Lake District – Page 2 – Walking. Gossip. Travel.

Ambleside – Greggs

We went to a couple of pubs during our visit to Ambleside, but then I noticed this little shop. Since

Tuesday’s walk was relatively easy and the highlight of it was visiting the Cathedral Quarry site. I asked everyone who

On the Tuesday, as we wanted a little rest from the exertions of Scafell Pike, we decided to do a

This bridge is said by some to be prehistoric, but it actually primarily dates from the sixteenth century and was

We thought that we’d start our hunt for food in the Wainwright, a CAMRA award winning pub. There were seven

It took a few attempts to find somewhere to eat tonight, but we ended up at the Golden Lion which

Today we climbed Scafell Pike, which is the highest mountain in England, and it stands at 978 metres above sea-level.

I don’t really run quiz questions on this ‘fascinating’ blog. But today there’s a first. It’s a guess what Gordon

The Pack Horse in Keswick, where we decided to celebrate our brave day of walking to the top of Scafell

The location for this evening’s meal was the George Hotel in Keswick. The pub’s menu was quite large, indeed probably