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 Mon, 06 Oct 2008 20:08:53 BST Mon, 06 Oct 2008 20:08:53 BST With mum heading down from Scotland to spend a week relaxing in ApplebyinWestmorland in the Lakes District of England we took the opportunity to duck up for the weekend to catch up and see the area for ourselves.We had always heard great things about the area and it's natural beauty so this was a trip we were looking forward to even though we would only get to spend two days up there.We caug http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/United-Kingdom/England/Cumbria/Lake-District/blog-326860.html Bev my friend from NZ decided to mix drinking with hiking to celebrate his 30th and what better place to do so than in the Lakes District. With Ryan having lived there for a year it didn't take much convincing to get me back up there. Bev booked three adjoining cottages near the small village of BroughtoninFurness for the occasion which proved perfect for the 11 of us who headed there fro http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/United-Kingdom/England/Cumbria/Lake-District/blog-315287.html Thought I'll hv to spend some time travelling alone in UK. But miraculously I found another 2 colleagues Ash Mich who happened to finish their Europe IP trip in London after my trip. Yeah Found someone to travel tog again. Somehow I've been very blessed to always have people travel tog with me. So thankfulAll of 3 of us are from different dept. In fact we don't interact much in the offic http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/United-Kingdom/England/Cumbria/Lake-District/blog-313568.html Just a few pictures of are 3 day camping holiday in the Lake District. We started of at Windermere Camped at Coniston which was an ok camp site apart from being miles away from the nearest toilet and me making Chaz get up in the middle of the night to walk me therehe wasnt happy i paid for it the next day with an ear bashing it was right by the lake lovely walks weather was ok rained all th http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/United-Kingdom/England/Cumbria/Lake-District/blog-310409.html After an early start from the Brook House Inn we met up with Nigel Oli and the 2 dogs and decided that we drive around the otherside and climb Scarfell Pike from the North. After a few wrong turns very scenic ones we found ourselves at Seathwaite Farm and we set off. Our legs were really feeling it after the burn from Ben Nevis the day before but none the less we carried on. Then the rain st http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/United-Kingdom/England/Cumbria/Lake-District/blog-309636.html A nastalo druhe volne pindeli tzv.Bank Holiday Monday tri dny volna. Jednim z mist ktere jsem chtela v Anglii navstivit urcite byl NP Lake District. Prvotni plan vypadal tak ze si zamluvim ubytovani nekde v dosahu verejne dopravy ale vzhledem k volnym dnum uz pred dvema mesici bylo vse obsazene a ja nabyla dojmu ze cela Anglie miri na sever do hrabstvi Cumbria. Nezbyvalo nez si pujcit pojiz http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/United-Kingdom/England/Cumbria/Lake-District/blog-281236.html Sunday May 18thDid some fell walking in the Yorkshire Dales this morning. It was Brisk. Walked from Bainbridge Ings to Gayle a tiny village with a mill all of 650m. Stone houses and colourful gardens. Walked up through narrow stone stiles unsuitable for dogs to Wether Fell. The typical weather cleared and we had a sunny morning. We were in Wensleydale this morning Wallace and Grommit co http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/United-Kingdom/England/Cumbria/Lake-District/blog-277794.html As Doug's Grandma Winnie was 100 years old on 7th May we were certainly not going to miss out on the party and seeing her on this special occassion so we planned and schemed along with my dad Doug's mum Ann and Dad John poor Ann nearly had a breakdown trying to keep our visit a secret for the past 6 months that we were going to go home and join in and surprise everyone at the same timeWe ar http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/United-Kingdom/England/Cumbria/Lake-District/blog-276060.html Well we didnrsquot get a white Christmas but we DID get a white easter We spent the easter weekend up in the Lakes Districthellip.lots of fun even if the weather was a little cold. The first night was extremely windy and we wondered if Clancy would stay upright but she made it through not like the piles of broken tents in the camping ground the next morning. The following nights were a litt http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/United-Kingdom/England/Cumbria/Lake-District/blog-262736.html Well it has been awhile since our last post so we decided to sit down for a few minutes and write out our last couple of weeks.After spending some time in Scotland Megan really wanted to go see Rosslyn Chapel you know the one from the movie The DaVinci Code. So on the 25th we made attempt number one needless to say we ended up wet as we missed the bus and argued about the best way to get th http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/United-Kingdom/England/Cumbria/Lake-District/blog-248001.html Travelled up to the Lakes District and specifically Patterdale with Ullswater this weekend. Woke up at ridiculous o'clock id est half 5 and got up to our campsite around 10ish near a small lake called Brothers Water at the head of the valley. Charlie Martin and I set off once our pitch was secured although didn't put the tents up then up Scandale Pass to Dove Crag and Hart Crag. It was p http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/United-Kingdom/England/Cumbria/Lake-District/blog-228062.html At last I am back on my computer and able to finish transferring the remaining photos of the wonderful trip we had with our friends Jean and Judy. After leaving the wall section we drove into Carlisle and had a look around. We ended up finding a nice place for some lunch and had a look about the city. We walked over to the Castle but with time against us and rain starting to fall we voted to conti http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/United-Kingdom/England/Cumbria/Lake-District/blog-208554.html Nicolarsquos brother who is also called Ryan came up for the weekend from Preston. He had a late bender on the Saturday but had already made the mistake of telling his Dad Frank that he wanted to go for a walk on the Sunday. Therefore in a hungover state he came with Nicola Frank and I up a mountain called Caw. I thought we had lost him at one stage but he was just having a quick power nap. It http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/United-Kingdom/England/Cumbria/Lake-District/blog-200513.html Settling In ThursdayWell itrsquos late Friday evening and the entire camp is set up and ready to go The advance party arrived Thursday at 3.30pm and began the difficult task of building a tented village for over 50 of us. By the time it was dark most of the canvas was up we had electric power for lights and refrigeration and the chemical toilets were fully primed and raring to go.Getting r http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/United-Kingdom/England/Cumbria/Lake-District/blog-193412.html ArrivalsThe 9th Doncaster Scout Troop are due to arrive on site in the next few days with the 'Advanced Party' arriving on Thursday and the 'Main Party' arriving on Friday.The Advanced Party will be in charge of pitching Patrol Tents Patrol Diners Mess Tents Ed's Diner and will also start preparing equipment for the wide variety of activities that are being hosted. Once the Main Party has arri http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/United-Kingdom/England/Cumbria/Lake-District/blog-192394.html The next to visit were Mum and Dad who came to see all 3 of us kids and to travel around Spain Portugal and Morocco. The weather was a bit lousy so we did plenty of driving around checking out the scenic Lakes District. For you kiwis reading I think it is quite similar to the area around Wanaka in places. We visited a castle in Ambleside where Beatrix Potter the author used to spend holidays http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/United-Kingdom/England/Cumbria/Lake-District/blog-188652.html I have had the whole family visiting in various stages of late. Firstly my brother Todd and his girlfriend Rachel made the trip up from Wigan. He is a cricket pro down there and Rachel was over visiting. My sister Jaimee has made the big move from NZ with her boyfriend Joel and is now living in London. She decided to kill two birds with one stone or more simply put see two brothers in one visit. http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/United-Kingdom/England/Cumbria/Lake-District/blog-188595.html The next morning we woke up early to get the days drive out of the way. We drove into Ambelside to get some Beatrix Potter related presents for people it is a sweet little town much ruined by the tourist hoards that we saw queuing up for miles to get on on our way out. We felt very relieved for having missed them. That day we drove down to Stratford upon Avon in the Cotswolds arriving in Warwic http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/United-Kingdom/England/Cumbria/Lake-District/blog-184396.html Long weekend long drive worth it for the scenery http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/United-Kingdom/England/Cumbria/Lake-District/blog-168389.html I had never been to the Lake District before this trip but was very pleasantly surprised by what I saw. The trip was 6 days but the first and last were basically driving up from London and driving back so we only really had 4 full days there. After arriving in the early evening at the campsite in Glenridding near Ullswater we put up our tent which then decided to go a bit wrong as the porch http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/United-Kingdom/England/Cumbria/Lake-District/blog-164228.html Thursday Picked up the hire car today we went to a dingy office with 2 russian guys who filled out the paperwork then a third russian a colleague who was waiting around the corner with the motor running took us to pick up the car. We went through this seedy looking run down industrial area narrow laneways and then under a bridge where there were hundreds of cars in the semi darkness. Anot http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/United-Kingdom/England/Cumbria/Lake-District/blog-162984.html UntitledGeoff BurtEverything went well regarding the current car hire and we've now reached the Lakes District of England not far south of Scotland on the west coast.Today we went on a full day minibus tour around the area and we don't remember any of todays views from when we were here in 1976. Old farts like us have bad memoriesThe views were spoiled by the first day of rain we've had but you http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/United-Kingdom/England/Cumbria/Lake-District/blog-159173.html Unbelievably despite 2 excellent weather days on Good Friday and Easter Saturday the sun continued to shine on Easter Sunday. Even though the legs weren't feeling great I decided that this may be the beginning and end of the Cumbrian summer and should make the most of it. Boots on then and off I went from the village of Hartsop near Ullswater. It would be an understatement to say that the first http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/United-Kingdom/England/Cumbria/Lake-District/blog-152785.html The coniston fells attract a huge amount of visitors. Easter weekend is notoriously bad. Scrambling book in hand I was off to find a different route and keep away from the crowds. The route started up Walna Sca road turning off to head towards goats water. By this point I was already feeling battered in the mediteranean temperatures being experienced in the great north west of england. The legs http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/United-Kingdom/England/Cumbria/Lake-District/blog-152551.html The Langdales in central ish Lake District are absolutely brilliant. Properly rugged they epitomise what's great about mountains. Another advantage is that you can get round the majority of them in a single day albeit a big one. The day started at new Dungeon Ghyll hotel where the big kit decision of the day was the big fleece vs little fleece debate. Little fleece won so i started the walk o http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/United-Kingdom/England/Cumbria/Lake-District/blog-152547.html Wetherlam may not be one of the heavy hitters in the Lakes District but its a worthwhile peak nonetheless offering quality views of the central fells and a couple of ridges to liven things up a bit. I added Swirl How and Great Carrs to the route to give a decent day out. My route started from the Low Tilberthwaite car park which offers the rare advantage of being free. The ability to glow in the http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/United-Kingdom/England/Cumbria/Lake-District/blog-144332.html First ever blog written by me. For no real reason other than it's the easiest way to show photos to people either on them or interested in them. So this is it. Jolly boys outing in the lake District. The ride was big day out downloaded from a cheapo cd that Pickup bought. Weather perfect best day of the year so far for cycling all bikes performed well except the bombproof titanium Global http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/United-Kingdom/England/Cumbria/Lake-District/blog-141846.html Patterdale isn't quite the Lake District mecca in the same way as the Lake Windermere towns or Keswick but it does pack a punch with some decent mountains and is a worthy addition to any Lake District trip. Arguably one of the most famous routes up Helvellyn via Striding edge starts from nearby Glenridding and the proximity of Ullswater makes it all rather splendid. On a decent February day I w http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/United-Kingdom/England/Cumbria/Lake-District/blog-130757.html The Lake District is a rural area in North West England. A popular holiday destination it is famous for its lakes and its mountains. The central and mostvisited part of the area is contained in the Lake District National Park. It lies entirely within Cumbria and is one of England's few mountainous regions. The Lake District also contains Scafell Pike with 978m the highest mountain in England.Wi http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/United-Kingdom/England/Cumbria/Lake-District/blog-104205.html