No mountain better showcases the Lake District’s neglected industrial history than Coniston Old Man, the fell with a hole in its heart.

The Lake District fells hold the power to shape lives. We asked a handful of friends to describe how they have been influenced by a specific peak.

William D. Shannon's new book, 'Cumbria – 1,000 years of maps', features more than 100 charts, surveys and maps from ten centuries of cartography. Here he picks six of his favourites.

…in which we tour south Lakeland to tell the remarkable story of an industry that expanded from one-man bloomeries set deep in the woods to blast furnaces powering the industrial age.

...in which we are joined by broadcaster, author and former MP for Penrith and the Border, Rory Stewart, to discuss his new book, Middleland – Dispatches from the Borders.

...in which we ramble up remote Liddesdale in the extreme north-east of Cumbria to uncover the remarkable history of a unique independent territory transformed into a bloody borderland.

All of our products are proudly designed and illustrated by our team in the heart of the Lake District.

Our books are printed on woodland-friendly FSC paper and our tea towels on ethically-sourced organic cotton.

Every year we donate 5% of our profits to Lakeland charities. We buy local to support independent business.