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When I got off the train at Kendal, coming from Edinburgh, the station was closed and so I pushed the button on an information box and this guy told me where the nearest hotel is. Went there and the receptionist was very helpful trying to get me to the hostel or a cheaper hotel but nothing was available so I stayed at that place - nice bed and breakfast and had a wonderful full breakfast the next morning. Went hiking around the Lake District for a day - well only half a day until I was pooped. I was by Lake [View Full Entry]

monicalynn - Monica Dykas | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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Published: September 3rd 2009 | 29 Views | [diary=432632]

Hills and Lake :)

Scotland over, time to continue my August tour of the UK and to be even handed decided to stay in Englands this weekend and head up to the Lake District in Cumbria with Dee who I travelled with in Turkey and Paul and Rach/Danny and Eva who we met on our Turkish boat cruise. I love the way a couple of days with people when travelling leads to ongoing friendships and trips elsewhere in the world. Dee and I jumped a train on Friday afternonn to Runcorn where Paul collected us so we could collect Rach in St Helens before doing [View Full Entry]

m1ssjane - Jane Pocock | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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Published: September 20th 2009 | 33 Views | [diary=431044]

Dee & I
Dee, Eva & Danny
I call this ... the crane

I suppose I should have been more specific yesterday when I wished for cooler weather here in the Lake District , because today it poured rain, the first rain we’ve seen since we got to the UK over a week ago. We went down for breakfast (my first full English breakfast, vegetarian style) and then set out for the shops since we had a couple of hours to kill before our tour. We stopped in Boots so I could get some more band aids (lots of walking = lots of new blisters) and by the time we left the shop it [View Full Entry]

Jen C - Jennifer Cole | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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Published: July 14th 2009 | 89 Views | [diary=418562]

Soggy duck perched on a wall near our B&B
Hawkshead Grammar School
Wray Castle

This morning after breakfast we caught a taxi to Waverly Station for our train to Windermere (Lake District). The train didn’t have internet access so I am falling even further behind on my blog updates and emails (at least I can save them to my computer to update later!).. As far as B&Bs go here, internet access can be pretty sporadic. Your best best is to carry your computer to a local coffee shop (and there are MANY to choose from). We arrived in Oxenholme at 12::11pm and switched trains for the short ride to Windermere. We got to Wndermere at [View Full Entry]

Jen C - Jennifer Cole | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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Published: July 11th 2009 | 73 Views | [diary=417497]

Adam Place Guest House
Windermere
Walking up to Orrest Head

Another glorious day in the Lake District with the prospect of temperatures near 30 degrees again.There have been reports of people passing out on the London underground and we can see why!! We want to repay Bruce and Anice for hosting us before we head off tomorrow across the border so lunch is planned for a pub they know well in the countryside. Although the nights have been warm after the hot days we have had we haven't had any difficulty in sleeping. I was relieved that none of last nights guests at the BBQ birthday dinner had rung in to [View Full Entry]

Whiskers - Grahame and Gretchen Benvie | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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Published: July 7th 2009 | 40 Views | [diary=415664]

Shopping downtown Kendal
Kaikoura?????????????
Main street,Kendal

Tuesday 30th June A drive around the Lakes District After yesterdays energising 7 mile walk we thought we would restrict ourselves to some shorter walks and also take in a couple of lakes further on from where we had got to yesterday. We were a little later rising and after breakfast took RR out onto the road and headed back toewards the lakes. Our first stop,where we would spend most of the day,was Keswick which is probably the most touristy of the towns and villages that make up the area. We found a park in a local street to avoid the [View Full Entry]

Whiskers - Grahame and Gretchen Benvie | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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Published: July 4th 2009 | 29 Views | [diary=415025]

Derwent Water,Keswick
Derwent Water and mountains in the haze
Street scene,Keswick

Monday 29th June A walk in the Lake District We couldn’t have planned our arrival in Kendal better as Bruce was today going to be one of the guides on a National Park walk and he asked if we would like to join in which we did not hesitate in saying yes to. The walk which was to be over easy tracks would take approx 5 hours and cover around 7 miles taking in 2 of the lakes in the area around Lakes Rydal & Grasmere The weather remained fine and sunny with a very high thin overcast and the humidity [View Full Entry]

Whiskers - Grahame and Gretchen Benvie | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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Published: July 4th 2009 | 21 Views | [diary=415024]

Picture perfect,Lake Rydal
The hike up through the bracken
Taking a breather on the hike

Sunday 28th June Farewell Settle,Hello Kendal Our two weeks and one day in Settle comes to an end today and we are moving north to the Lakes District and Kendal which is about 30 miles away. Our stay here has been very relaxing and we have achieved all the things we wanted to by way of either walks or drives to outer lying places to see attractions. The weather improved for us as the time went on and we are now experiencing what we hope will be a sustained period of warm temperatures from a settled weather pattern that has developed [View Full Entry]

Whiskers - Grahame and Gretchen Benvie | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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Published: July 4th 2009 | 29 Views | [diary=415022]

Steam train at Settle Junction
Kendal from castle lookout
Pub in downtown Kendal

Friday 26th June In Hog Heaven on the rails between Settle and Carlisle We seemed to have saved some of the trips that we had thought about taking during our time in Settle, way before we left home on this adventure. And today we would be immersing ourselves in part of railway history in England as we rode the historic and very scenic line between Settle and Carlisle. Whilst we wouldn’t be riding in a carriage pulled by a steam engine that does periodically happen on this line we would still be travelling over numerous viaducts and through tunnels built through [View Full Entry]

Whiskers - Grahame and Gretchen Benvie | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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Published: June 30th 2009 | 25 Views | [diary=413862]

Signalbox at Settle Railway station
Carlisle Cathedral
Countryside from train

Yay, the internet is working this morning so we have been able to load the first three days of our travel blog. We are really impressed with how easy it is to load and how straightforward it is to include photos! The weather is a bit better today. Still overcast first thing, but at least it is not raining anymore! First stop this morning was Stagshaw Garden, a National Trust property in Ambleside. The rhododendrons in the gardens are still quite spectacular although a little bit past their best. The views down over Lake Windermere were fabulous especially since the sun [View Full Entry]

Trabern - Tracey & Bernie Gaffney | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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Published: June 1st 2009 | 87 Views | [diary=404167]

Stagshaw Garden, Ambleside
Lake Windermere from Stagshaw Garden
Townend House, Troutbeck


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