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A Walk Through The Grisedale Valley
By Sally Fielding · 12 years ago
The Grisedale Valley, much loved by Wordsworth, is well worth exploring especially if you have your dog in tow, they’ll love running over the fells and taking a dip in the tarns as they run ...
The Lake District's Lost Railway
By Sally Fielding · 12 years ago
I love maps of The Lake District and take great pleasure in the tiny detail of the 1:25,000 series. There is nothing better than spreading out on the carpet with a map of central Lakeland ...
Walking At Night In The Lake District
By Sally Fielding · 12 years ago
Now that all the fuss of Christmas and New Year is over we can get back to the proper business of being on the fells!
Why not try something different this year and head out ...
Greenlands Farm – Fun For All
By Sally Fielding · 12 years ago
This is a great place to stop off on your way up to the Lake District if you have a young family. We’ve just come back from a brilliant day at Greenlands Farm. Situated about ...
Whinlatter Forest (near Keswick)
By Sally Fielding · 12 years ago
Kids Keswick is a superb guide of 50 things to do with children in and near to Keswick (and the Borrowdale valley). One such extract leads families to Whinlatter Forest, just above the village of ...
A Remembrance Walk up Great Gable
By Sally Fielding · 12 years ago
The second Sunday in November. A day of respect and remembrance for those who fought and were killed in the First World War, and a day of respect and remembrance for those who are still ...
Keswick Business Woman Praised for Contribution to the County
By Sally Fielding · 12 years ago
Sally Fielding, winner of this year’s Women’s Business Woman of the Year, has been praised for her contribution to the economy of Cumbria, as well as for being an inspiration to other women in business, ...
A walk to Tewet Tarn near Keswick in the Lake District
By Sally Fielding · 12 years ago
Today Daisy and I went on one of our favourite Lake District walks (just a little bimble really), over to Tewet Tarn which is in St John’s in the Vale, five mins outside Keswick. There ...
The Keswick Beer Festival
By Sally Fielding · 12 years ago
Just an update for anyone who has forgotten – the weekend of the 4th of June is the Keswick Beer Festival and there are still a few tickets left for the Friday night. What a ...
Celebrating the Royal Wedding in the Lake District
By Sally Fielding · 12 years ago
There are lots of celebrations being held throughout the Lake District to celebrate the Royal Wedding, so if you are staying at one of the many self catering cottages in the Lake District you don’t ...
The Rannerdale Bluebells Are Out!
By Sally Fielding · 12 years ago
I was planning to take advantage of the Sunshine this morning and give the lawn the first mow of the season. Mr Harper, our neighbouring farmer doesn’t like to see good grass going to waste ...
Muncaster Castle – A Trip Down Memory Lane.
By Sally Fielding · 12 years ago
Today I took a trip down memory lane and had a day out at Muncaster Castle by Ravenglass (near Eskdale). Boldly passing all the people having ice-creams and cake at the café I knocked on ...
Easter in the Lake District
By Sally Fielding · 12 years ago
What’s going on in the Lake District this Easter? Well the answer is that it’s not all bluebells, daffodils and gambolling lambs – There’s chocolate too!
The Ravenglass and Eskdale Railway has commissioned a giant ...
The Theatre by the Lake in Keswick - Summer Events
By Sally Fielding · 12 years ago
We’ve just received details of the Summer Season at the Theatre by the Lake in Keswick and it looks like they have some real crackers lined up.
The Theatre by the Lake is in quite ...
Eskdale & Wasdale – Things to do
By Sally Fielding · 12 years ago
The trouble is, there are so many things to do in life, you can’t do them all. You have to compromise. Nobody likes compromise. Rob would like to live his life to the following rules: ...
The Eskdale Corn Mill
By Sally Fielding · 12 years ago
The Eskdale Mill in the hamlet of Boot takes its water from the beautiful Whillan Beck, which runs down from Burnmoor Tarn, high on the fell below the imposing Scafell. There are plenty of self ...
Castlerigg Stone Circle at Keswick, the Lake District
By Sally Fielding · 12 years ago
Here’s a brilliant thing to do in the Lake District if you have small children and don’t want to put too much effort in.
Take them to Castlerigg Stone Circle in Keswick and forget about ...
Half Term Family Activities in the Lake District - Keswick, Eskdale & Wasdale
By Sally Fielding · 12 years ago
There is plenty going on in the Lake District over half term this week. If you’re staying in Lake District cottages in Keswick you might like to try one of the following that I’ve picked ...
Lake District Pubs - Eskdale
By Sally Fielding · 13 years ago
Eskdale is one of the most beautiful valleys in the Lake District. Situated in the quieter side of the National Park, it has a peaceful tranquillity that makes it especially appealing to those who want ...
Animal Magic in the Lake District
By Sally Fielding · 13 years ago
The Lake District has an amazing variety of animals and birds. Creatures that you never, or rarely, see anywhere else in the country are readily spotted here, as well as farm animals in abundance. Wild ...