View Across Lake Windermere Lake District National Park Editorial Photo

Lake District Keswick Panorama - Oct 2009 The Skiddaw massif, town of Keswick and Derwent Water seen from Walla Crag Lake District National Park UK location map.svg LocationCumbria, England Area2,362 km2 912 sq mi Established9 May 1951 Visitors Annual visitors: 16.4 million Annual day visits: 24 million[1] Governing bodyLake District National Park Authority UNESCO World Heritage Site CriteriaCultural: ii, v, vi Reference422 Inscription2017 41st Session The Lake District, also known as the Lakes or Lakeland, is a mountainous region in North West England. A popular holiday destination, it is famous for its lakes, forests and mountains or fells, and its associations with William Wordsworth and other Lake Poets and also with Beatrix Potter and John Ruskin. The National Park was established in 1951 and covers an area of 2,362 square kilometres.[2]