A Tour Of The Lake District*

lovely blog carole and lovely pictures of your trip, i just love the lakes and recognised some of the places there, baz and i will defernatly be going back next year and so close for us to, shame about the long drawn out coach trip though, very nice ;o))

I enjoyed your pictures and it brought back some happy memories of trips I've made to the Lake District...the scenery is very pleasing to the eye. I've always been driving so could stop at will...too bad about your experience by coach although you did get to some lovely places. Thanks, PP.

Enjoyed it very much, PP, as I have said before we enjoyed many walking holidays in the Lake District and used to stay just a few miles from Cockermouth, such a shame that it is still trying to recover from the terrible flooding. I remember the pass well, three daughters and myself all holding our breaths until we were over the top and safely down the other side :)

Ten hours ? My goodness, you could have flown to another continent in that time ! How frustrating that must have been . Your photos have brought back some pleasant memories as OH and I stayed with friends in Cockermouth shortly after we were married. I remember Keswick and Ravenglass quite clearly, as we used the bus and train to travel around, stunning scenery.
Thanks for sharing your break away, loved it. : o )))))

Lovely blog,Carole,sorry about your coach journey,it sounds horrendous.I can't believe it took so long.Lots of memories for me there,definitely not enough time at Grasmere,and Keswick,and i agree,far too long in Cockermouth.I used to live 8 miles away from there,so know there isn't much to do.At least you had a good time at the other places,...Kirkstone pass ?wheeeeeeeeeee.:o)

Sorry to hear about the time it took Carole must of been frustrating losing time to see more. Gorgeous planting especially that garden, such wonderful photos. I felt sea sick a bit on that boat lol, lovely sights there, shame about the floods it will eventually get back hopefully like Boscastle went there a few years ago and same happened there, when I went they had repaired most of it back, Price Charles gave aid to that one though. Can understand your feelings of the child miners when my dad was 17, the pit collapsed on him burried alive, they thought he was dead for sure working from when he was 13 down there, he came out with broken pelvis doctors said he would never walk again but he did. Love that steam train ace.

superb blog! I've been to almost all these places. My brother,lucky chap,lives in Kendal.

A place I've always wanted to visit, thanks for showing us your pictures PP :-))

Loved it Carole! Have enjoyed all these places over the years...and would have liked a few days myself there this summer......thanks for sharing....I feel like I've been now...Lol!

I really enjoyed this blog you have visited some of my favourite place's in the lakes.There used to be a car museum in Cockermouth and a toy one as well but that was about ten/ twelve years ago.We did Kirkstone pass only once but mind you we did come down Honnister pass backwards that was scary.

The car museum may have been at Workington?

Thanks to everyone for all your comments, pleased it has brought back pleasant memories for you, now we have got over the journy we are now planning of going back by car and renting a cottage, that way we can explore at our leisure.
Not sure about the car museum Mavis will check it out ;0)

That sounds like a very good plan....travelling by car and staying in a cottage. Enjoy your adventure (whenever that happens, it will be great).

When my two youngest were 10 and 14 we took a camping holiday in between where the train runs from and goes to. We took their two cousins and their mom, all 6 girls all of us in one 6 berth tent with a small cooker, the campsite was brilliant, showers and toilets and that was about it. The girls paired up each day and went to the nearest village either walking there or taking the train and then reversing the journey, it was their first time camping and they have never forgotten it. We could light a bbq in a circle of stones and they cooked marshmallows and sang camping songs. They all still talk about this holiday, their cousins have been all over travelling since but still say that this was the best holiday they have ever had. We played board games at night and walked and toured all the lakes and areas surrounding it during the day. My sister in-law had never driven anywhere apart from to the shop and back but that trip cured her of her nerves, she has never looked back, roads so narrow think she drove around with her eyes closed most of the time. lol.
Your photos brought back such good memories oh to be young again and still be able to go camping with the kids.

Another lovely blog Carole , I remember the ginger bread at Grasmere from one of our visits ,it's delicious .....what a shame the coach tour operators can't get the timing organised better ... a friend of mine decided to try a coach tour trip to London and came home shattered , they didn't even give them time to finish their meal at a service station at one place , she said never again .....

a great blog PP and wonderful photo's thank you for sharing them with us, sorry about your long journey but it looks like it was worth it,

A wonderful trip around the Lake District, PP! I have never been myself but a few years ago we were hoping to take my wife's family up there & rent a cottage for a few days. The following year they didn't come back so we never did get to go. :-(( The following year we went back to Spain & a couple of years after that my father-in-law died. Since returning to the UK 9 years ago we have never had our holidays at the same time so we have still not been there. My wife says when she retires, in a couple of years time, we will go & spent a week up there!

Thanks all pleased you enjoyed it and despite the travelling and time management we will return very soon under our own steam, we are definately hooked!

`What a wonderful Tour you have given us Pp it feels like we are there with
you, enjoying all those sights & experiences, lovely pics!! Thanks, for
sharing with us...it feels, like a great tonic for me at the moment.. : ~ ))

PP my husband asks who you went with, said he would avoid them like the plague.!! Lol

Pleased it brightened your day Freesia, I dont think yuo can beat UK for scenery its so beautiful, hope you are soon feeling well again;0)

Yorkshire we booked with Travel Style, not the style we envisaged!!

thanks PP not heard of them,

Yorkshire....I'm glad to have your previous comment cleared up. I read it as a remark against Yorkshire and partner...lol....as I knew they'd travelled together. It now becomes clear....you were asking who the travel company was. Whew!

I just get mixed up sometimes....

Lol Whistonlass you are not on your own geting mixed up it happens to us all;0)

Yes I enjoyed it thank you. You went to some beautiful and interesting places.

Thanks Hywel;0)

lovely blog and pics Pansy. That's the trouble with coach trips, they are never ending. The travelling is long, the visits to the places are sometimes too short, and the pic-ups and drop-offs are more often than not horrendous. Glad you enjoyed your trip though, and I do think driving next time is a good idea lol. :o))

Thanks Linda youve said it all in a nutshell;0)

what a lovely trip to the lakes ~ thank you! ive been on coach trips but in italy and spain ~ works well there cos although it may not be perfect i felt that it was a hassle free way to find out which parts of the country you may want to return to by yourself
lovely pictures PP

Thanks Sticki seems a long time time ago now, but looking forward to returning under our own steam next year;0)