Throughout the Lake District are unspoilt villages which feel as if they’re from a different time. Away from the popular tourist destinations are locations where you won’t find crowds of visitors and the pace of life is a little slower.
The historic village of Askham is one of the national park’s sleepier villages. Five miles south of Penrith, and approximately two hours' drive away from Manchester, it has a population of around 350 people and just one village shop.
Askham is a designated conservation area and features rows of 17th, 18th and 19th century farmhouses, barns and cottages, some of them whitewashed, which overlook the village greens. Unlike other villages where buildings are clustered around narrow, winding streets, Askham is spacious and leafy.
