Laughing at the Lakes

On Sunday and Monday we spent time in the Lake District with Auntie Teri and Uncle Geoff.

Auntie Teri and Uncle Geoff have a Lodge in Millness, which is in the Lake District on the Eastern side.

The Lake District, also commonly known as The Lakes, is a mountainous region in North West England. It is famous not only for its lakes, dry stonewalls / buildings, forests and mountains (or fells), but also for its association with early 19th century poetry and writings of William Wordsworth and other Lake Poets (Samuel Coleridge and Robert Southey). The Lake District was also the home of Beatrix Potter.

The Lakes National Park contains England’s highest mountain (fell) – Scafell Pike at 978 metres (a little bit shorter than Mt Cook!). It also contains the deepest and longest lakes in England – Wastwater and Windermere (which we went sailing on).

On the first day we went over the Kirkstone Pass, with its narrow roads, stonewalls, fells, beautiful Lake Ullswater and amazing views. We arrived in Keswick, where we had a fabulous time exploring puzzling world.

We returned to Millness via quaint villages of Ambleside, Grassmere (where Wordsworth lived) and Windermere.

We had a yummy meal at the Smithy (country pub).

On Monday we went on the Lakeside/Haverthwaite Railway which is a stream train (Alex’s favourite part) and then on a lake cruise of Lake Windermere to Ambleside and Bowness. Cruising on the lake gave us great views of houses on the Lake and boat houses, that look like garages, but on the water and you drive your boat in and shut the door!

My favourite bits where Puzzling World, the Stream Train and cruising on the Lake. I thought the Lake District was really beautiful and great for walking and biking!

Love Ella