http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/United-Kingdom/England/Cumbria/Lake-District/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Europe , United Kingdom , England , Cumbria , Lake District en-us Tue, 17 Nov 09 07:51:23 +0000 Tue, 17 Nov 09 07:51:23 +0000 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 RachDanny 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.De http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/United-Kingdom/England/Cumbria/Lake-District/blog-431044.html 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 photosThe 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. http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/United-Kingdom/England/Cumbria/Lake-District/blog-404167.html Oh dear still wet this morning The plan was to take some great photos of the lakes during this visit but they look very drab and uninteresting in these weather conditions We decided that we would head to Cockermouth to visit Wordsworthrsquos birthplace. However the house where he was born doesnrsquot open until 11.00am so we needed to fill in some time. We decided to drive over to the co http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/United-Kingdom/England/Cumbria/Lake-District/blog-404031.html We really enjoyed our stay at Lowther House 13 Inkerman Terrace Whitehaven. We had a good sized room and a huge ensuite bathroom. And this morning we discovered that the shower was to die for We both enjoyed very long showers without feeling guilty about it. We were extremely well fed at breakfast finally having to pass on the croissants after we had already consumed cereal full English brea http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/United-Kingdom/England/Cumbria/Lake-District/blog-403784.html coming soon http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/United-Kingdom/England/Cumbria/Lake-District/blog-400047.html We set off today to drive around the Lakes District and the first thing that comes to mind is crazy narrow roads If you have driven around Gaston Gorge in Sydney Jenolan Caves or Myall Lakes you still wonrsquot get an exact picture of what these roads are like. These roads make them look like 4 laned highways Nuts is all I can say. Many times we had to flip in our side mirrors to be able to http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/United-Kingdom/England/Cumbria/Lake-District/blog-398141.html Hanno would usually plan out of town trips to make sure we donrsquot just stay in bed and get bored in our apartments during the weekends and Cathryn had to be dragged along driving for us.aw. They would usually take us out of Manchester on the weekends to show us how beautiful the rest of England isIrsquove been hearing about Lake District from my colleagues who have been planning to go http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/United-Kingdom/England/Cumbria/Lake-District/blog-392916.html This morning I was awoken by a loud ray of bright sunshine glaring right thru my window. Someone forgot to close the curtains. Ah well I was to be blessed with 2 days of sunshine in a row From the Yorkshire Dales to the Lake District is but a mere hop skip a jump After another full English breakfast I love black pudding. Donrsquot wanna know how itrsquos made I set off heading northwes http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/United-Kingdom/England/Cumbria/Lake-District/blog-390345.html Day 24 Grasmere to Carlisle 42 miles 746 A rather grey and misty start to the day busy up Dunmail rise above Grasmere but by the time I reached the top the sun was starting to appear and it opened up into a fine day. A short descent before the cycle route followed the engineers' route around the west of Thirlmere very pleasant and easy as the five or six miles had been engineered to be almos http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/United-Kingdom/England/Cumbria/Lake-District/blog-389740.html Day23 Windermere to Grasmere via Hawkshead 14 miles 704 Bydd yn cyrraedd yn Windermere a'r ardal llyniau at un o'r gloch yn y prynhawn. Des i ar y trn o Gaerfyrddin. Roedd y dref yn prysur iawn gyda llawer o ymwelwyr. Es i i'r fferi Bowness drosodd y llyn i Far Sawrey. Bydd cwpan o coffi a chachen at Hawkshead cyn es i i'r ElterWater. Wedyn roedd hi'n llethr serth iawn i fyny i High http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/United-Kingdom/England/Cumbria/Lake-District/blog-389738.html Nestling in southern Cumbria the Lake District are the hidden treasures of CarkinCartmel and Allithwaite. Both locations providing access to the Lake District fells and Morecambe Bay. CarkinCartmel and Allithwaite are both located at the southern end of the Cartmel Valley and are classic lsquoworkingrsquo Lakeland villages. This area is beautifully quiet without being remote and has a ge http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/United-Kingdom/England/Cumbria/Lake-District/blog-389001.html There are over 80 bodies of water in the Lake District National Park which includes the largest Windermere to the small tarns such as Angle Tarn.There is in fact only one piece of water that is officially a lake and that is Bassenthwaite Lake 3 miles from Keswick. All the other bodies of water are either a ldquomererdquo or ldquowaterrdquo for example Windermere and Ullswater or a tarn wh http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/United-Kingdom/England/Cumbria/Lake-District/blog-377035.html After reading endless reports and getting teased with amazing pictures in Trail magazine of Striding Edge i finally got my taste of this classic lake land climb.Chris aka Darksky form the UKwalkingforum joined me on this walk. We had previously stayed the night at a cold Swirral camping bairn close to Glenridding it was basic but well worth the 7 a night charge.We set off early around 830 follo http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/United-Kingdom/England/Cumbria/Lake-District/blog-373370.html Thomas and Leanne joined me a weekend camping trip to the Lakes our destination Hollows Farm Grange in Borrowdale.We arrived early and quickly pitched my new tent the North Face Tadpole 23 which i can now confirm is officially the best tent on the planet lol. 2 adults and a 3 yr old child managed to fit in it which was quite surprising. once the tent was up we headed for a car park just North http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/United-Kingdom/England/Cumbria/Lake-District/blog-373067.html Getting away in the New Year is getting more popular each year. Many factors could be contributing to this.A large reason this year is due to the current economic situation. Many people go away for Christmas but it can be costly and at times when things are a little tight it is a luxury that people may decide to give up. But what about the fact the nights are so dark and Christmas can actually be http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/United-Kingdom/England/Cumbria/Lake-District/blog-359603.html Ullswater is situated in the Northern area of the English Lake District and just 6 miles from junction 40 of the M6 motorway. Perfectly located for access but without having swarms of tourists so keeping the area serene and peaceful.The name ldquoUllswaterrdquo is believed to have come from an early Viking settler but due to a stone circle called The Cockpit at Barton Fell some say it could h http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/United-Kingdom/England/Cumbria/Lake-District/blog-350308.html Blearyeyed I gazed blankly through the dusty windows trying to imprint the Scottish scenery on my retinas as I travelled south once more. It seemed the early morning dash to get myself on the bus had used up my quota of energy for the time being and I lost the struggle to prop my eyes open although a dazzling play of light on the insides of my eyelids alerted me to take a peek when passing http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/United-Kingdom/England/Cumbria/Lake-District/blog-348890.html RetrospectionSiberia May 2005. While we are wandering along the icy shores of Lake Baikal Kim and Richard aka Cumberland Sausage tell us about this new cool site called travelblog.Laos two months later 35 C warmer. We are uploading our first blog in a Vientiane internet caf. 25 more are to follow.Basel summer 2007. After the end of our trip our blog culminates in blog number 26 and herewit http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/United-Kingdom/England/Cumbria/Lake-District/blog-347816.html we live in otley just north of leeds uk.last weekend we thought up a little tripjust a few hours drivewhen people talk about he english lake district they often talk about lake windermere keswickor grasmere.i thought for a change why not go around the west lakes araea.for a change try ulverstonmilomwhitehaven then finish of at carlise. a different way to see the lake district http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/United-Kingdom/England/Cumbria/Lake-District/blog-343721.html Today is our last full day here and after two rather hard ones coloured by the excellent weather which keeps the lakes full we need a quieter one It is sunny and wonderfully clear but the temperature has gone down further to around 6C which means the fell tops definitely are freezing... meteorology lesson no. 94 temperature falls at the rate of approximately 2C per 1000 feet it's called t http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/United-Kingdom/England/Cumbria/Lake-District/blog-337060.html