Lake District

The Lake District is a National Park in the North West of England. It lies in the region of Cumbria. Coronation Street episodes have included scenes from the Lake District during the following years: 1969, 1987 , 1990 , 1993, 2010 and 2014.

In 2010, Joe McIntyre was killed - while trying to fake his own death to evade loan shark, Rick Neelan - after falling in Lake Windermere and drowning. Gail was subsequently accused of his murder.

On 29th October 1969, a coach, full with some of the residents from the street, crashes in the Lake District, killing the driver Reg Ellis and confining Ray Langton to a wheelchair for months.

7th April 1982 was the day Alec Hobson left the street and moved to the Lake District.

In 1990, Steve McDonald and Joanne Khan secretly leave the street to go to the Lakes together.

The Lake District is now home to Mavis Wilton.