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In Whitehaven you can visit The Rum Story, This is a great museum that tells the history of Whitehaven, The Jefferson Family, their links with the Slave Trade and the Rum Trade – a Great Day outFor More details see the attached web-site
When visiting Lakeland you will no doubt take a tour around as many lakes as you can, If you are interested in wildlife then you will be keeping your eyes open but Only if you are Very Lucky will you se what I saw in Windermere in January this year – Otters at Lakehead near Ambleside.So – Always make sure that you have your camera with you because you really never know what you might see.Good LuckRob
This is in the north of the county and on a recent stay near Brampton, we took a look at Talkin Tarn.Our initial impression of this tarn was that it was rather uninteresting but after setting off on the circular walk of 1.3 miles around it, our minds were changed.The tarn covers some 65 acres and is surrounded by farmland and woodland. It was formed over 10,000 years ago from glacial action and it is believed a village lies beneath it's depths. All the way round, we noticed water bubbling on the surface in certain places and couldn't work out what was occuring. I have since read the tarn is fed by underground springs so that could explain what we saw.Beech and oak trees are predominant, often overhanging the water as you follow the path. Attractive wooden seats have been positioned all the way round. These all had memorial plaques on them, obviously the park was a treasured place for...
Dent village is in Dentdale, on the western slopes of the Pennines in Yorkshire, but is actually a Cumbrian village today.It owes it's origins to the Vikings who settled here in the 10th century. Today,the area exists from a life of farming and tourism as well as a few cottage industries and undoubtedly many of the properties are holiday lets or second homes.In the 18th century practically everybody knitted,men included, even in church and in the fields and socks and gloves were a big cottage industry.It is an immensely pretty village with it's three cobbled streets meeting by the village's two pubs, the Sun and the George and Dragon. Driving through the village is tricky in large vehicles and not encouraged.The pretty houses cling to the sides of the narrow streets with some intriguing architecture to be noted. Also in the village, is a memorial stone to Adam Sedgwick, a first class...
Dent village is in Dentdale, on the western slopes of the Pennines in Yorkshire, but is actually a Cumbrian village today.It owes it's origins to the Vikings who settled here in the 10th century. Today,the area exists from a life of farming and tourism as well as a few cottage industries and undoubtedly many of the properties are holiday lets or second homes.In the 18th century practically everybody knitted,men included, even in church and in the fields and socks and gloves were a big cottage industry.It is an immensely pretty village with it's three cobbled streets meeting by the village's two pubs, the Sun and the George and Dragon. Driving through the village is tricky in large vehicles and not encouraged.The pretty houses cling to the sides of the narrow streets with some intriguing architecture to be noted. Also in the village, is a memorial stone to Adam Sedgwick, a first class...
Kendal Cumbria is a good place to stay for visiting the lake district if you don"t want the bussle of loads of other tourists. I stayed at the County Hotel. Kendal has a train service to Windermere town on the branch line . From Kendal bus station in town buses go to Keswick via Grasmere and Windermere, also Barrow in Furness. This town is the place to buy Kendal Mint Cake, White or Brown, it is not a cake more a confection or biscuit. made localaly in Kendal by Romneys.
Carlisle is one of Englands oldest cities near the Scottish border. It is an English outpost NOT in the Doomsday book. It has a castle and Cathedral and good shops including the Lanes a covered area of shops. Carlisle is on the main West Coast railway line, with a line across to Newcastle and the Cumbrian Coast line to Barrow in Furness. Carlisle is handy for exploring the Hadrians Wall Country and the Lake District.
Grasmere is a lakeland village where William Wordsworth is buried. The bus from Kendal to Keswick stops in Grasmere number 555.. In summer an opentop bus runs from Bowness, The place is lovely, be aware there are no footpaths you walk on side of the road. Gingerbread is a local treat.
The English Lake District is in the county of Cumbria and is beautiful. The largest lake is lake Windermere , the busiest resort is Bowness , which is at lakeside, the town of Windermere is about one and half miles from the waterside. There are regular buses around the district in summer [ not so many in winter]. The town of Windermere has a railway station to Kendal and on to main line.
Kirkby Stephen lies at the head of the Eden Valley (which used to be in the old county of Westmorland but is now part of Cumbria)on the A685 and is on the edge of the Lake District.The Pennines, Swaledale in Yorkshire and the Howgill fells are all close. It is a market town, it's charter granted in 1361 and market days are held on Mondays. Much of it's main road offers parking in cobbled bays.Today's industry is mainly from farming and tourism. The closest large towns are Penrith and Kendal.Kirkby Stephen has an unusually large parish church, known as the cathedral of the Dales. We were amazed at it's size and had no idea of it's existence. Entrance is via the cloisters, built in 1810 to provide shelter for church goers and market people.Kirkby Stephen's station is half a mile out of town where the re-opened Settle to Carlisle railway line runs.We noticed plenty of fish and chip shops,...
Lodore Falls Hotel Keswick
1 Review and 379 Opinions Stayed there for a wedding. On leaving they added an extra GBP 100 to my bill for damage to some...
Glenville House Windermere
1 Review and 143 Opinions Spent a night at Glenville house in July of 2010. Booked the room on the net with alot of...
The Duke of Edinburgh Hotel Barrow in Furness
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