The first episode featuring the county in series 16 of BBC Two’s Great British Railway Journeys, following Michael Portillo as he ... experts think the Lake District could have appeared ...

Michael Portillo begins a railway tour of the spectacular border counties of Cumbria and Dumfriesshire, starting in the stunning Lake District National Park. Show more Michael Portillo begins a ...

A Lancaster University professor is on track to help railway guru Michael Portillo uncover the delights ... Movement in England and a member of the Lake Poets with his friend William Wordsworth.

Episode six will see Michael Portillo begin a railway tour of the spectacular border counties of Cumbria and Dumfriesshire, taking him from Windermere to Sellafield. Starting in the Lake District ...

the latest episode of a popular BBC documentary series shined a light on the Lake District. A new series of Great British Railway Journeys, following Michael Portillo as he travels the country by ...

A new series of Great British Railway Journeys following Michael Portillo as he travels ... climate and less rainfall than the central Lake District, as well as the presence of limestone.

Michael Portillo’s railway journey through Cumbria ... With 18 million visitors a year, the Lake District National Park is challenged with balancing tourism and conservation.

A hearing into a controversial plan for a Lake District tourist attraction has ended, with a ruling expected on a future date ...

arguing the Lake District National Park Authority (LDNPA) "failed to recognise the impact on the tranquillity of the area" when it awarded planning permission. The charity's CEO Michael Hill said: "If ...