Lee Hodgson, regularly travels from St Helens, Merseyside, to enjoy the beauty spots of Windermere.
A blind man is calling for volunteers to act as sighted guides to help visually impaired people "paint a picture" of the Lake District.
He said there used to be volunteers trained by charities in the area, but that numbers had dwindled in recent years. The hotel was bought by Guide Dogs for the Blind Association in the 1990s, and was run by Action for Blind People from 2001.
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