CUMBRIA has been included in National Geographic Traveller's ‘The Cool List’ of twenty ‘must see’ destinations from around the world.
Listed at number four, Cumbria is the only English region included and rubs shoulders with the likes of Namibia, Slovenia and Baja California in Mexico.
Cumbria is also singled out for “the UK’s most exciting trio of restaurants”: The Cottage in the Wood in Whinlatter Forest, Allium at Askham Hall and The Old Stamp House Restaurant in Ambleside, which all recently won their first Michelin stars.
“From Cumbria and Cairo to Panama and Pakistan, we’ve scoured the globe for 2020’s most interesting destinations,” says Pat Riddell, Editor of National Geographic Traveller.
“It’s a list that gives you plenty of inspiration close to home, as well as further afield."
The Cool List 2020: Namibia; Baja California; Lebanon; Cumbria; Slovenia; Wales; Panama; Brisbane; Salt Lake City; Yerevan; Lyon; Ethiopia; Cairo; Los Angeles; Puerto Rico; Pakistan; Galway; Vietnam; Tel Aviv and Rio.
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