Hide & seek in the Stone Circle

The Lovely Lakes

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April 8th 2010
Geo: 54.3568, -3.03676Another lovely day in the Lakes District! It didn't look as good today when we woke (at 8am!!) , but as we got out and headed to Troutbeck, the sun came out and shone on the lake - truly stunning scenery! At Troutbeck (a tiny village near Ambleside), the Browne family farmed and lived in the same house from 1500s to 1950s - with very little changes in the 400 years. ... 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