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4 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Cumbria, England

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Scafell Pike

The highest peak in all of England is plagued by dangerously fickle climate shifts.

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Ravenglass Roman Bath House

These Roman ruins in England’s Lake District are 2,000 years old, but look pretty good for their age.

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Epiacum

A well-preserved 2nd century fort where moles are the archaeologists.

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Merzbarn

The sculptural remains of the last home of a legendary Dada artist.

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Dove Cottage

This charming English house was once the home of England's most famous poet.

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Castlerigg Stone Circle

Stonehenge has nothing on Castlerigg’s views.

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Cumberland Pencil Museum

A museum in England’s Lake District dedicated to the trusty pencil wants you to know the story of their World War II spy pencils.

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Atlas Obscura Trips

Folklore and Magic of Southern England

Nov 2—Nov 7, 2019

Mythical castles and ancient witchcraft, ecological biomes and fairy-tale forests, sea tractors and flaming tar barrels—all this awaits you on our one-of-a-kind exploration of southern England's historic haunts and eccentric traditions.

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Watch Ophelia's Winds Send a Cumbrian Waterfall Into the Sky

Another strange effect of a profoundly strange storm.

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October 19, 2017

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