The Secret Life of Cumbria is a book written by the people of Cumbria. A collection of stories about escape, love, grief, and favourite T-shirts!

Anyone who lived, worked in or visited Cumbria in 2008 could write their own pages by sending a text message or visiting this web site. The pages of the book are all collected here.

Cumbria is a big place, both in the world and in our imaginations, with as many paths through it as there are people who live in or visit it. You can read Cumbria's Secret Life by finding your own way through this site, moving from place to place.

Carlisle Museum and Art Gallery featuring collections of: Human History, Archaeology, Wildlife, Geology and Fine And Decorative Art

Messages

If you could transform yourself into anything or anybody, in any time and in any place, what/who, when/where would you be?

Difficult question.Would have to be a great Artist.Paul klee.He's my hero.A magic wand to avert climate change and create re newable energy farms.Lets.
15th Dec 2008

The person who lives in that cottage by the sea near bowness on a balmy june evening, with picnic supples, low tide, clean wellies, and rounders equipment for the kids.
8th Dec 2008

What natural landscape means most to you and why?

SCAFELL PIKE from our house, especially with SNOW on!
24th Nov 2008

Windermere from low wood because that is where we are staying this week.
11th Oct 2008

View. From jockey sheild castle carrock. Because i feel like an iron age warrior woman survaying my lands.
29th Aug 2008

Which advert do you always remember?

Memorable ad. Spirit of deep and dangerous water. Charlie says. Smash potatoe ailans.
29th Aug 2008

I remember the advert for right guard. 'good for your noses and your clotheses ' and also do the shake and vac because they were so awful! X
15th Jul 2008

The view of the Howgills from the M6 driving north after a long time away from Cumbria.
15th Jul 2008

the Wonderbra advert where the model says, 'Hello boys.'
15th Jul 2008

What year meant most to you and why?

year 1992 i went abroad on a package tour to spain for the first time
11th Jul 2008