We can now count the Lake District alongside the Taj Mahal, the Tower of London and the Great Barrier Reef. Thank you to everyone who has supported us on the journey so far. Read our Blog articles and discover what makes our beautiful landscape so special. Would you like to contribute to the blog? Get in touch, we’d love to hear from you, contact us
Through partnership working with the Tactical Visitor Management Group we have secured funding two run the popular shuttle buses to Buttermere and Wasdale again this summer. The £2 bus fare cap has been extended until 31 October 2023
26 May 2023
Following its successful launch and run at Keswick Museum, the World Heritage exhibition hits the road over the coming months.
12 Mar 2020
The reasons why the English Lake District is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, or what our Outstanding Universal Value (OUV) is, are complicated. They are both tangible and intangible and this makes explaining them difficult. So when the chance comes along to try and explain OUV via professional photography, you should really grasp the opportunity quickly.
10 Mar 2020
Local tour operator Hidden Lakeland highlights the unique experiences offered by exploring the English Lake District World Heritage Site by public transport.
17 Feb 2020
Sunday 12th January is the National Trust’s 125th anniversary. Happy birthday! The National Trust was established back in 1895 by Octavia Hill, Sir Robert Hunter and Canon Hardwicke Rawnsley. They shared a belief in the importance of historic places and green spaces, and fought to preserve them for everyone’s ‘enjoyment, refreshment and rest’. Today the National Trust is Europe’s largest conservation charity, with 5.6 million members, 65,000 volunteers and 14,000 staff, caring for over 250,000 hectares of farmland, 780 miles of coastline and 500 historic properties, gardens and nature reserves, for everyone, for ever.
12 Jan 2020
The English Lake District - a World Heritage Site is a new exhibition in Keswick Museum’s Fitz Park Gallery.
15 Oct 2019
The English Lake District World Heritage stand at 2019's Westmorland County Show, with some local businesses really using World Heritage status within their operations.
17 Sep 2019
Here is an example of a local business capitalising on the English Lake District’s World Heritage status, that is truly world-class. Farrer’s of Kendal have launched World Heritage Coffee. Their first limited edition of World Heritage Coffee is Finca El Edén which was launched at 2019’s Westmorland County Show. Farrer’s have sourced beans grown in the Coffee Cultural Landscape of Colombia, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, then roasted them in the Lake District.
16 Sep 2019
One of the legacies of the Cumbria Tourism England's World Heritage Story - The North project, was the creation of a business toolkit. This publication provides businesses with an introduction to the English Lake District World Heritage Site and how it could help them.
06 Sep 2019
How hotel Another Place in Ullswater uses World Heritage stories to strengthen its sense of place, and provide its guests a more authentic Lake District experience.
29 Aug 2019
Lakeland Farm Visitor Centre is a new and exciting authentic farm visitor experience in The Lake District. Located at Ings, between Staveley and Windermere the centre offers a great day out for the whole family.
12 Jul 2019
Tuesday 9th July 2019 was the second anniversary of the English Lake District's inscription as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
11 Jul 2019
Cumbria Tourism has launched a £285,000 marketing campaign aiming to rebuild visitor confidence in train services and positively inspire potential visitors to the English Lake District.
03 Jun 2019
Thursday 18th April is World Heritage Day. World Heritage is the shared wealth of humanity, both natural and cultural. Protecting and preserving these valuable assets needs the collective efforts of all communities. This celebratory day provides the chance to raise awareness about the diversity of cultural heritage and the efforts that are required to protect and conserve it.
16 Apr 2019
England’s Northern World Heritage Story: The North is a VisitEngland Discover England Fund project led by Cumbria Tourism. Its primary goal is to raise awareness of and increase visitor numbers to the six UNESCO World Heritage Sites in across Northern England - Saltaire, Hadrian's Wall, Durham Castle & Cathedral, Studley Royal Park & Fountains Abbey, Liverpool Mercantile Maritime City and the English Lake District.
11 Apr 2019
Countrystride is a podcast initiative aiming to broadcast the very essence of the English Lake District World Heritage Site and its wider regional setting.
08 Apr 2019
Steve Wharton – storyteller and musician: inspired by the English Lake District World Heritage Site
29 Mar 2019
Twelve new slate plaques have been installed at Crow Park on the shores of Derwent Water at Keswick, the official site which celebrates the Lake District's inscription as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
26 Feb 2019
Jamie Lund, deputy chair of the WHS’ Technical Advisor Group and the National Trust’s Archaeologist & Cultural Heritage Advisor, recently represented the English Lake District World Heritage Site and the Lake District National Park Partnership at two conferences in San Francisco.
30 Nov 2018
The English Lake District is part of a UK family of 31 World Heritage Sites, from St Kilda in the north, to the Cornish Mines in the south. This family even extends beyond the UK’s shores to a handful of overseas territories, in the Atlantic and all the way to the Pacific. This group comes together once a year for the annual World Heritage:UK conference.
19 Oct 2018
The official launch of the new brand for the English Lake District World Heritage Site.
21 Sep 2018
Haweswater and its neighbour Ullswater Valley are two of the top places in the Lake District to discover a myriad of wildlife
30 Aug 2018
Poet Tony Walsh's celebration of the Lake District World Heritage Site and National Park.
17 Aug 2018
It’s official - the Lake District National Park has been granted World Heritage Site status. So to celebrate, this summer we're inviting visitors to Cumbria's shows and festivals to join us on a free 360 virtual tour of this iconic cultural landscape. First up, the BirdHIVE experience returns to Kendal Calling in Lowther Deer Park, 28 - 30 July, with brand new 360 VR Lake District scenes.
20 Jul 2017
The news from Krakow on 9th July 2017 will prove to be one of the Lake District’s most significant milestones.
18 Jul 2017
The Lake District has become the UK's 31st World Heritage Site, inscribed under the cultural landscape category.
09 Jul 2017
A flock of limited edition Little Herdys has been specially created to support the Lake District’s bid for World Heritage status and they’re available just in time for Christmas!
13 Dec 2016
Last week we completed a major milestone in the Lake District’s nomination to be a World Heritage Site, with two expert assessors from UNESCO’s cultural heritage advisory body visiting us. It was a near impossible task to do this wonderful place justice in just a week, but the Lake District National Park, together with a range of organisations from the partnership, pulled together a fantastic programme showcasing three key themes of the bid: identity, inspiration and conservation.
11 Oct 2016
The dramatic Lakeland peaks, lakes and landscapes have been providing creative inspiration for generations and Lakes Culture has continued to seek out the talent in recent years too, with a series of stunning artworks that captivate imaginations across the county.
21 Sep 2016
From today (26 August 2016), fans of the Lake District National Park will be able to soar like a bird, scale a mountain and ripple across the top of a lake – within just three minutes, by experiencing BirdHIVE – a 360 degree virtual flight tour of the iconic Lake District.
26 Aug 2016
We’re looking forward to launching Bird HIVE, a 360 degree virtual flight tour of the iconic Lake District, at Kendal Calling and Lakes Alive festivals this summer in support of the World Heritage bid. Festival goers are being given the chance to soar like a bird, scale a mountain and ripple across the top of a lake, within just three minutes, taking a bird’s eye view of four iconic Lake District locations.
25 Jul 2016