“I couldn’t be more pleased for this award to go to somewhere that is so close to my heart and over the years has played such a large part in my life – a very deserving winner.”
The Lake District, Cumbria, has done it again… winning Top UK Destination 2015, by Wanderlust Travel Awards,
Julia presented the awards at The Holiday & Travel Show, Olympia, London on the 29th of January.
Jan Wilkinson, owner of HonisterSlate Mine, Borrowdale, kindly collected the award on behalf of Cumbria Tourism later in the week, when she attended a charity event in aid of The Willow Foundation and Outdoor Trust.
On presenting the award to her dear friend Jan to be transported back to the Lakes, Julia, said: