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Listed below are links to other websites which may be of interest you (eg. weather, web cams, the Lake District, tourist authorities, accommodation, climbing groups, and so on). The majority of these links are relevant to our activities only, with an emphasis on the Lake District. For an excellent, comprehensive listing of outdoor adventure links, try Keswick-based Needle Sports links pages.
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Tourist Information (including accommodation services) |
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| Go Lakes |
Cumbria Tourist Board's comprehensive website. |
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| Lake District Outdoors |
All you'll ever need to know about outdoor pursuits in the Lakes can be found here in the Cumbria Tourist Board's dedicated outdoor activities site. |
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| www.cumbria.uk.com |
Comprehensive web-based guide to Cumbria & the English Lake District, including: accommodation, dining, attractions, activities, events, and much more. |
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| Cumbria Online |
Another comprehensive web-based guide to Cumbria & the English Lake District, including: news, accommodation, dining, attractions, activities, events, and much more. |
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| Lake District National Park |
Lake District National Park's official website. |
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| Keswick Tourist Office |
Keswick Tourist Office's site, listing local B&Bs, Camp Sites and Camping Barns. |
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| Virtual Cumbria |
Interactive 360°x360° iPIX Virtual Tours and guides. |
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| English Lakes |
An illustrated guide to the Lake District. |
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Youth Hostels |
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| YHA |
Youth Hostel Association National Website. |
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Camping |
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| The Camping Site |
National database of camping sites throughout the UK. |
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| North Lakes Campsites |
North Lakes Camping |
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| Camping Barns |
Bunkhouse accomodation throughout the Lake District. |
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Outdoor Equipment Stores |
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| George Fisher, Keswick |
One of the UK's premier outdoor stores, located in the heart of the Lake District. |
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National Weather |
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| UK Met Office |
Official site of the UK Office of Meteorology. |
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| BBC Weather |
The BBC's online weather service, including 5-day forecasts. |
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Local - Cumbria |
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| BBC Cumbria Weather |
The BBC's online weather service specifically for Cumbria, including 5-day forecasts. |
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| Cumbria Online Weather |
Cumbria Online's weather information |
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Local - Scotland |
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| Scotland Online |
Detailed 5-day forecasts for the East and West Highlands, as well as the Lake District and Snowdonia. |
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Local - Wales |
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| Snowdon Weather Station |
Provides current weather reports from Snowdon. |
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Winter conditions and reports |
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| Scottish Avalanche Information Service |
Provides daily reports by area on avalanche danger, weather and climbing conditions. |
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| Winterhighland Mk2 |
Popular winter climbs reporting site, on which you can log your own reports. Whilst mainly covering Scotland, there are also reports from other areas including the Lake District and Wales. |
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| UK Climbing Winter Reports |
Another winter climbs reporting site, on which you can log your own reports. |
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Tides |
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| Admiralty Tide Predictor |
The Admiralty's tide prediction for the world. |
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Local - Lake District |
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| Skiddaw Webcam |
George Fisher, Keswick. |
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| Coniston Webcam |
Coppermines, Coniston. |
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| Windermere Webcam |
Miller Howe, Windermere. |
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| Wasdale Webcam |
Four webcams in Wasdale. |
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Local - Scotland |
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| Nevis Camera 1 |
Views of the summit taken from near the brewery. |
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| Nevis Camera 2 |
Views of the North Face of Ben Nevis. |
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| Cairngorm Weather Station |
Views ofCairngorn from the carpark. |
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| Skye Camera |
View of the Cuillin Ridge from the Sligachan. |
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| Loch Lomond Camera |
View of Ben Lomond. |
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Local - Wales |
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| Snowdon Web Cam 1 |
View of Snowdon from Llanberis. |
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| Snowdon Web Cam 2 |
View of Snowdon Summit from Elidir Fach. |
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Governing Bodies and Associations |
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| AMI |
Association of Mountaineering Instructors. |
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| BMC |
British Mountaineering Council. |
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| MCS |
Mountaineering Council of Scotland. |
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| FRA |
Fell Runners Association. |
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Clubs - National |
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| BMC Clubs Links |
Links to BMC affiliated clubs. |
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Clubs - Lake District |
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| Keswick MC |
Keswick Mountaineering Club |
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| Carlisle MC |
Carlisle Mountaineering Club |
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| Eden Valley MC |
Eden Valley Mountaineering Club |
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| Fell & Rock Climbing Club |
Lakes based club with huts in the Lakes. |
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| Fell Runners |
Cumberland Fell Runners Association. |
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| British Mountaineering Council (BMC) |
Probably the main provider of personal insurance for climbers and mountaineers in the UK. |
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| Harrison-Beaumont Insurance |
Online Quotes - Activity travel insurance cover for mountaineering, skiing, snowboarding, surfing, scuba diving, water sports, winter sports, windsurfing and more. |
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| The Foundry |
Sheffield Climbing Wall based insurance service. |
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| Austrian Alpine Club - UK |
Reasonably-priced annual alpine and world-wide insurance. |
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| Snowcard & Active Card |
Independent worldwide activity insurance. |
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Mail order services |
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| Needle Sports Mail Order |
Comprehensive offering of outdoor activity guidebooks, maps, videos and other resources. |
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| Lake District Desktops |
Free desktop wallpaper sized digital photographs of the English Lake District; a new image added every other day. |
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| Mountaindays.net |
Dedicated to mountaineering, hill walking & rock climbing in the UK. Contains searchable database of all mountains in UK plus routes, gear, weather and comprehensive links directory. |
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| Sun Rock Accommodation |
Sun Rock Accommodation, for Rock climbing areas worldwide. |
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| Climb Magazine |
www.climbmagazine.com |
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| Angling and Outdoor Center |
One-stop store en-route to the Western Fells |
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