It’s been a bit mixed weather-wise this week, and as I type this I am looking out at a mizzle of rain drifting across the Troutbeck valley. It’s still lovely though:-)
We’ve had
Troutbeck in cloud
and we’ve had
Troutbeck – Just 1 cloud
Fortunately the weather was lovely on Bank Holiday Monday for the Troutbeck Garden trail.
Dodging the April showers (Yes, I know it’s May, but that’s what the weather feels like just now) we headed out for a quick circuit of Troutbeck. By the beck we saw a sweep of wild garlic (ransoms) and the scent was overpowering. These are also called bear garlic, but we don’t get [...]
1. Go for a walk
The Lakes is heaven on earth for ramblers – look at one of the free routes on our website and treat yourself to a healthy and free slice of rest and relaxation
2. Go for a bike ride
Whether its on the winding lanes, the bridle paths or the exciting trails at Grizedale [...]
A more gentle day on Saturday (after a Friday night entertaining Liz, Garry and their children Hendricks and Stella) took us to Holehird Gardens for the first time – we had read in the guest book that recent visitors had enjoyed it so we decided to give it a try. We were astounded that we [...]
Well we took two days away on Tuesday and Wednesday to attend the annual Cumbria Tourism Awards as we had entered for the “Tourism Website of the Year” award.
We had a super time at the Castle Green Hotel in Kendal where the awards were hosted. We had a lovely view from [...]
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