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Traveler Europe 2018
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- Jun 10, 2018
- 🌙 13 °C
- Altitude: 136 m
- England South Lakeland District Lupton 54.23617, -2.6534954°14’10” N 2°39’13” W
Day 63
Drive to the Lakes
June 10, 2018 in England ⋅ 🌙 13 °C
Had a leisurely start as checkout was not until 11. Packed the car to leave then found that some idiot had scraped the back of our car in the carpark. Another insurance claim!
Drove via a town called Holt as we had seen a place to stay there which we may use on the way back. Nice enough town but not that exciting.
Drive was mostly on the M6 so was not that much fun. Finally arrived at the farmstay about 4:30. Nice cottage a mile or so up a lane off the main road. The owner Neil seems a good sort who likes a chat.
After a short rest we drove back up the road to the Plough Inn where we had a very good dinner.Read more
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- Jun 11, 2018
- ⛅ 12 °C
- Altitude: 136 m
- England South Lakeland District Lupton 54.23621, -2.6534954°14’10” N 2°39’13” W
Day 64
Cumbria Farmstay
June 11, 2018 in England ⋅ ⛅ 12 °C
For our first day we had a good sleep in before driving over to catch up with Raelene and Geoff. They are staying at Geoff's brother Mikes place about 6 miles from us. They took us for a walk to the little church where they were married passing wildflowers, fields, cows, sheep, bumble bees and some very fruity aromas as we went. It was delightful and just fantastic to see St Thomas's. The area and little hamlet where they are is quite idyllic though freezing in the winter I'm told. In the afternoon we went shopping in Kirkby Lonsdale to get some food in. Again a very pretty village with a market square and a lovely river coursing through under perfect stone bridges. After a rest we travelled back to Mike's place for dinner with a few of their friends. We were spoiled with a beautiful meal and interesting conversations. A good night was had by all. The drive home along the lanes in the dark was fun!Read more
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- Jun 12, 2018
- 🌙 10 °C
- Altitude: 136 m
- England South Lakeland District Lupton 54.23621, -2.6534954°14’10” N 2°39’13” W
Day 65
Yorkshire Dales
June 12, 2018 in England ⋅ 🌙 10 °C
Today we ventured into the Yorkshire Dales. We tried our usual trick of going the back roads only to be blocked by a closed bridge so we had to backtrack to Kirkby Lonsdale and go the normal way. It was a great drive to the town of Dent and the Dent Valley. Great scenery and a wonderful drive. Returned by a different route and saw a steam tourist train crossing a viaduct on the way then the same train on another viaduct 15 minutes later.Read more
Traveler Loving your posts. England looks lovely. I really like those little villages. I don't think I will let you borrow my car lol. You are having some bad luck with rental cars. Looks like you are having a wonderful time ❤💓
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- Jun 13, 2018
- 🌧 12 °C
- Altitude: 136 m
- England South Lakeland District Lupton 54.23621, -2.6534954°14’10” N 2°39’13” W
Day 66
The Lakes
June 13, 2018 in England ⋅ 🌧 12 °C
Today we thought we would get up early and drive up to Lake Windemere. Of course we didn't get going until after 12 as usual. Travelling is so tiring.
Windemere is very pretty but is hard to get close to as it is surrounded by private reserves and hotels on the shores. The public access areas are crowded with tourists, even midweek. We stopped off at Ambleside at the end of the lake for a bite to eat and a quick look around. We then drove on to Conniston Waters and down to the coast at Broughton in Furness before heading home. We found the lakes a bit touristy for our liking and were glad to get back to the peace of the farmstay.Read more
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- Jun 14, 2018
- 🌬 13 °C
- Altitude: 136 m
- England South Lakeland District Lupton 54.23621, -2.6534954°14’10” N 2°39’13” W
Day 67
Sizergh Castle
June 14, 2018 in England ⋅ 🌬 13 °C
Overnight and in the morning we were hit with a big storm with winds up to 60 mph. We battened down the hatches and stayed in until midday. Things eased off a bit later so we went and picked up Raelene for a visit to Sizergh Castle. The castle is really a large manor house located in a lovely spot with nice gardens and a farm shop just down the road. We all took our time reading about the family history (Strickland) and the various artworks and furniture acquired over the centuries. Interestingly, Katherine Parr lived there for a while and a more recent forebear Gerald Strickland was the Governor of WA, NSW and TAS at various times around the turn of the century. We noticed some authentic boomerangs, a kookaburra and some other Aboriginal artifacts in the foyer as we entered which made us curious?
After the castle we returned to get Geoff and went to The Plough for a few drinks. The Plough is where Raelene had her infamous hen night before getting married. It's a great little pub and like most of them is so old and characterful.Read more
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