Say yes to new adventures! Visit the Lake District for Britain’s finest scenery, greenest countryside and grandest views. Covering a total area of just over 885 square miles, the Lake District National Park has been protected since 1951, and its picturesque patchwork of lakes and valleys. The Lake District, also known as the Lakes or Lakeland, is a mountainous region in North West England. If you love nature, you will find beauty everywhere.