Paul learns why early tourists thought the Lakes one of the most dangerous spots in the country. He plunges into long distance swimming, helps on the boats and meets a Holocaust survivor.
Paul heads for Derwentwater and Borrowdale where he meets those who have battled against flooding in the wettest place in England. He tells the story of adventurer Millican Dalton and climbs Great Gable.
Paul enters a retro cycling event on a penny farthing bicycle, enjoys a spot of rock climbing at Dow Crag and climbs one of the Lake District's best known hills - The Old Man of Coniston.
Paul meets those who run one of the country's most scenic railways, he has a close encounter with a vulture, and gets to grips with the locals in a spot of Cumberland wrestling before tackling Scafell Pike.