The largest lake in England is Windermere, whose eastern shore washes up
on the town of Bowness (or Bowness-on-Windermere), with the town of Windermere
2.5km (1 1/2 miles) away. From either town, you can climb Orrest Head in
less than an hour for a panoramic view of the Lakeland. From that vantage
point, you can even view Scafell Pike, rising to a height of 963m (3,210
ft.) -- it's the tallest peak in all of
