Two go for an icy walk

7 Mar 2022

It was bitterly cold but sunny this morning so we jumped in the car and headed for the quaint old village of Hawkshead for the first time in several months.…

Monday Mystery: is this map real or fake?

16 Dec 20193 Jan 2020

We were having lunch in Esquires Coffee Shop in Ambleside earlier, and were much intrigued by a large and apparently antique map painted onto the wall. We spent a happy…

Daffodils, alpacas and fords…

3 Mar 20195 Mar 2019

We're between storms at the moment, with a wild afternoon yesterday and the sixth named storm of the winter promised for later today. To make the most of the quiet(er)…

Two go exploring in Hawkshead

26 Feb 2018

A rather hasty exploration this time, for two reasons. One, there isn't really all that much of Hawkshead to explore (it's a small village) and two, it was absolutely freezing!…

Castle full today…

29 Mar 201629 Mar 2016

Just what do you do on a pouring wet Easter Saturday in the Lake District?  We thought we'd be clever and arranged to meet some friends at Wray Castle, a…