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The Lakes It is the lakes which give the Lake District its name, and they are what brings the majority of the tourists to the area.

Batchworth Lake is the easternmost of a chain of four lakes west of the town and sandwiched between the Grand Union Canal and the River Colne.

This 33-acre lake was constructed from an old quarry. The depth at its deepest point is 100 feet. The delightful steam boat is the 'Maid of Athens'.

There was also a large flour mill here; but now the village relies on recreation from the 1,200 acre Chew Valley Lake lying to its west. The lake was built in the 1950s to supply water for Bristol.

Lake Road, with houses overlooking the main lake, is undoubtedly a delightful place to live.

Portishead's Marine Lake lies in the recreation ground behind the Esplanade running along Woodhill Bay.

Roughlee Lake was once a popular local day out.

In a predominately rural area such as the Lake District, there are few towns.The major ones actually within the Lake District are Kendal (which has a separate chapter), Keswick and Windermere

St Michael's Church stands on a prominent site overlooking the mere; Marbury means a 'fortified place by a lake'.

In translation, Tal-y-Llyn means 'the end of the lake': that aptly describes the location of the village, with its little church and inns in the shadow of Cadair Idris.

The hamlet at the foot of Buttermere in the western Lake District takes its name from the lake; it is still the farming settlement it has always been.

This nostalgic and peaceful late-summer view shows corn stooks above the little town by the lake whose Welsh name, Llyn Tegid, means 'beautiful lake'.

The hamlet at the foot of Buttermere in the western Lake District takes its name from the lake; it is still the farming settlement it has always been.

This view further to the east shows the Muckross Lake (Middle Lake). In the background is the 1,764 ft-high Torc Mountain, which dominates the lake here.

The hamlet at the foot of Buttermere in the western Lake District takes its name from the lake; it is still the farming settlement it has always been.

The ornamental lake in Lower Castle Park. The profusion of lily pads suggests that its role as a boating lake has not yet been realised.

We are looking south from Lower Gatesgarth.The pines of Crag Wood are prominent in the centre of the photograph, while the slopes of Dodd sweep up the lake shore beyond.

South of the Redhill/Reigate built- up areas are the Earlswood Lakes, which lie in the midst of the grassy heathland of Earlswood Common.

The original railway station building with its clock tower, the terminus of the line from Ulverston, looks down Lake Windermere.

There is hardly a ripple on the water of the lake in Raphael Park, ideal for a spot of punting.

The bathing stage at the lake's eastern edge reminds us of how popular swimming once was. Up to 35,000 bathers per season made use of the supervised facility.

In translation, Tal-y-Llyn means 'the end of the lake': that aptly describes the location of the village, with its little church and inns in the shadow of Cadair Idris.

In 1893 the natural lake of Haweswater nestled peacefully in the unspoilt and beautiful valley of Mardale. At this time the road to Mardale village ran along the west side of the lake.

Victorian writers believed Crummock Water to be one of the most beautiful in the Lakes.