Monday 16th May After the exertions of Sunday's walk, we decide to take Fufu for a drive around Bassenthwaite Lake and on to the town of Cockermouth to visit Wordsworth's childhood home. On the way, we called in at The Lakes Distillery where we acquired a bottle of their finest. Entrance to the distillery They …
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Sunday 15th May We decided to undertake a more ambitious walk on Sunday, over Walla Crag to Ashness Bridge at the southern end of Derwentwater. Quite a steep route, but with breathtaking views over the lake on the way. Looking back towards Keswick, Bassenthwaite Lake in the distance Catbells The southern end of the lake …
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Friday 13th and Saturday 14th May, 2022 Swiftly following our return from France, we took Fufu away for a few days to Keswick, staying at Castlerigg Farm Campsite with the Camping and Caravanning Club, Lakeland District Association. Castlerigg Stone Circle - Friday 13th May After setting up on-site, we walked through to Castlerigg Stone Circle, …
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Our return home is much the same as the journey out, but in reverse as you would expect; ...we stay overnight in Caen, before catching the ferry back to the UK, the following morning. This means that if we get away from the house promptly, we have time to visit somewhere en-route. This time, we …
Rather than make a separate blog post for each or our trips out and about, I have combined them into one post. 18th April - The Grand Etang La Jemaye About 20 minutes drive from our house is La Jemaye, an area of woodland through which there are a number of walks. There are also …
Every trip to the house demands that at least some esssential maintenance jobs be completed. Nothing like the sort of problems that our friends Jeeves and Michelle experience, as their house is much older, ...but there is always a list: The kitchen tap: The house is 16 years old and so, of course is the …
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The Outward Journey In a change from the usual motorhoming blogs, we have travelled by car to our house in the Dordogne, where we plan to stay for 4 weeks. On such trips, we cross the Channel by Brittany Ferries from Portsmouth to Caen. A route which we now prefer having tried the tunnel and …
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Ashby-de-la Zouch On Sunday, after socialising at the morning coffee meeting, held in the YHA meeting room, we headed to Ashby-de-la-Zouch with Fufu, our motorhome. The main street The town is a small but old settlement and there was not much open on a Sunday morning, but it is a pleasant enough place with some …
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On Saturday, after the morning, coffee-based social gathering with fellow CCC Photographic Group members, we visited Calke Abbey, around 20 minutes drive from Conkers. Within a very large estate and at the end of an impressively long drive, the Abbey is actually a very large house and country estate, now in the custody of the …
We spent a long weekend with the Camping and Caravanning Club Photographic Group, who were meeting at the Conkers CCC site. We were met by Mr and Mrs Pott and their dog Woody. After greeting us, they introduced us to the meet's stewards, Gwen and John, who gave us a warm welcome and explained how …
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