It is almost 10 pm as I write this post. Looking out of the lounge windows, I can see a sky, still blue, albeit darkish. The evenings are getting so much lighter now as Summer draws near. For visitors to the Lake District, our light evenings are a blessing indeed: there is more time to roam this lovely National Park and to absorb its magnificent beauty.

Our babies walking with us. Thirlmere is in the background, a manmade lake used as a reservoir.
Our babies walking with us one evening. Thirlmere is in the background, a manmade lake used as a reservoir.

Most visitors coming to the Lakes enjoy driving around Lakeland’s little and large country roads, stopping now and again to explore tiny villages or visit historic homes, gardens, and other attractions.

The high street in Bowness-on-Windermere, variously known as Crag Brow, Lake Road etc.
It is after 9 pm and the shops are closed on the high street in Bowness-on-Windermere, variously known as Crag Brow, Lake Road etc.

Other visitors find our lighter evenings conducive to a more mundane mode of transport, that is, Shank’s pony. Often, these visitors may be found wandering beautiful wooded countryside, contentedly taking in the tranquility of these lovely settings.

Fresh, delicate, colourful and beautiful - all words that characterise this vibrant carpet of bluebells in as much as they describe the bloom of a Cumbrian Spring. (Photo courtesy of www.cumbriaphoto.co.uk)
Fresh, delicate, colourful and beautiful – all words that characterise this vibrant carpet of bluebells in as much as they describe the bloom of a Cumbrian Spring. (Photo courtesy of www.cumbriaphoto.co.uk)

Yet others will find the challenge of climbing mountains hard to resist, especially when there is so much daylight to light them along the way. Reaching high fell plateaus and summits must surely be an achievement indeed!

A place to contemplate the world. Here is a photo of one of the viewpoints located behind our guest house. Brantfell is about 40 minutes' walk from our front door. Enjoy this stunning scenery when you stay at Blenheim Lodge. (Photo courtesy of www.cumbriaphoto.co.uk.)
A place to contemplate the world. Here is a photo of one of the viewpoints located behind our guest house. Brantfell is about 40 minutes’ walk from our front door. Enjoy this stunning scenery when you stay at Blenheim Lodge. (Photo courtesy of www.cumbriaphoto.co.uk.)

Lighter Cumbrian evenings also provide more opportunities for taking advantage of Lakeland’s water-based activities, such as boating and fishing.

During May and June fish can be all over the fishery but return to the deeps as the water temperatures rise in mid summer, returning to forage in the shallows as autumn brings cooler conditions. (Words and photo courtesy of www.lakedistrictfishing.net/WADAA-waters)
During May and June fish can be all over the fishery but return to the deeps as the water temperatures rise in mid summer, returning to forage in the shallows as autumn brings cooler conditions. (Words and photo courtesy of www.lakedistrictfishing.net/WADAA-waters)

At Blenheim Lodge, we can book our guests with a local skipper who takes people out for dinner, lunch, and cheese and wine tours. Theoretically, if the skies are clear, guests can go out for dinner or cheese and wine sails in bright daylight, and return some hours later to Blenheim Lodge, having also gazed at a great canopy of stars overhead on their return cruise.

Blenheim Lodge is known for the stunning Lake and fell views which may be seen from our bedrooms.

The scene one evening from The Dalesway room at Blenheim Lodge.
The scene one evening from The Dalesway room at Blenheim Lodge. This, our only bedroom without a Lake Windermere view, is actually my favourites bedroom because of its pastoral outlook. (We have removed one side table and the TV is now affixed on the wall.)

With more daylight hours, it means that guests can enjoy these views for the greater part of the day even now in mid-Spring, and especially when Summer comes upon us. Come share our lighter Cumbrian evenings while they last!

An evening view from our lounge at Blenheim Lodge one early Summer's day.
An evening view from our lounge at Blenheim Lodge one early Summer’s day.

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