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Keswick This small Victorian museum has nothing of major importance, but a look at the paintings, manuscripts, crystals, and bric-a-brac collected over the years is fun The most famous exhibit is a 500-year-old mummified cat found in the roof of Clifton Church, Penrith, in 1842; kids find this desiccated feline absolutely fascinating See map p 398 Fitz Park, Station Road % 017687/73263 Admission: 1 ($2) adults, 50p ($1) children 5 15 Open: Easter Oct Tues Wed 10 am 4 pm, Thurs 10 am 7 pm

My favorite shop in Keswick is Ye Olde Friars, 6 8 Market Square (% 017687/72234), an old-fashioned candy store that sells black treacle, butter toffee, and other locally made sweets George Fisher Ltd, 2 Borrowdale Rd (% 017687/72178), is one of the largest specialist outdoor-clothing and -equipment stores in the country The Tea Pottery, Central Car Park (% 017687/73983), sells goofy and expensive handmade teapots

Theatre by the Lake, Lakeside (% 017687/74411; wwwtheatreby thelakecom), is a 400-seat theater with a year-round repertory of plays, films, dance, concerts, and theatrical events

verything in this part is extra You can have a great time in England without even looking at these chapters But if you do read this part, I can turn you on to some extra-special places that you may otherwise miss I describe everything in this part elsewhere in the guide, but these top ten lists present an easy, added way to nd out about some specialinterest areas that you may want to explore further Literature is one of the great links between England and other parts of the world So, in 23, I give you the lowdown on ten famous English writers, from William Shakespeare to Beatrix Potter, and tell you how you can visit places where they lived and worked Then, because more and more people are interested in gardens and gardening, in 24, I introduce you to ten great English gardens that you can visit In 25, I point out some magni cent English cathedrals and churches that you may want to include on your itinerary And no book about England would be complete without at least a few pages devoted to the monarchy After all, the kings and queens of England take on almost mythic status in British history, whether they accomplished heroic feats or suffered humiliating losses In 26, I introduce you to a few notable royals, past and present, to give you a glimpse of how the rulers of England and the rule of England has changed over the past 2,000 years

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Seeing the England of Austen, the Bront s, and Henry James Visiting the London museum of Dickens Discovering the Lake District of Wordsworth and Beatrix Potter Venturing into the gardens of Vita Sackville-West Making a literary pilgrimage to Shakespeare s Stratford-upon-Avon

don t know about you, but some of my earliest memories of England came from literature Long before I ever visited the Lake District, I had seen the distinctive landscape in Beatrix Potter s illustrated children s tales Peter Pan, who lived in Kensington Gardens, made me curious about London As I grew older, I read English novels and went to plays written by Shakespeare If you re literary minded, you can track down several places in England associated with your favorite authors Even if you stay in London for your entire trip, you can do some literary sleuthing Blue plaques on London buildings identify the abodes of famous writers and artists Some of England s most famous poets, novelists, and playwrights are buried or commemorated in Poets Corner, Westminster Abbey (see 12)