The
A591 is a major road in the English county of
Cumbria, which lies almost entirely within the
Lake District national park. The road starts at a roundabout with the
A590 close to
Sizergh Castle and runs generally north west, bypassing the towns of
Kendal and
Keswick, ending on the
A595 near
Bothel. A 2009 poll by satellite navigation firm
Garmin named the stretch of the road between
Windermere and Keswick as the most popular road in Britain. The A591 was badly damaged during
Storm Desmond in 2015, with part of the road washed away at
Dunmail Raise, and had to be closed for five months. While it was closed a new trail for walkers, cyclists, and horseriders was built to the west of the road.
Photograph: Diliff.