The former Coronation Street actor and Strictly contestant, 36, can find everything she wants in England’s largest national park As a child, I used to go to the Lake District all the time with my parents – my sister and I loved going in the boats and having an ice cream, and we’re a big walking family.
It’s all gorgeous, but Windermere is my favourite part. My husband Tom [Pitfield, a photographer] and I love outdoor swimming, and five years ago we signed up for the Great Swim in Lake Windermere.
It was a bit scary because it’s huge [10.5 miles long and England’s largest natural lake], but to swim out into the middle and look back at the mountains was breathtaking.
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