Credits

Photo credits: The Lake District

101 photos by 79 photographers and archives. Photos on the the Lake District guide and its area pages.

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The Lake District: 101 photos, sorted by file name
PhotoPhotographerLicenceSource
Abbot Hall Art Gallery, Kendal (6940) Nilfanion CC BY-SA 4.0 Commons
Allan Bank, Grasmere - geograph.org.uk - 6894574 Humphrey Bolton CC BY-SA 2.0 Commons
Ambleside Roman fort - geograph.org.uk - 1761456 Bill Boaden CC BY-SA 2.0 Commons
Ascending the Old Man - geograph.org.uk - 5036739 John H Darch CC BY-SA 2.0 Commons
Ashness Bridge - geograph.org.uk - 6319938 Andy Stephenson CC BY-SA 2.0 Commons
Autumn colours and cloud shadows at Grizedale Forest James Burke CC BY 2.0 Commons
Beatrix Potter Gallery, Main Street, Hawkshead - geograph.org.uk - 7765745 Jo and Steve Turner CC BY-SA 2.0 Commons
Belle Isle ^ Bowness - geograph.org.uk - 5696254 Ian Taylor CC BY-SA 2.0 Commons
Boot Mill 2014 David Trochos CC BY-SA 3.0 Commons
Bowness-on-Windermere, Blackwell, the Arts and Crafts House, The Main Hall - geograph.org.uk - 7612945 Michael Garlick CC BY-SA 2.0 Commons
Brantwood Myself Public domain Commons
Brockhole Gardens (geograph 2491412) J Scott CC BY-SA 2.0 Commons
Brothers Water in Hartsop Valley - geograph.org.uk - 7765744 David Robinson CC BY-SA 2.0 Commons
Burnmoor Tarn - geograph.org.uk - 5295564 Ray Holderness CC BY-SA 2.0 Commons
Carlisle Castle - geograph.org.uk - 60471 John Gibson CC BY-SA 2.0 Commons
Cartmel Priory - geograph.org.uk - 6178445 Andrew Abbott CC BY-SA 2.0 Commons
Castlerigg stone circle nr. Keswick. - panoramio brian gillman CC BY 3.0 Commons
Cat Bells from Friar's Crag - geograph.org.uk - 6224284 DS Pugh CC BY-SA 2.0 Commons
Catbells Northern Ascent, Lake District - June 2009 Diliff CC BY-SA 3.0 Commons
Claife Viewing Station stairs - geograph.org.uk - 7432027 Oscar Taylor CC BY-SA 2.0 Commons
Cockshott Point - geograph.org.uk - 8406970 Wayland Smith CC BY-SA 2.0 Commons
Coniston Water featuring the S.Y.Gondola approaching the jetty - geograph.org.uk - 2120658 Keith Salvesen CC BY-SA 2.0 Commons
Coniston Water with the Old Man supervising - geograph.org.uk - 2626320 Ian Greig CC BY-SA 2.0 Commons
Crosthwaite Parish Church - geograph.org.uk - 2443681 Bill Boaden CC BY-SA 2.0 Commons
Dacre Church, Cumbria. St. Andrews) User:Laplacemat CC BY-SA 3.0 Commons
Dalemain garden Ikcur CC BY-SA 4.0 Commons
Derwent Water, Keswick Launch Area - geograph.org.uk - 3459574 wfmillar CC BY-SA 2.0 Commons
Derwentwater ^ Catbells from Castlerigg, Keswick. - panoramio brian gillman CC BY 3.0 Commons
Derwentwater and Catbells Keswick - geograph.org.uk - 7343022 Jennifer Petrie CC BY-SA 2.0 Commons
Derwentwater ferry Antiquary CC BY-SA 4.0 Commons
Dora’s Field Rydal - geograph.org.uk - 8019634 Jennifer Petrie CC BY-SA 2.0 Commons
Dove Cottage Sourav Niyogi CC BY-SA 3.0 Commons
Esthwaite Water aerial photograph July 2019 Ian Dick CC BY 2.0 Commons
Footpath near Tilberthwaite Gill - geograph.org.uk - 1853095 Philip Barker CC BY-SA 2.0 Commons
Glenridding, Cumbria, England - June 2009 Diliff CC BY-SA 3.0 Commons
Grasmere , Sarah Nelson's Grasmere Gingerbread - geograph.org.uk - 6357655 Lewis Clarke CC BY-SA 2.0 Commons
Grasmere from Loughrigg - geograph.org.uk - 2130385 Bill Boaden CC BY-SA 2.0 Commons
Grasmere from Loughrigg Fell - geograph.org.uk - 4589011 Gareth James CC BY-SA 2.0 Commons
Grasmere from Loughrigg Terrace (geograph 2616531) Ian Greig CC BY-SA 2.0 Commons
Great Gable Summit - geograph.org.uk - 7210876 Anthony Foster CC BY-SA 2.0 Commons
Hadrianic Bath House of Ravenglass Roman fort, established in 130 AD, UK (39301744292) Carole Raddato from FRANKFURT, Germany CC BY-SA 2.0 Commons
Hardknott Pass and Eskdale Mick Knapton at English Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Commons
Hardknott Roman Fort Markas1370 CC BY-SA 4.0 Commons
Hawkshead Grammar School FFNick CC BY-SA 3.0 Commons
Holehird Gardens, Trees and shrubs bordering a pond area - geograph.org.uk - 6658951 Michael Garlick CC BY-SA 2.0 Commons
Irton Cross, Irton, Cumbria Dougsim CC BY-SA 3.0 Commons
Keswick Museum and Art Gallery Stephen Craven CC BY-SA 2.0 Commons
Lake Windermere MV Swan Ian Mcallister = Imcall Public domain Commons
Latrigg from Fitz Park, Keswick Mick Knapton at English Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Commons
Lodore Falls - geograph.org.uk - 5904763 Anthony Foster CC BY-SA 2.0 Commons
Muncaster Castle (69621) LilyPadFrog CC BY-SA 4.0 Commons
Old Bridge House - geograph.org.uk - 7430321 Oscar Taylor CC BY-SA 2.0 Commons
On top of the Bowderstone - geograph.org.uk - 6535462 DS Pugh CC BY-SA 2.0 Commons
Orrest Head toposcope, and view over Lake Windermere - geograph.org.uk - 5116433 Tim Heaton CC BY-SA 2.0 Commons
Peter Rabbit Garden, The World of Beatrix Potter Attraction - geograph.org.uk - 7901607 Richard Cooke CC BY-SA 2.0 Commons
Place Fell The original uploader was StephenDawson at English Wikipedia. CC BY-SA 2.0 Commons
Platform at Windermere railway station - geograph.org.uk - 8367817 DS Pugh CC BY-SA 2.0 Commons
Pooley Bridge and River Eamont - geograph.org.uk - 3167711 Martin Dawes CC BY-SA 2.0 Commons
Potterhome Chris Brown CC BY 2.0 Commons
Propeller at Windermere Jetty Museum - geograph.org.uk - 7555854 Anthony Parkes CC BY-SA 2.0 Commons
Ravenglass ^ Eskdale Railway - geograph.org.uk - 4167603 Peter Trimming CC BY-SA 2.0 Commons
Ruskin Museum 18-06-2015 14-17-18 Paul Hermans CC BY-SA 3.0 Commons
Rydal Cave walls - geograph.org.uk - 7430953 Oscar Taylor CC BY-SA 2.0 Commons
Rydal Mount, Home of William Wordsworth RachelRodgers CC BY 3.0 Commons
Rydal Water - geograph.org.uk - 2029142 Anthony Foster CC BY-SA 2.0 Commons
Scafell Pike Thorneh at English Wikipedia Public domain Commons
South on Wetherlam summit - geograph.org.uk - 8363709 DS Pugh CC BY-SA 2.0 Commons
St Catherine's church, Eskdale, Cumbria Dougsim CC BY-SA 3.0 Commons
St Martin's Church - door, Bowness-on-Windermere, England 11 Michal Klajban CC BY-SA 4.0 Commons
St Michael and All Angels parish church - geograph.org.uk - 2260908 Alan Walker CC BY-SA 2.0 Commons
St Oswalds' Church, Grasmere Brian Clift CC BY-SA 2.0 Commons
St Patrick's church, Patterdale - geograph.org.uk - 3937320 David Purchase CC BY-SA 2.0 Commons
St. Olaf's Church, Wasdale Head - geograph.org.uk - 7298630 Brian Deegan CC BY-SA 2.0 Commons
Stanley Ghyll Force - geograph.org.uk - 7538274 Peter Trimming CC BY-SA 2.0 Commons
Stockghyll Force, Ambleside, Cumbria - geograph.org.uk - 2763189 Christine Matthews CC BY-SA 2.0 Commons
Striding Edge from Helvellyn summit - geograph.org.uk - 7955921 Michael Earnshaw CC BY-SA 2.0 Commons
Tarn Hows - geograph.org.uk - 2571904 Ian Greig CC BY-SA 2.0 Commons
The Cumbria Way, Coniston Boat Landings - geograph.org.uk - 7353411 Adrian Taylor CC BY-SA 2.0 Commons
The interior of St Martin's Church, Martindale - geograph.org.uk - 5899267 Marathon CC BY-SA 2.0 Commons
The market place in Keswick - geograph.org.uk - 6185613 Richard Humphrey CC BY-SA 2.0 Commons
The MY Raven leaves Howtown jetty - geograph.org.uk - 7985355 Gordon Brown CC BY-SA 2.0 Commons
The newlook Pencil Museum in Keswick Stinglehammer CC BY-SA 3.0 Commons
The Old Chapel at the landing stage, Derwent Island The joy of all things CC BY-SA 4.0 Commons
The Old Man of Coniston and Coniston Water from Brantwood - geograph.org.uk - 7970952 Martin Jeffries CC BY-SA 2.0 Commons
The summit of Gowbarrow Fell with its Ordnance Survey trig point - geograph.org.uk - 8069674 Roger Templeman CC BY-SA 2.0 Commons
Theatre By The Lake - geograph.org.uk - 7704826 N Chadwick CC BY-SA 2.0 Commons
Theatre by the Lake, Keswick - geograph.org.uk - 6650567 Stephen Craven CC BY-SA 2.0 Commons
Ullswater and Place Fell - geograph.org.uk - 6374107 Steve Daniels CC BY-SA 2.0 Commons
Ullswater from Gowbarrow Fell - geograph.org.uk - 4593852 Gareth James CC BY-SA 2.0 Commons
Ullswater from Hallin Fell - geograph.org.uk - 3972199 Clive Giddis CC BY-SA 2.0 Commons
Ullswater Steamer (15295551258) Colin Gregory CC BY 2.0 Commons
View from Orrest Head - geograph.org.uk - 4647370 Anthony Foster CC BY-SA 2.0 Commons
Viking cross in St Mary's churchyard, Gosforth - geograph.org.uk - 2192415 David Gearing CC BY-SA 2.0 Commons
Walla Crag from Hause Gate (2) Mick Knapton at English Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Commons
Wasdale Head and Great Gable John260660 CC BY-SA 4.0 Commons
Wast Water (31672128247) James Johnstone from Ecclefechan, Scotland CC BY 2.0 Commons
Waterfall Lakes Ballantyne108 CC BY-SA 3.0 Commons
Waterhead, Ambleside, Cumbria - geograph.org.uk - 5188662 James Harrison CC BY-SA 2.0 Commons
Windermere Car Ferry Mallard JP 05.10.2016R RuthAS CC BY 4.0 Commons
Windermere from Orrest Head - geograph.org.uk - 6169269 Peter S CC BY-SA 2.0 Commons
Wordsworth House, Cockermouth - geograph.org.uk - 4803574 Richard Thomas CC BY-SA 2.0 Commons

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Last updated: 2 November 2026