nucleus of dales, and where a day or two should be spent for such a purpose. The water should be navigated, the recesses of the dales explored, and Helvellyn ascended. No one, not even the transitory visitor, should omit to walk to Blowick, which may be done while dinner is preparing. It has still its land-locked bays-its rocky promontories, though deprived of all its wood, and thus displaying all its charms at once, instead of unfolding them in delightful succession.

Leaving the inn, we shall proceed up the dale. On the right is Deepdale, which is terminated by a cove, a craggy and gloomy abyss, with precipitous sides, the receptacle of the snows of Fairfield. On the left, the road leads to Low Hartshope, a romantic village, through which flows the stream from Hays Water.

BROTHER WATER.

At Cowbridge is the outlet of this pretty sheet of water, which is situated in a fertile vale, clothed with wood. On its western side, near the head, stands the ancient and lowly Hall of Hartshope. This water may be readily circumambulated, and the views around it are sublime. It is fed by Kirkstone Beck, and that which rises under Dove Crag, which issues from a cove richly decorated with native wood; from this recess there is a view backwards on the gleaming surface of Brother Water, and forwards to the precipitous sides and lofty ridges of Dove Crag.

The Tourist may proceed over the rocky pass of Kirkstone to Ambleside, or return to Penrith.

AN

ITINERARY OF THE LAKES,

CONTAINING

A CORRECT DESCRIPTION OF THE TOWNS, VILLAGES, SEATS,
AND ALL OTHER OBJECTS WORTHY OF NOTICE

TO THE TOURIST.

I. LANCASTER TO KENDAL, BY MILNTHORPE.-214M.

LANCASTER is an ancient town, and the capital of the county palatine of Lancaster, beautifully situated on a hill above the river Lune, which falls into Morecambe Bay, at the distance of seven miles. On the summit of the hill is the castle, an imposing structure, built by Roger de Poicton, in the 11th or 12th century, and enlarged by John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster, in the 14th. The assizes are held in the castle, and part of it is also used as a county prison. The principal public buildings, in and near the town, are the town-hall, in the market-place, the custom-house, the assembly-room, the theatre, and the county lunatic asylum, which is capable of accommodating 300 patients, is perfectly secure, and conducted on an excellent plan. The trade of Lancaster is very considerable, not only at Glasson Dock, where the larger ships

generally unload, but also at the canal, which is one of very great extent, and connected with many of the principal towns in the manufacturing districts. Fairs for the sale of cheese are held here twice a-year, at which immense quantities are sold. Lancaster is incorporated under a mayor, aldermen, &c., and sends two Members to Parliament. Population, 12,613; market-days, Wednesday and Saturday; inns, King's Arms and Royal Oak.

Bolton le Sands. In the neighbourhood of this village, the mountains of Westmorland and Cumberland combine very beautifully with Morecambe Bay. Carnforth. Two miles hence is the remarkable cave, called Dunald Millhole, into which a brook descends, and runs under ground, until it breaks forth again at this village.

Beetham is a neat village in the secluded vale of the Belo, on the new road from Lancaster to Ulverstone. The Hall, now a farm-house, was a large fortified mansion, standing within an area, enclosed by a wall pierced with loop-holes. The ruins of Hilslack and Arnside towns are not very distant; they seem to have been erected to guard the bay of Morecambe.

MILNTHORPE, a small but well-built market-town, is situated on the north side of the Belo, and is the only sea-port in Westmorland enjoying a share of the coast trade to Liverpool, Glasgow, and the intermediate ports. It is in the parish of Heversham. An elegant and beautiful chapel, in the Lancet style, has lately been built and consecrated for the use of the inhabitants. Population, (with Heversham,) 1509; market-day, Friday; inn, Cross-Keys. Near Milnthorpe, on the left, is Dallam Tower, the residence of Colonel Wilson.

Heversham is a neat small village, having a grammar-school, at which Bishop Watson received his early education under the immediate superintendence of his father, and a noble church, of which there is a very striking view in passing. Near this are three pleasant villas-Plumptree Bank, Wilson, Esq.; Plumptree Hall, — Pedder, Esq.; and Deepthwaite, — Bindloss, Esq.

Levens-Bridge spans the Kent. The roads to Bowness and Ulverstone, through the romantic vale of Witherslack, turn off here to the left. beautiful foot-path through Levens-Park, leads along the wooded banks of the Kent to Kendal, 5 miles. Levens-Park, the seat of the Hon. Fulke G. Howard, is the admiration of every one.

Sizergh Hall, on the left.-If the tourist has any penchant for fine old carved wainscottings, &c., and rooms exhibiting the massive and splendid style of ancient days, he should by all means turn aside to this remnant of feudal strength.

KENDAL is a flourishing town, being the largest in Westmorland, and is placed in a very agreeable valley, enlivened by the meanderings of the Kent. A full description of it will be found at page 15.

II. LANCASTER TO KENDAL, BY KIRKBY-LONSDALE.

Caton.-Between this village and Lancaster there is a grand view, from a field by the side of

the road, of the fertile vale of the Lune, with the Yorkshire mountains towering high over it.

Claughton. The ancient hall is now, as is commonly the case with these ancient relics of bye-gone days, occupied by a farmer.

Hornby. On the right is Hornby Castle, the property and possession of the estates attached to which, have latterly been a source of lucrative emolument to the gentlemen of the long robe.

Kirkby-Lonsdale.-A small market-town, agreeably placed on the west bank of the Lune, lying near the verge of Lancashire, and within a few miles of Yorkshire. The churchyard is celebrated for the fine views which it commands of the valley. The bridge over the Lune is an admirable and remarkable structure, narrow, however, and better suited to the times in which its three ribbed arches were first thrown across the angry and chafing stream below. The mills are singularly situated, and are used for different purposes. Although the town has not been much increased, it is still in importance the third town in Westmorland. Population, 1686; market-day, Thursday; inns, Rose and Crown, and The Dragon. KENDAL. (See page 15.)

Hest Bank.-A bathing-place on the edge of

Morecambe Bay.