To celebrate another milestone birthday for Peter Rabbit, we've got a special Beatrix Potter summer offer for guests visiting our Matson Ground holiday cottages in July and August.

At ten-and-a-half miles long, Windermere isn't just the longest lake in the Lake District, it's the longest lake in England.

Last Thursday more than 3,500 beacons were lit around the world to mark the Queen's Platinum Jubilee - among them, our very own beacon at the top of Brant Fell, at the heart of the Matson Ground Estate.

It's March and that means that many National Trust properties in the Lake District, which have been closed over the winter months, will reopen.

The Lake District attracts millions of people every year, drawn to the stunning scenery and breath taking landscapes.

This month sees the return of the Cumbria Dark Skies Festival and a host of really exciting events celebrating the wonder of the skies.

Easter in the Lake District is such a special time'' crisp, blue skies, snow-capped peaks, spring flowers and bird song '' we can't think of anywhere we'd rather be.

According to Hippocrates, the Father of Medicine, walking is man's best medicine.

There's nothing better than a day exploring the fells - well, that's what we think anyway.