Next 2 days - Lake District

The next couple of days were spent wandering around the Lake District as much as possible. The weather was rain, rain and torrential rain. Everybody who wasn’t a mad fell-walker was visiting museums, etc which meant they kept dry. Because of the teeny, tiny car parking spaces this meant we didn’t see everything we to wanted but we did have a terrific time. Crossing the passes in the rain and mist was wonderfully atmospheric, and the waterfalls and becks (streams) and fells (hillsides) were unbelievable.

The Friday was Denise’s birthday and we celebrated in style by going to a restaurant of her choice for dinner; Thai of course.

The Bobbin Mill

Demo at Bobbin Mill

Bobbin Mill, click here

Castlerigg Stone Circle

Castlerigg Stone Circle in the rain

Castlerigg Stone Circle, click here You should check this out to see what it's like in sunshine!

Englishman buying ice cream in the rain

Lake District view

A beck running down a fell in the mist

A gushing beck by the road

Denise was getting over rushing becks by this time so Lesley went down to Aira Force Falls herself.

Aira Force Falls in full spate

And again

Aira Force YouTube - Don't watch it all, move the time bar to about 2.15 and watch the bit that travels up the falls. There was much more water when we were there.

We do love the sheep around here.

Rare ewe and her lamb near Aira Force. 
Notice the little lamb has horns, and it is NOT a goat!

Herdwick sheep which were bred by Beatrix Potter. 

They are born black and get white over the years 

and they are shaggy. Here is a lamb with a young mother.

Dove Cottage, home of William Wordsworth

Honiston Pass

The view we never saw

Mad dogs and Englishmen? Is it only the midday sun?

Our picnic spot

Can you believe this?

Coniston Rd, Ambleside with all the B&Bs.

Ambleside from a steep road called "The Struggle"

Ambleside church