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(Photo used with kind permission of allybeag on Flickr.)

Recently some of the team spent a very enjoyable day out in the hills with Sir Chris Bonnington.

We were in Wasdale, and it occurred to us that a combination of facts could just make this the most interesting valley in Britain.

Fact One:
Wasdale Head, is home to the smallest church in England. St. Olaf's.

Fact Two:
At 252 ft, Wastwater is the deepest lake in England.

Fact Three:

Wasdale has the highest peak, Scafell Pike at 3209 ft, (we know you knew that, but it is worth mentioning.)

Fact Four:
Wasdale was home to the biggest liar. Will Ritson, Victorian landlord of what is now the Wasdale Head Inn, he had a reputation for telling porkies. So much so that an annual 'Biggest Liar in the World' competition is held every year in his honour.

We think that makes for a pretty compelling combination.

Do you have another contender for the country's most interesting valley?

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