Today the Olympic Flame covered 121.77 miles on a journey from Dumfries in Scotland to Bowness-on-Windermere in the Lake District.
Whitehaven welcomed the Olympic Flame
Highlights of a varied route included a steam-boat cruise on scenic Lake Winderemere.
Fourteen-year-old Stephanie Booth from Windermere carried the Flame on the boat. Stephanie was nominated for her time and dedication to triathlon.
A total of 114 Torchbearers carried the Flame during the day. The day’s first Torchbearer was Demi Powell, 34, from Dalbeattie, who will carry the Flame at the statue of Robert Burns, Scotland's national poet. Demi was nominated for her voluntary work with disabled children and as a carer.
Torchbearers also included Michael Park, 47, a member of Cockermouth Mountain Rescue Team, who has dealt with events including the Cockermouth floods of 2009.
An evening celebration took place at The Glebe in Bowness-on-Windermere. The celebration line-up included singer-songwriter and Mercury Prize nominee Katy B. Her performance included ‘Anywhere in the World’, the song for Coca-Cola's Olympic Games campaign recorded with Mark Ronson.
The celebration also featured a special event to mark the start of the London 2012 Festival, which kicks off today. A spectacular show will see streams of colour and light blaze across the skies above Lake Windermere.
The Flame travelled through the following communities today: Dumfries, Annan, Eastriggs, Gretna, Carlisle, Wigton, Aspatria, Marypot, Flimby, Workington, Whitehaven, Cockermouth, Keswick, Grasmere, Ambleside and Bowness-on-Windermere.
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