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Search on for local housing sites

With significant numbers of people across the Lake District in acute need of affordable housing, a call has gone out to spot development sites.

Helping our wildlife

How you can help stop the invasion by the plant Australian swamp stonecrop.

Self-build and custom housebuilding

We have created a register for those who are seeking to acquire serviced plots of land in the Lake District National Park for the purpose of building a house for those individuals to occupy as homes.

Things to do - teens and young explorers

Top things to do for young people - sailing, paddleboarding and motor boat driving on the water, and ghyll scrambling, climbing, zip wiring and wild camping.

Car cutting drive accelerates

Park and ride with a difference sees an innovative concept set to cut car travel in the Lake District.

Filming permissions

Details on getting permission to film here.

The Lake District's Roman Past

Did you know that the Lake District is steeped in thousands of years of human history, dating back as far as prehistory? From an ancient bathhouse to a prehistoric settlement, the marks of our ancestors are all around us.

'Please don’t leave your home to come to ours' urge Lake District farmers

The Lake District National Park Authority along with Cumbria Police, the National Trust, NFU and Farmer Network are reminding people to remain at home during the Coronavirus pandemic and avoid walking through farm yards and near people’s homes.

Rights of Way Committee 29 November 2011

Agenda items for Rights of Way Committee meeting

Top Lake District Job Opens

The search for the next leader of the Lake District National Park begins this week as recruitment opens for a new Chief Executive.

Building bridges and skills for the future

From replacing gates, installing fingerposts and bridge building, my time volunteering with the Lake District National Park Authority’s ranger team has not only given me valuable experience and skills, but has opened my eyes and made me much more eager and determined to get into this line of work in the future.

National Park launch ‘pop up’ campsite guide

Ahead of this summer’s potential staycation boom, the Lake District National Park Authority has compiled an information pack and is hosting an online session for farmers and land managers on how to create a pop up campsite for this year’s visitors.

Insider’s guide from a local lady

Steph, our Digital and Design Assistant gives her top tips for walking in the Lake District.

Unsealed Roads

Information for off-road driving.

Trail Hunting frequently asked questions

Trail hunting is a legal activity, which takes place on a small amount of land owned by the National Park Authority.

Banish the January Blues

The Christmas festivities have passed and New Year is well and truly upon us which for many heralds the beginning of those dreaded January Blues. Returning to the normal 9-5 routine and dealing with those frosty winter mornings simply doesn’t help us reconcile with the fact that all the fun of Christmas has now passed for yet another year.

Welcoming HRH Prince Charles to the World Heritage celebrations

As His Royal Highness, The Prince of Wales, today unveiled a special installation to mark the National Park’s World Heritage inscription, he hailed future opportunities for the Lakes.

Lake District National Park Information Centres

Our friendly advisers can help make your visit the best ever at our Information Centre. Find out how they can help, opening times and locations.

Coniston Boating Centre

Hire boats and bikes from Coniston Boating Centre, right on the shores of Coniston Water.