Before we left this was the garden And when we returned after 2weeks of the sunny north, the south had had plentiful rain as well
We spent Saturday with Liz and Mick having a lovely picnic near Anderton Boat Lift and then a walk around Marbury Country Park, avoiding being shot by (presumably) Clay Pigeon shooters nearby (how far does shot travel?) We then went back to Lizzies and marvelled at the abundance of flowers, wildlife and growth in her …
Although it was geographically quite close it took 1.5 hours to drive around the coast and into Wasdale The drive over was mostly A roads albeit undulating and twisting through and around the foothills. I was shocked/surprised to see innumerable wind turbines out to sea (I think circa 150) Wast Water and Wasdale were looking …
This NT estate is just south of Kendal and within walking distance of the campsite, so we walked the couple of miles Although tickets for the house/castle had sold by 10am we found the gardens delightful with an interesting “stumpery” ( decaying tree stumps supporting creepers etc, a fantastic vegetable garden with pristine cabbages and …
We decided to head off to Arnside Knott, a hill/outcrop by Arnside on the coast – estuary of the River Kent as it flows into Morecambe Bay We circumnavigated the Knott hoping to find a route that didn’t involve 1:1 climbing, but after a lovely walk through mixed woodland committed to the ascent eventually bursting …
Ying had identified Tarn Hows as a modest (NT owned) walk around the tarn (lake) near Coniston/Hawkshead. In fact it is an artificial lake/walk/arboretum up in the hills of a few km circumference. Very picturesque and accessible by narrow “corkscrew” roads with passing places (and a one way descent the other side.) We quickly got …
We departed Raymond and Jane and a lovely weekend (especially the walk into Durham) and drove the A66. Glorious views and Ying briefly decided to be my farmers wife!!! We called in at both the Mainsgill Farm shop and Low Sizergh Barn shop and picked up various goodies, sirloin steak tonight and bacon for the …
After breakfast we to a riverside walk into Durham after a ride in Raymond’s swish and very quiet e-tron We stumbled upon the local rowing regatta and altogether a lovely walk and extremely uplifting summery vibe. After a leisurely coffee at Flat White Durham, iced Latte, iced Matcha and iced hot chocolate (!) we returned …
Sadly no seals😟
This was a simple day moving on to near Sedgefield. We tried diverting to Malton “food capital of Yorkshire” but sadly made two mistakes1. Only paying for an hours ticket and 2. Clearly visiting the wrong parts so seemed rather disappointing… We the drove north stopping at Mount Grace Priory off the A19. Curious layout …