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Esthwaite Water in the Lake District, England

Lake District, England

South Lakeland: Windermere

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Lake District reality star went on I Kissed a Boy for his younger self • June 8, 2025, 6:10 AM ET (BBC)

Conservationists call for Lake District to lose Unesco world heritage status • June 7, 2025, 3:30 AM ET (The Guardian)

Patterdale mountain rescuers warn of looming breaking point • May 29, 2025, 2:51 AM ET (BBC)

Lake District walker dies after collapsing on waterfall path • May 23, 2025, 11:52 PM ET (BBC)

Mardale 'lost village' visible after Haweswater dry spell • May 22, 2025, 9:51 AM ET (BBC)

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