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Lake District Hotel in
Grasmere - Bridge House Hotel -
Britain's
Favourite View
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This view of Wastwater in the Lake District was voted Britain's Favourite View in a national television poll conducted by ITV. Sally Whittaker, the Coronation Street Actor, championed the whole of the Lake District but selected this particular view as her favourite.
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| This my be "Britain's Favourite View", but even on a lovely Autumn day, there are not the coach loads of visitors you might expect. The majesty of the scenery dominates, the proportions are perfect, and peace and tranquility are readily found. |
| Even in bad weather this is a magical place to be, where you
can simply soak up the atmosphere. Click
here for a
picture of Wastwater Screes under dark brooding clouds.
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| At the head of the valley, Great Gable is the central feature. Click here for a photograph taken from Great Gable summit, looking down on Wastwater and Wasdale. |
| Alfred Wainwright, in his Guide to the Southern Fells, says "The rugged heights of the Southern Fells are set off to perfection by the lovely valleys leading into them, and much of the pleasure of mountain days spent in this region is contributed by the delightful approaches...... Wasdale is primitive and unspoiled, an emerald amongst sombre hills."
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If you think that this is the only, or even the best,
view in the Lake District, then think again! The Wasdale view is great
because you can see it from your car - without any climbing - but there
are many other favourite views in the Lake District, especially from the
mountain passes. Ultimately, however, the finest views are only
available further up
into the mountains. Photographs or even BBC films are NOTHING compared to the
real experience of fell walkers, who regularly stay at the Bridge House
Hotel in Grasmere. Below are some recent photographs taken from high up in the Lake District mountains. Sprinkling Tarn and Great Gable, Sty Head Tarn & Great End, Mickledore from Bowfell - these are views to rank amongst the very best in the world! |
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If you would like to see more photographs of the Lake District visit our Gallery pages. If you would like to really see Britain's Favourite View, and more of England's most spectacular and inspirational landscapes, visit the Lake District, visit Bridge House Hotel in Grasmere. |
