With Christmas just around the corner, it's time to embrace some festive cheer and explore the many seasonal markets taking place across the Lake District.

In farming, it's a careful, slow process; you're always planning far in advance, and in many ways, autumn is the start of the farming year.

The Cumbria Dark Skies Festival is a celebration of the wonder of the night sky, an opportunity to really explore the Lake District's star-studded skies this Autumn.

We're delighted to announce that Matson Ground is now home to Windermere Food Farm, a much-loved community project which grows fresh, organic vegetables for the local food bank and families in need.

Organic September was started by the Soil Association over twenty years ago.

It really has been the perfect summer for farming here in the Lakes.

Every September, historic buildings and monuments across the country throw open their doors to the public as part of Heritage Open Days.

If you're planning a stay in one of our Ullswater cottages this summer, we're excited to share a wonderful local initiative that's helping visitors and residents get around in a greener, more convenient way - the Ullswater Hopper Bus (UB1 service).

July is National Picnic Month, the perfect time to pack up some delicious local treats and head out for an alfresco feast in the stunning Lake District countryside.