We met up on route to our cottage in the Lake district. First Karen was collected then Jamie and Darren. We listened to music and played ispy on route and chatted to get to know each other
We finally arrived at our lovely cottage where we met up with Cynthia. We soon settled into our rooms and did our unpacking.
After breakfast we had a boat ride on a steamer with an open deck, the cruise took approximately two hours, on England’s most beautiful lake Ullswater. Jamie got some postcards to write. We then went to the supermarket to buy the food for the week and get some snacks to eat at the cottage. In the afternoon the sun came out and it was lovely as we enjoyed a cream tea.
After a relaxing morning we went to the Brackenrigg Inn for a roast lunch. We spent the rest of the day looking around the town of Keswick and shopping. We went for a walk to Castlerigg stone circles. It was a lovely sunny day.
Today we had a tour around our area of the Lake-District. We had an excursion to Coniston Water and went up the famous Kirkstone-Pass. We had a packed lunch and went for a cross-country walk. We stopped and had an ice cream in Coniston and a cup of tea. Darren thought the scenery was fantastic.
Today I had a fantastic day out on a steam railway. We departed in Ravenglass and after 45 minutes we arrived at Dalegarth. We had our packed lunch and after one hour we returned back to Ravenglass, the train was packed! We all sat in the open top carriage, Karen loved it! Afterwards we had a long walk on the beach and took some photographs. In the evening we had dinner at the wetherspoon in Keswick town.
After breakfast we made our way to Lowther Castle, a treasure in the Lake District. We toured the castle and walked round the beautiful gardens. Darren really enjoyed reading about the history of the castle and the secret hidden gardens. We looked around the gift shop and bought some gifts and souvenirs. We all helped with the dinner preparation Jamie enjoyed making the trifle.
Today we had a slow start, having breakfast and making sandwiches for our picnic lunch. This morning we visited a horse fair in Appleby. Irish travellers ran the fair. Hundreds of horses, shires and ponies were there. We then went to Penrith town and visited the George hotel where we had tea and coffee. We finished the day with fish and chips!
Karen, Cynthia and Jamie all had a great holiday and don’t want to go home. Darren also had a great holiday and wants to come back next year!
