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The Lakes
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A DESCRIPTION OF THE LAKES IN THE NORTH OF ENGLAND.
'O Nature, how in every charm supreme!
Whose votaries feast on raptures ever new!
O for the voice and fire of seraphim,
To sing thy glories with devotion due!'
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tours
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THE order in which the Lakes should be visited, if seen in
any prescribed order at all, can be pointed out much more
easily than satisfactorily. Lancaster and Kendal in the
south, Carlisle and Penrith in the north, formerly offered
the readiest facilities of access to this Northern Elysium;
but since the improvement of steam navigation, Whitehaven
and other ports have become equally suitable as starting
places. One advantage, however, remains in favour of the old
routes, that the direct lines are better, especially for
carriages, although to the pedestrian this will not be a
matter of any great importance.
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Tour from Lancaster
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Since the greatest influx of tourists is from the south of
England, and the Lancashire Lakes are best approached from
that quarter, it may not be
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-- "Carlisle" -- Carlisle
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-- "Kendal" -- Kendal
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-- "Lancaster" -- Lancaster
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-- "Penrith" -- Penrith
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-- "Whitehaven" -- Whitehaven
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