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We’ve been quite lucky with the weather over the last 10 days, and so it seemed like a good time to try out yet another of my long term dreams. A ride on a motorised trike. Calico Trike Tours David Lister of Calico Trike Tours offers chauffeur driven rides around the Lakes on [...] This week I tried out one of the new activities that have recently taken off in the Lake District – Electric Cycling. Electric Bike at Limefitt Park There are two types of electric bike available in the Lakes just now, the most obvious difference being the charging capacity. The ones with the lower [...] Yesterday Tom went to the Windermere Air Festival with friends and we took the opportunity to do our favourite walk around Dubbs reservoir.. We do this walk a lot but we never get tired of it as there is always something new to make it interesting. As we climbed up from Limefitt Park the [...] Yesterday we took advantage of the fantastic weather and walked up from the lodge to the front of Wansfell Pike. from there we sauntered through Skelghyll Wood marvelling at the swathes of bluebells as we went. Bluebells in Skelghyll wood There were also carpets of wild garlic that filled the air with their [...] Sometimes you have to be in awe of the beauty of the Lake District and the weather rings such changes that there is alwasy something to marvel at. A blustery Autumn day with sunshine and a rainbow – what more could you want! If it gets too windy for you you can always retreat [...] 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 [...] 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 [...] 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.
We invested £8.99 in a work light from Homebase last week. We clipped it to the rail on the decking, fired it up and spread out the peanut butter sandwiches. The Badger Light It only took a few minutes before we saw our first badgers and we were able to see them [...] We’ve just heard that the Lake District Pony Trekking centre is going to reopen at the end of this month! This used to be a very popular local facility with our guests, but it closed temporarily last year. We are really glad that it is returning (and not only because of the lovely horses [...] |
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