Blogs from Lake District, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe

After yesterday's wet walking, I opted for a more exciting walk offering great views across Buttermere and Ennerdale, particularly as the weather was clear ... and forecast to stay clear (albeit with heavy showers in the afternoon!) Set off in the early morning sunshine, blue sky above, golden rays striking the mountain tops, taking the lake walk towards Gatesgarth Farm. The views were very picturesque along the lakeshore in the early light, particularly after the earlier rain. Stopping outside Gatesgarth Farm to remove an outer layer, I concluded that, although the temperature was only 6°C, walking in the sun’s rays was making me warmer than intended. Continuing beyond the farm gates, I veered through a gate and began to follow the track used previously by slate miners. On their ascent, the miners, like me, would pass ... read more

On our twelfth week we headed up to Liverpool via Blackpool and travelled around the coast then headed for the lakes to visit family. My cousins live and work in a beutiful village up there called Glen ridding on Ulswater surrounded by hilly countryside views that are absolutelly breath taking. One of my cousins has just taken over a local cafe/restaurant called "FELLBITES" where you can sit outside in the sun for afternoon tea and home made scones or enjoy a delicious meal. The food and location are both very impressive and its great to see them doing so well and popularity of their restaurant increase since they have taken it over, and we highly reccomend the "FELLBITES" to anyone visiting the lakes. We stayed a few days in the village with them and caught up ... read more

here goes, some of the recent trip to the lakes...... read more

Blackpool Making our way from the Peaks to the Lakes, we stopped via Jo's number one must-go UK destination - Blackpool. And there it was, in all it's glory... a permanent seaside amusement town, with customary promenade and pier and plenty of hotel accommodation everywhere. We're thankful that it was only a weekday and not middle of the summer holidays! And a visit to such a place wouldn't have been complete without fish & chips and sugared donuts, which we willingly obliged. Lake District We were staying on the west side of the Lakes District, away from the reportedly touristy Windermere. This meant in order to get to our new residence, we had to get our tiny little car around all the tight, single-lane roads, complete with blind-spot on almost every corner. We also had to ... read more

Inspired by our two peaks challenge the previous year, we took another trip back to the lake District, this time for the slightly more “sensible” option of an 8 hour day walk that summited five peaks and was described as “Very Hard with strenuous climbs and descents” by the website we found the walk on! Unfortunately, Fleur and Ed weren't able to make it this year, but Mandi and I did rope in Steve, James and Sarah so as a quintet we headed north. James had done brilliantly to find a stunning campsite in Great Langdale run by the gruffest northern farmer I could imagine. It had great facilities, a river flowing through the lower end of the site and even more incredible a breakfast van that opened up on Saturday and Sunday mornings to feed ... read more