site of former docks and contains the pre-existing North Shields International Ferry Terminal.
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Hartlepool
Hartlepool is a North Sea port in North East England. Hartlepool has been a major seaport virtually since it was founded, and has throughout its entire history maintained a proud fishing heritage.
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Middlesbrough
Middlesbrough is a town in the Tees Valley conurbation of North East England and sits within the ceremonial county of North Yorkshire. It is the largest and most populous settlement within the Borough of Middlesbrough, which encompasses the town and several outlying villages which have become suburbs.
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Bassenthwaite Lake
Bassenthwaite Lake is one of the largest lakes in the Lake District of England. It is long and narrow, approximately 4 miles (6.4 km) long and 3/4 mile wide, but is also extremely shallow, with a maximum depth of about 70 feet (21 m). The lake lies at the foot of Skiddaw, near the town of Keswick.
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Bradford
Bradford lies at the heart of the City of Bradford, a metropolitan borough of West Yorkshire, England and is situated in the foothills of the Pennines.
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Southport
Southport is a seaside town within the Metropolitan Borough of Sefton, in Merseyside, England. The town is located on the Irish Sea coast.
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Sunderland
Sunderland is a city in Tyne and Wear, England. It was formerly a county borough but now forms part of the City of Sunderland. It is situated at the mouth of the River Wear.
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Arnside
Arnside is a village in Cumbria, England. It faces the estuary of the River Kent on the north eastern corner of Morecambe Bay. It is within the Arnside and Silverdale Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. It lies within the borders of the historic county boundaries of Westmorland, near the border with Lancashire.
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Failsworth
Failsworth is a town within the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, in Greater Manchester, England. It lies on undulating ground, on the course of the Rochdale Canal and north bank of the River Medlock.
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Denby Dale
Denby Dale is a village and civil parish in the metropolitan borough of Kirklees in West Yorkshire, England, to the South East of Huddersfield.
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Huddersfield
Huddersfield is a large market town within the Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees, in West Yorkshire, England, 190 miles (310 km) north of London, and 10.3 miles (16.6 km) south of Bradford, the nearest city.
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Whitby
Whitby is a town and civil parish in the Scarborough district of North Yorkshire on the north-east coast of England. Nowadays it is a fishing port and tourist destination.
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Penrith
Penrith is a market town in the county of Cumbria, England. It is in the Eden Valley, just north of the River Eamont, and lies less than 3 miles (5 km) outside the boundaries of the Lake District National Park.
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Liversedge
Liversedge is a township which is a group of villages in Kirklees metropolitan borough, West Yorkshire, England. Liversedge lies between Cleckheaton and Heckmondwike about 14 miles to the south west of Leeds.
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