I don’t get to the Lake District as much as I’d like these days. It’s just a little too far for a day trip. So I was thrilled to go to a family wedding at Troutbeck Bridge (near Windermere town) last December. It was only a short stay, but I still enjoyed my walk by the lake after a full breakfast the next morning, with views of (I think) Langdale in the distance... [see more]
Two days after our arrival, it was time to say “Goodbye, Buttermere! So long, and thanks for all the rain.” We had once holidayed in France, where we camped by a lake in an isolated wet weather pattern for two days... [see more]
So, what does one do in The Lakes, and it’s lashing it down with rain? Stay indoors and keep warm? Or how about a seven mile walk by Crummock Water and Mellbreak? It had been persistently raining most of the morning, but it suddenly stopped, and the sky seemed to brighten by the minute... [see more]