We were really lucky to be invited to join our friends Bob and Joanne on their boat to watch the Windermere Air Festival on Sunday from the lake. The weather was absolutely perfect and the displays were fantastic. We left it a bit late going down down to the Glebe so we had to [...]
|
|
||
                    |
Last week we took the road less travelled and walked along Cunswick Fell near Kendal.
Cunswick Fell This is a nice gentle walk with great views and isn’t over-crowded even in high Summer. From the limestone pavement of the car park to the fossils along the [...] Have you ever wondered what the top 20 visitor attractions in Cumbria and the Lake District are? Here they are ranked by number of visits in 2009 Windermere Lake Cruises in South Lakeland Rheged in Eden Ullswater Steamers in Eden Whinlatter Forest Park & Visitor Centre in Allerdale Tullie House Museum and Art Gallery [...] 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 [...] Today at 2 pm they are going to be flying hawks here at Limefitt Park in Troutbeck You can see some of these beauties. Falconry at Limefitt Park Midnight
and my favourite, thomas the American Kestrel Thomas Oh yes – and there’s free pony trekking for the kids [...] Ok , so it’s not exactly the White Nile, but an expedition to see where the beck begins its journey had been on my list of walks to to do for some time now. I set of on Thursday morning bright and early armed with a rucksack full of wet/cold weather clothes, map, compass [...] The onset of Spring (sun, daffodils, lambs, first barbie of the year and all that) brought a rush of blood to the head and Tom and I set off to Grizedale for a bit of Dad and boy bonding on the North Face trail. We cheated a bit as we got Linda to drive [...] One of the highlights of The Lakes for nature lovers is the annual return of the Bassenthwaite Ospreys. As well as going to see the nest, just North of Keswick, now you can now follow them on the internet! // Get the Lake District Osprey Project widget and many other great free widgets at [...] Fantastic news this morning that Dubbs Reservoir, between Ings and Troutbeck, on the fell side just above our Lake District pine lodges has been reborn as a haven for wildlife. Dubbs Reservoir – A New Conservation Area The reservoir used to be an important water source but had fallen into disuse in recent [...] Does this view look good to you? Troutbeck Church – just a stroll from Limefitt Park Our lodges are only a short walk away from this churchyard which is a blaze of gold at the end of March as the daffodils come out. If visual poetry is your thing, you can even go [...] |
Windermere Lodge 
Troutbeck View 
Kingfisher Lodge 
Otter Lodge 
Single & Multi-Trip Get Our RSS Feeds hereEntries (RSS) and Comments (RSS).Subscribe here to get these blog entries once a week by emailHere are some of our friends' sites
|
|
Copyright © 2012 The Windermere Lodges Blog - All Rights Reserved |
||
Recent Comments