Day 31 Tarn Hows

Tshirts and sunscreen at the ready, we headed south to Tarn Hows near Coniston to walk around the lake....oops ended up at Coniston lake...meant to have turned right back up the road! Parked the car watching all the families unpacking for a day on the lake...18degrees...mm. Plan B and Janet at the helm, we walked along the road towards Brantwood, a place we had seen from the cruise and where John Ruskin had lived. Off to the right was a public footpath through the fields with a view of the lake. Through a variety of gates, dodging cow paddies, mud, puddles and negotiating with a big black cow at one of the gates, we made it to Brantwood. Nice lunch on the terrace then down to the jetty through the lovely garden and apple orchard. The walk back to the car was more straight forward as we followed the road. Scones and tea at the hotel followed by our last gin and tonic in these amazing glasses sitting in the sun!
Dinner at the pub across the road with the sun still shining.
Sad to be leaving here...Would love to come back both to the hotel and the district to more walking.Read more