“Come forth into the light of things, Let Nature be your teacher.” – William Wordsworth (The Tables Turned) The English Lake District is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The citation reads: Famous for its scenic landscape of mountains, lakes, houses, gardens and parks, the Lake District...
John Ruskin was born in London in 1819. His home from 1871 until his death in 1900 was Brantwood on Coniston Water in the Lake District. This lovely house is filled with paintings, furniture and Ruskin’s personal treasures. In the nearby village of Coniston there’s...
Beatrix Potter first visited the Lake District in 1882 and fell in love with it right away. Following the success of her first three books – The Tale of Peter Rabbit (1902), The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin (1903) and The Tailor of Gloucester (1903) –...