Windermere Golf Club

As well as the beautiful scenery [...]]]> 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!)

Blackpool Gazette coverage of ROWA award

I don’t know who that old bloke in the picture is, but he does seem to hide in my mirror these days and jump out and surprise me when [...]]]> We got some nice coverage of our recent ROWA Content Award 2009 in The Blackpool Gazette yesterday.

Blackpool Gazette coverage of ROWA award

I don’t know who that old bloke in the picture is, but he does seem to hide in my mirror these days and jump out and surprise me when I’m all bleary eyed in the morning.

Here’s what the Westmorland Gazette picked up about our recent win in the ROWA awards

ROWA Westmorland Gazette

ROWA Winner - Best content

The Windermere Lodge web site today won the “Content” category of the ROWA Awards 2009

The Windermere Lodges website beat off strong competition from 56 other holiday rental websites from all over the world and 5 other highly professional finalists from Germany, [...]]]> Rental Owners Website Awards 2009 Winner

ROWA Winner - Best content

The Windermere Lodge web site today won the “Content” category of the ROWA Awards 2009

The Windermere Lodges website beat off strong competition from 56 other holiday rental websites from all over the world and 5 other highly professional finalists from Germany, France and Italy. The attention of the awards will help promote not only the lodges themselves but also tourism in the Lake District region, as the site content includes a large amount of local destination information.

John Hobson from Windermere Lodges said “We are delighted that all of the hard work that we have put into the website has been recognised yet again. We won the Cumbria Tourism Website of the Year award last year, and now this International award! We try to cover all the needs that our guests might have on the website to enjoy a perfect holiday in this region, and we are continually updating the site and adding more content. When you get recognition like this it shows that the effort is really worth while! We’re also delighted that it brings more interest and visitors to the Lake District which supports not only our own business but others in the local economy too”

In other words I am chuffed to mintballs