The A592 road is the Lake District’s highest route open to cars, reaching almost 1,500ft in altitude at its steepest point. The Kirkstone Pass starts at Ambleside in the Rother Valley ...

Calls have been made to reopen a Lake District road shut for over 18 months. A section of road on the western side of Thirlmere Reservoir in Cumbria was shut because of concerns severe weather had ...