Grasmere has always been one of my favourite Lake District places, so yesterday we combined a mission to collect some gingerbread with a saunter around the village. We visited our favourite shop in Grasmere – Craglands – to collect our gingerbread voucher from Chris Shaw (@cragchris on Twitter) from whom we had won it in her Twitter competition.
Craglands
If you are looking for interesting jewellery or knitwear be sure to pop in and say hello. Chris is passionate about Grasmere and you can be sure of a warm welcome and a great selection to browse .
On the way to the gingerbread shop we passed through the churchyard. It’s a lovely churchyard and there was some amazing orange lichen on a couple of the graves.
Orange Lichen
Last weekend was the Grasmere Rushbearing and the church was still decked out beautifully.
Grasmere Church
The aisle
A rush harp
A serpent
Peace
Crosses
We made the obligatory visit to William Wordsworth’s grave
Wordsworth's Grave
before we made it to the queue outside the gingerbread shop.
The Gingerbread Shop at Grasmere
Why were we queueing? You’ll have to buy some gingerbread to find out! It really IS worth it 
So today South Lakeland Parks hosted an inter-park golf competition. Windermere golf club has to be one of the most beautiful golf courses in the country. The view of the Langdales even on a hazy and humid day like today is worth the green fee!
Windermere Golf Club
As well as the beautiful scenery there was wildlife – I’ve never been closer to a cock pheasant than this one.
Pheasant
Of course it may just have been getting close enough to laugh at my golf.
Mind you – you are reading a post from this year’s Limefitt Park champion golfer
Limefitt Park Trophy
Now if you don’t tell anyone that I was the ONLY golfer from Limefitt Park, I won’t either.
I had a good first 9 but messed up big style on the back 9. The overall winner was John Smith from Fallbarrow. I thought he looked a bit like Jack Niklaus and I don’t think John Smith was a very good pseudonym.
To be fair, 41 points was a very respectable score and today I couldn’t get near that, so well done John. Your trophy was far better deserved than mine
Now for those of you who have a taste for trivia – what distinguishes Windermere Golf Club from most other courses?
It has no bunkers!
(To be honest it doesn’t need them – the rough and the bits of sticky out rock are challenging enough without them!)
So yesterday it was hotter in the Lake District than it was in Corfu. We woke this morning to another gorgeous day. Dappled sunlight coming in through the blinds and birds twittering outside.
Limefitt Park - Troutbeck Lodges
We had breakfast on the deck and saw a deer saunter by.
Deer
Perhaps our appreciation of the day is a bit subjective though! When you can put on shorts and a T-shirt days like this are beautiful. But what if you have to wear a black fur coat? Well Suki did find a way to cool down. I think this is Flatcoat heaven
Flatcoat Heaven on a Sunny Day
Walking back through Limefitt Park, we noticed this lovely picnic glade that they have created.
Picnic Glade at Limefitt Park
It’s enchanting isn’t it
Just further on we walked up to the Pony Trekking centre which has opened in Troutbeck this year. I hope they make a big success of this as it’s a great facility for our guests. It’s hard to imagine a more idyllic setting for a ride than this isn’t it? If Carlsberg did Pony Trekking …..???
If Carlsberg did Pony Trekking ....
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