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- Tag 1
- Dienstag, 29. April 2025 um 11:49
- ⛅ 22 °C
- Höhe über NN: 10 m
AustralienSydney33°56’8” S 151°10’3” E
Sydney International Airport
29. April in Australien ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C
It's just a waiting game now as we wait for our flight to London and a 7-week stint in England. We will start with a few days in Manchester and Liverpool, then a month touring the Lakes District, thenWeiterlesen
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- Dienstag, 29. April 2025 um 21:52
- ☁️ 28 °C
- Höhe über NN: 35 m
SingapurSingapore1°21’57” N 103°59’24” E
Changi International Airport
29. April in Singapur ⋅ ☁️ 28 °C
A 2 hour stopover here before we continue our flight to London.
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- Mittwoch, 30. April 2025 um 07:00
- ☀️ 10 °C
- Höhe über NN: 17 m
EnglandLondon51°28’56” N 0°8’39” W
London - Heathrow
30. April in England ⋅ ☀️ 10 °C
We arrived in London right on time and then travelled to Manchester on the train. The adventure begins!
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- Mittwoch, 30. April 2025 um 13:45
- ⛅ 26 °C
- Höhe über NN: 47 m
- EnglandTrafford53°27’48” N 2°17’21” W
Manchester - Old Trafford
30. April in England ⋅ ⛅ 26 °C
We arrived in London and caught our train to Manchester where it was sunny and warm - perfect weather. After checking in to the hotel it was straight to Old Trafford for a tour of the stadium and theWeiterlesen
Also , where Jim Laker took 19 wickets in 1956 against Australia 😡 [Graeme Maher]
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- Tag 3
- Donnerstag, 1. Mai 2025 um 09:48
- ☀️ 19 °C
- Höhe über NN: 45 m
- EnglandManchester53°28’40” N 2°14’37” W
Manchester
1. Mai in England ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C
This morning we toured Manchester on the hop-on-hop-off bus. Manchester is not overly scenic but is certainly historic and therefore really interesting.
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- Donnerstag, 1. Mai 2025 um 15:58
- ☀️ 18 °C
- Höhe über NN: 8 m
- EnglandLiverpool53°24’6” N 2°59’30” W
Liverpool
1. Mai in England ⋅ ☀️ 18 °C
We left Manchester and headed off to Liverpool on the train. We have great views from our hotel on the Royal Albert Docks alongside the Mersey. After an exploration of the docks we abandoned our pubWeiterlesen
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- Tag 4
- Freitag, 2. Mai 2025 um 08:46
- ☁️ 12 °C
- Höhe über NN: 28 m
- EnglandLiverpool53°23’57” N 2°59’31” W
Liverpool
2. Mai in England ⋅ ☁️ 12 °C
We spent today in Liverpool. It is a great place and we really enjoyed our time here.
We started off with a visit to The Beatles Story museum which was terrific. Then we went on the Mersey Ferry forWeiterlesen
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- Tag 5
- Samstag, 3. Mai 2025 um 11:38
- ⛅ 13 °C
- Höhe über NN: 52 m
- EnglandFar Sawrey54°21’4” N 2°56’32” W
The Lakes District
3. Mai in England ⋅ ⛅ 13 °C
We left Liverpool on the train and travelled north to Preston and then to Kendal in the Lakes District where we picked up Lynne and Kate. Our hire car was upgraded from a Ford Kuga to a Jaguar - veryWeiterlesen
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- Samstag, 3. Mai 2025 um 14:43
- ⛅ 15 °C
- Höhe über NN: 92 m
- EnglandNear Sawrey54°21’7” N 2°58’13” W
Near Sawrey & The Tower Bank Arms
3. Mai in England ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C
Our home in Near Sawrey for the next 3 nights is the historic 17th century village inn, the Tower Bank Arms. Good food, local beers, heaps of character - all the boxes are ticked.
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- Samstag, 3. Mai 2025 um 16:34
- ⛅ 15 °C
- Höhe über NN: 96 m
- EnglandNear Sawrey54°21’6” N 2°58’10” W
Near Sawrey
3. Mai in England ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C
Today was spent walking around Near Sawrey, up to Moss Eccles Tarn, along Esthwaite Water and towards Hawkshead. We also visited Hill Top Farm, the home of Beatrix Potter, where she wrote the storiesWeiterlesen
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- Tag 7
- Montag, 5. Mai 2025 um 09:04
- ⛅ 8 °C
- Höhe über NN: 102 m
- EnglandNear Sawrey54°21’9” N 2°58’17” W
Near Sawrey
5. Mai in England ⋅ ⛅ 8 °C
Today was spent walking around Near Sawrey. We walked up to Moss Eccles Tarn, down through the farms and fields to Far Sawrey, stopped at St Peter's Church and the Cuckoo Brow Inn, before returning toWeiterlesen
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- Tag 8
- Dienstag, 6. Mai 2025 um 09:15
- ☀️ 9 °C
- Höhe über NN: 49 m
- EnglandFar Sawrey54°19’37” N 2°56’15” W
Bowness-on-Windermere
6. Mai in England ⋅ ☀️ 9 °C
Today was a quiet one as we drove from Near Sawrey to Bowness-on-Windermere, which was only about 50kms.
Along the way we had some great views of Lake Windermere and also stopped at the rather grandWeiterlesen
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- Tag 9
- Mittwoch, 7. Mai 2025 um 08:49
- ☀️ 11 °C
- Höhe über NN: 41 m
- EnglandTroutbeck Bridge54°21’47” N 2°55’21” W
Lake Windermere
7. Mai in England ⋅ ☀️ 11 °C
Today we cruised along Lake Windermere, the largest lake in England. We went from Bowness to Lakeside, then caught the Lakeside & Haverthwaite Steam Railway, before returning to Bowness by boat onceWeiterlesen
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- Tag 10
- Donnerstag, 8. Mai 2025 um 08:58
- ⛅ 9 °C
- Höhe über NN: 136 m
- EnglandTroutbeck Bridge54°22’55” N 2°54’20” W
Windermere & Orrest Head
8. Mai in England ⋅ ⛅ 9 °C
Another day spent around Bowness and Windermere was a really good one. We climbed up to Orrest Head which overlooks the lake and the surrounding fells and enjoyed its views.
Then it was off to theWeiterlesen
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- Tag 11
- Freitag, 9. Mai 2025 um 08:47
- ☀️ 9 °C
- Höhe über NN: 81 m
- EnglandNear Sawrey54°22’25” N 2°59’54” W
Hawkshead
9. Mai in England ⋅ ☀️ 9 °C
We left Bowness, crossed Lake Windermere on the ferry and spent the morning in Hawkshead, an old market town. It is a very pretty place. We went to the old Hawkshead Grammar School, where WilliamWeiterlesen
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- Tag 11
- Freitag, 9. Mai 2025 um 13:19
- ☀️ 15 °C
- Höhe über NN: 142 m
- EnglandWestmorland and Furness54°22’26” N 3°3’54” W
Yew Tree Farm - Coniston
9. Mai in England ⋅ ☀️ 15 °C
After leaving Hawkshead we drove to Yew Tree Farm at Coniston where we will spend the next week. The farmhouse was built in 1690 and is a special place to stay. Beatrix Potter bought it in the 1920'sWeiterlesen
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- Tag 12
- Samstag, 10. Mai 2025 um 08:19
- ☀️ 11 °C
- Höhe über NN: 71 m
- EnglandLittle Langdale54°23’23” N 3°3’27” W
Coniston
10. Mai in England ⋅ ☀️ 11 °C
We walked from Yew Tree Farm into Coniston, about 2 miles, along a very pretty woodlands path with plenty of bluebells. Along the way we ran into a charity walk - the Keswick to Barrow 40 - which is aWeiterlesen
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- Tag 13
- Sonntag, 11. Mai 2025 um 09:22
- ☁️ 15 °C
- Höhe über NN: 122 m
- EnglandAmbleside54°22’44” N 3°0’36” W
Hawkshead Hill
11. Mai in England ⋅ ☁️ 15 °C
Another sunny blue sky day in the Lakes. We drove to visit a friend of Lynne's who lives on Hawkshead Hill, with great views over the valley, to have a look at his stunning and colourful garden, fullWeiterlesen
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- Sonntag, 11. Mai 2025 um 12:19
- ☁️ 18 °C
- Höhe über NN: 204 m
- EnglandLittle Langdale54°23’15” N 3°2’18” W
Tarn Hows
11. Mai in England ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C
A walk around Tarn Hows, which was yet another pretty spot, was a relaxing few hours.
Yew Tree Farm has its own butcher shop and we stocked up on some herdwick lamb and belted galloway beef which JonWeiterlesen
ReisenderI am so pleased the weather is continuing so good. Brilliant photos. We enjoyed to pretty garden too. Thirteen mm rain overnight and more again today. Love from us. 🥰
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- Tag 14
- Montag, 12. Mai 2025 um 09:47
- ⛅ 17 °C
- Höhe über NN: 50 m
- EnglandWestmorland and Furness54°22’8” N 3°4’33” W
Coniston
12. Mai in England ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
A very relaxing day today. This morning we walked to the Tom Gill waterfalls which was a pretty walk, then to Yew Tree Tarn, which was also pretty.
After lunch at Yew Tree Farm, we walked intoWeiterlesen
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- Tag 15
- Dienstag, 13. Mai 2025 um 10:00
- ☀️ 17 °C
- Höhe über NN: 46 m
- EnglandWestmorland and Furness54°21’13” N 3°3’33” W
Coniston
13. Mai in England ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C
Englands unseasonally warm, dry and sunny weather continues, but we are not complaining.
Today we had breakfast at the Bluebird Cafe on Lake Coniston, (a bacon butty), then went to Brantwood Estate,Weiterlesen
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- Tag 16
- Mittwoch, 14. Mai 2025 um 08:56
- ☀️ 12 °C
- Höhe über NN: 61 m
- EnglandSkelwith Bridge54°25’19” N 3°0’60” W
Elterwater
14. Mai in England ⋅ ☀️ 12 °C
This morning we drove to Skellwith Bridge with the plan to have breakfast at Chester's By The River and then walk along the Brathay River to Elterwater. But the cafe was a vegan one and there wasWeiterlesen
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- Mittwoch, 14. Mai 2025 um 14:22
- ⛅ 18 °C
- Höhe über NN: 47 m
- EnglandWestmorland and Furness54°22’12” N 3°4’34” W
Coniston Museum & Monk Coniston
14. Mai in England ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
In the afternoon we went to the Coniston Museum which told the story of Conistons history - copper mining, sheep farming, mountain climbing, the influence of John Ruskin and also of Donald Campbell.Weiterlesen
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- Tag 17
- Donnerstag, 15. Mai 2025 um 08:42
- ☁️ 11 °C
- Höhe über NN: 96 m
- EnglandLittle Langdale54°23’21” N 3°2’54” W
Torver & Lake Coniston
15. Mai in England ⋅ ☁️ 11 °C
This morning I climbed the hill opposite the farm to take some good photos and after that we drove to Torver, which is about 3 miles from Coniston. From there we walked down to Lake Coniston, throughWeiterlesen
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- Tag 18
- Freitag, 16. Mai 2025 um 09:38
- ☀️ 14 °C
- Höhe über NN: 30 m
- EnglandSwarthmoor54°11’40” N 3°5’41” W
Ulverston
16. Mai in England ⋅ ☀️ 14 °C
This was a really good day. We left Yew Tree Cottage and Coniston and made our way to Eskdale in the western Lakes District.
Our first stop was Ulverston, where we went to the Laurel & Hardy MuseumWeiterlesen