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©Tonfston is reached by the Midland and Furness Lines ; and 

 "32tZ"astb3ater is only seven miles from Drigg Station on the latter 

 railway ; but the number of tourists entering the district from 

 these latter points is inconsiderable. 



The * J^ltonbon ant( ^ortSi "^M'egitern * was the first to 



reach the Lake Country (in the year 1847) and consequently its 

 matured connections, in and about the district, make it a most 

 desirable route. Since that time Windermere, at the terminus 

 of the railway, a place rapidly rising to the dimensions of a town, 

 has been built, and from thence run Coaches and other public 

 conveyances which penetrate almost every part of the region. 



In coming from London (Euston Station), we pass through 

 the bright sunny fields of Hertfordshire and away on to Rugby, 

 part of the town being visible on the left ; Stafford, Crewe (the 

 depot of the Company for locomotives, &c., in the construction 

 and repair of which a large portion of the {)opulation is em- 

 ployed) ; Warrington ; Wigan (an important coal-field) ; Preston 

 (cotton manufactures) ; Lancaster ; Kendal (famous for its rail- 

 way rugs, horse-cloths, &c.) ; and then up the Valley of the 

 Kent to the hills. The train is pulled up before reaching the 

 terminus, and here the traveller gets his first peep of the river- 

 lake. If he be going to Bowness (a mile and a-half distant), 

 by the margin of the lake, carriages, omnibusses, coaches, and 

 other vehicles are waiting to convey him to his destination ; other- 

 wise, this new Village of Windermere, standing on high ground 

 and commanding nearly the whole length of the lake, will afford 

 him abundance of the best accommodation. 



The next important railway-entrance to the district is by the 

 new branch line out of the L. & N. W. from Penrith to Keswick. 

 This route will, of course, be taken by passengers from the north 

 and some from the south who wish to commence their tour at 

 Keswick. Many of the latter, however, prefer leaving the railway 

 or steamer at Windermere or Bowness, as the case may be, and 

 taking the charming drive by coach from thence to Keswick, 



