Lake District In Bid To Become UNESCO World Heritage Site
SAWREY, UNITED KINGDOM - JUNE 01: A picturesque cottage in the village of Sawrey near to the home of Beatrix Potter on June 1, 2011 in Sawrey, United Kingdom. The English Lake District is on the shortlist of Britain's submission for Unesco World Heritage Site status. The Cumbrian countryside is famous for it's rolling hills and dramatic landscape that has inspired poets and painters from Wordsworth, Keats, and Shelley to Beatrix Potter. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)