While the town of Maryport is not within the Lake District National Park, it is recognised as the starting point for the Solway Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB).

The small village of Drigg is known as the location of the UK’s national low level nuclear waste repository but, if that doesn’t put you off visiting, the area has a stunning beach that offers a number of photographic opportunities.

Haweswater is one of the lesser-visited lakes in the Lake District due to the lack of facilities and poor accessibility. For this reason, it is also one of the more tranquil areas of the national park.

Bassenthwaite is not one of the more popular lakes, as it is on the northern edge of the national park away from the tourist hotspots of Ambleside and Windermere

Derwentwater is hailed as 'Queen of the Lakes', and is surrounded by some of the most magnificent scenery in the Lake District.

Whitehaven has been designated a "gem town" by the Council for British Architecture due to the historic quality of the town environment and over 170 listed buildings.

Blea Tarn is a small tarn or lake in between the two valleys of Great Langdale and Little Langdale near to Ambleside in the Lake District National Park. An internet search shows that this is one of the most photographed locations in the Lake District and once you get there it is easy to see why. Here you'll find details of the area, how to get there and some of my favourite photographic locations and scenic viewpoints..

Ennerdale Water is the most westerly lake of the Lake District and a Site of Special Scientific Interest. It is also one of the most remote of the lakes in the Lakes District and the only one without a road running around it. .

The River Duddon flows through some of the most beautiful, remote and least-visited areas of the Lake District National Park. Narrow lanes and difficult access to major roads make the Duddon Valley one of the most unspoilt areas of the National Park.

Wasdale is remote, tranquil, and a truly beautiful valley in the western Lake District National Park in Cumbria in north-west England. The name came from old Norse word Vatnsdalr, meaning "valley of the water".