'Lonely Planet guides are, quite simply, like no other'. New York TimesThis eBook offering is an excerpt of Lonely Planet's latest The Lake District guide book and includes: Ullswater chapter Lake District History, Culture & Environment and Directory, Transport & Health Ullswater mapsIndulge your archetypal English Lakeland fantasies at Ullswater, where daffodils sway gently in the breeze, lofty mountains loom, and storybook steamers putter their way across the stately lake. With this chapter to guide you, all the best views and valleys are just a page away.This guide is the result of research by dedicated authors and local experts who immersed themselves in Ullswater, finding unique experiences, and sharing practical and honest advice, so you come away informed and amazed. This guide includes up-to-date reviews of the best places to stay, eat, sights, cultural information, maps, transport tips and a few best kept secrets - all the essentials to get to the heart of Ullswater.Coverage includes: History, Culture, Literary Lakes, Food & Drink, Environment, Directory, Transport and Health Ullswater & around, Lowther to Haweswater, Dalemain, Pooley Bridge, Gowbarrow Park & Aira Force, Glenridding & Patterdale, Howtown & Martindale, Kirkstone Pass, Lowther Park, HaweswaterLonely Planet's The Lake District guide is researched and written by Oliver Berry