I took Suki round Ing Bridge yesterday for the first time for a while. Recently we’ve all been a bit pre-occupied with getting the new Lodge, Troutbeck View, up and running, so it was good to get out even though it was a bit overcast. The hedgerows seem to have erupted since I was [...]
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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 etc [...] I’ve had an outstanding task for a few months now since I told www.walkingworld.com that I’d add a circular walk up from Troutbeck up to Orrest Head. This is a lovely gentle walk up tothe top of one of the lowest fells in the Lakes. At only just over 750 feet it hardly qualifies as [...] We just got back from a fantastic Easter weekend in the Lakes. I managed to wangle a couple of extra days by claiming that I had things to do…. I took the chance to go up to Dubbs with Suki again. As you can see thay have worked hard at repairing the damage done to the [...] 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 years. Now after [...] Many years ago I read a science fiction story by Robert Heinlein called “The Door into Summer”. I was reminded of this today when I came across this gate which looked up at the perfect blue sky that made walking today such a perfect Lake District experience. The door into summer Somehow it seemed to promise [...] Did you know that the international distress signal is 6 blasts of a whistle followed by a pause of 1 minute and then a repetition of the 6 blasts? If your signals are heard there should be an answering whistle of 3 blasts followed by a pause of 1 minute, repeated several times. You should continue to [...] We were really pleased with the lovely review of Kingfisher Lodge that a recent guest Nick Peet wrote in the Liverpool Echo, published today. Kingfisher Lodge in the Snow Beauty and peace on your doorstep Jan 5 2010 by Nick Peet, Liverpool Echo // tm.siteLife.daapi.getArticle( Lola the bulldog takes Nick Peet for a week of splashing [...] We played host to Mr & Mrs Inappropriately-Equipped and their lovely family over New Year. We had a lovely evening last night. Gary nearly won at Triv. We had a game of Articulate whilst we still were and after midnight we went up to The Haybarn where we stayed until 3 a.m. dancing. A great night [...] Saturday was one of those Autumn days that make the Lake District so magical. Still and sunny, the weather had the professional photographers heading for the lake shores – check out http://tweetphoto.com/032a1f to see why a friend told me he couldn’t move in Grasmere for all the tripods Anyway, we headed up Wansfell Pike [...] |
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