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The Nab

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The Nab tops out at 576 m in Cumbria. It counts among the 214 Wainwrights, the Lake District fells of Alfred Wainwright's Pictorial Guides. The surrounding countryside is part of the Lake District National Park.

The nearest railway station is Penrith North Lakes, 16.6 km to the north-east. Nearby hills include Rest Dodd, Beda Fell and Angletarn Pikes.

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Photo along the Coast to Coast, a 190-mile National Trail running from St Bees to Robin Hood's Bay, England.Highlight

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Photo of Ullswater 'Steamers', a visitor attraction near Glenridding in the Lake District, Cumbria, north west England.Highlight

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Photo of Ullswater, a Lake near Glenridding in the Lake District, Cumbria, north west England.Iconic

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Photo: Gowbarrow Park, a viewpoint near Glenridding in the Lake District, Cumbria, north west England.Highlight

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