Dinner at The Leathes Head Hotel
27 de junio de 2023, Inglaterra ⋅ 🌧 17 °CWe enjoyed a lovely fixed menu dinner at our accommodation. A treat for both of us.
We enjoyed a lovely fixed menu dinner at our accommodation. A treat for both of us.
Today was our final day in Scotland - we were back in England before midday, and were in the Lake District for a tapas lunch complete with espresso martinis.
Thoughts on the Lake District are:
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At Stonethwaite at 10.00 - 8 miles left to roll! May e easier miles than yesterday but a huge ascent to begin!!
Left at 12.00 with 28c inside. River at Borrowdale had been taken over my some loud blaspheming young men with a radio. Hence didn't stay long and went back to Myrtle Bay where things were a lot moreLeer más
After a good breakfast, we set out at 9.00 for a steep walk up the fell behind the hotel, passing disused slate mine tunnels, to reach High Spy at 650 metres by lunchtime. After a break for the packedLeer más
The forecast was of more rain so I didn't join the group planning to walk up at Scafell Pike, the highest mountain in England at 978 metres. Only four of them went up, the rest completing aLeer más
It was a dry and sunny morning so I drove the short distance to Ashness Bridge and parked in the National Trust car-park for free. The stone bridge is an old pack-horse bridge, just wide enough for aLeer más
It was another mixed day with regard to the weather.
I drove to Keswick and then along the A66 towards Penrith, turning off on a minor road to Dalemain House and Gardens. I'd phoned the previous dayLeer más
It started as another wet day so, rather than walking, I drove to Cockermouth via the Honister Pass and Buttermere to visit William Wordsworth's childhood home by using my National Trust membershipLeer más
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Borrowdale
Viajero Looks delish!!