The Lake District looks compact on a map, but valleys, passes and narrow lanes turn "nearby" into a proper journey. Briony Wilson from Mountain Goat Tours in Windermere, a Lakes local of more than 20 years, shares how to get there by train, whether you need a car, how many nights to plan and where to base yourself. Where the Lakes sit: 90 minutes from Manchester, three hours from London by trainWhy the scale catches first-time visitors outArriving by train via Oxenholme to Windermere Get...