Lakes District

Day 14— Wigan, Lakes District, Hawkshead, Carlisle

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September 28th 2007
We headed off before 10 and made good time towards the turn off to the Lakes District. We motored past Lancaster, which had been on our list. Bill and Joyce told us it was over-rated, and the old Castle has now been converted into a prison. We arrived at Hawkshead after close to 2 hours, numerous close shaves and a few heart in mouth moments as the road can be very narrow in places. It is li ... read more

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Great Britain, the dominant industrial and maritime power of the 19th century, played a leading role in developing parliamentary democracy and in advancing literature and science. At its zenith, the British Empire stretched over one-fourth of the ear... ... read more