THE LAKE DISTRICT

My visit to the Lake District, was August 3rd-5th 2007 with my friend Dana.

We stayed In Ambleside, which is a good place as a base for touring that area. The only downside is the lack of parking!. Most appears to be by permit parking only.

So any future visits i'll make sure I find a hotel with it's own private parking!! As it can be a real problem otherwise. The weather is another factor on visiting the Lakes too, as it is well known for its "Wet" weather up there, being very mountainous of course. But as long as you are prepared well and take weather proof clothing and an umbrella......then it's still very enjoyable.

The only day it did'nt rain was our final day, when we visited "Levens Hall", which is well worth seeing, with it's Topiary Gardens. The Hall itself is also worth visiting and was one of the best I had visited. There are exhibits Inside that used to belong to the Duke of Wellington and Napoleon too. But the Gardens are superb and really well looked after. Every angle is worth a photo Itself.

Another place we visited, was "Dove Cottage", the former home of William Wordworth.

We also saw the Headstones in the graveyard at nearby Grasmere.

Lack of time prevented further visits elsewhere and the continual rain made driving conditions less than enjoyable at times, but Ambleside was Interesting and also Bowness, where we took a Lake Cruise, before having a meal at a local resturant. Plenty of Interesting shops to visit and there is also the "Beatrix Potter" visitor Centre too. I wish we'd had time to visit "Hill Top Farm", where Beatrix Potter lived, but maybe on a future visit. There is so much to see in the Lake District, that a weekend visit is not long enough.

The Photos above show some of the scenery we saw though, including "The Langdales", a very scenic area.