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This eBook offering is an excerpt of Lonely Planet's latest The Lake District guide book and includes:

• Cumbrian Coast chapter

• Lake District History, Culture & Environment and Directory, Transport & Health

• Cumbrian Coast maps

Many visitors to the Lake District forget to venture past its national park to the bleakly beautiful coastline beyond - big mistake! This gentle stretch of sandy bays, grassy headlands and bottle-green pastures has its own unique attractions - Ulverston's famous Laurel & Hardy Museum, for starters.

This guide is the result of research by dedicated authors and local experts who immersed themselves in Cumbrian Coast, 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 Cumbrian Coast.

Coverage includes:

• History, Culture, Literary Lakes, Food & Drink, Environment, Directory, Transport and Health

• South Coast, West Coast, Grange-over-Sands & around, Ulverston & around, Whitehaven & around.

Lonely Planet's The Lake District guide is researched and written by Oliver Berry