After leaving Chester, we headed north along the freeway to the Lakes District. Raining all day so we were glad to be on decent roads – at least until we started looking for our caravan park which turned out to be in a very isolated spot beyond the Kirkstone Pass (highest pass in the Lakes District) near Patterdale. Very scary driving the motorhome down the narrow roads, particularly when we encountered a bus, however we got there in one piece and settled into the little pub (Brotherswater Inn) also run by the park owners, to catch up with a bit of internet time and a nice dinner.
The following morning, we decided we’d let someone else worry about the narrow roads, and we joined 3 girls on a full-day minibus trip around the Lakes District. The best thing we could have done. Again it started as a rainy day but gradually came good so we could appreciate the wonderful landscapes of the lakes district. Our first stop was the lake of Ullswater, where Donald Campbell broke the world water speed record in Bluebird in 1955. To Then it was on to Keswick for a boat cruise on Derwentwater Lake followed by lunch and a wander around the town.
Back on the bus, we called to see the Castlerigg Stone Circle (a miniature version of Stonehenge) and then heading back over the hills we called at the Honister Slate Mine and saw them polishing slate for all sorts of uses. Our next stop was at Grassmere, famous as the one-time home of the famous poet, William Wordsworth and saw his grave in the church graveyard. Grassmere is also famous for Sarah Nelson’s gingerbread and Merryl lined up to purchase some. Finally, it was back to Windemere to pick up our motorhome and head off to find a caravan park for the night. This turned out to be quite difficult, as most of the parks were booked out because of half-term school holidays. Got the last site in a Caravan Park Club park near Kendal and settled into the little pub on site for dinner.
Hope you enjoy a selection of our photos and videos from the Lakes District.
Great photos. Fabulous part of the country.