Look at Lakeland in Colour [antikvár]

The Laké District is truly the 'Pearl of the British Isles'; more gentle than Scotland but no less majestic. Our journey through Lakeland begins at its 'Eastern Gateway', Kendal. Until recently, heavy traffic made Kendal difficult to reach, but the M.6 has improved this. Thus, our route is designed to include this new motorway, ieaving it at Kendal and following the main roads, then finally rejoining it at Penrith. Kendal, an old market-town, is crammed with historic associa-tions such as a ruined Norman castle, birthplace of Catherine Parr. Sometime famous for 'Kendal Green' woollen cloth, worn by the archers at Flodden, it is now the home of 'Kendal Brown' snuff, Kendal Mint Cake (beloved of mountaineers) and 'K' shoes. The Town Hall (1) boasts an unusual cariIlon clock. A few miles along the Windermere road, a rough-hewn stone denotes the boundary of the National Park, a conservation area. Windermere (2), over ten miles long, is England's largest lake. Its sparkling waters and wooded shores, viewed here from the Head of Windermere (3), tend to display only a tranquil aspect of the lake (4), yet Windermere is alsó ideál for the energetic marine sportsman. Long a boating highway, it now caters for many water-sports such as fishing, sailing, or skiing.