Hubby and I have been living in the Lakes now for 20 years now. Our guest house is in Bowness-on-Windermere, a pretty Lakeland village and one of the main entry points into the Lakes as it is only 20 minutes’ drive … Read More
Alfred Wainwright
Lazy Days in the Lake District National Park
Do you enjoy lazy days? Time out for doing things at your leisure or even not doing anything at all? I love lazy days. They allow me to curl up on a sofa and read to my heart’s content. The TV remains switched on … Read More
Dear Diary: 14th February 2019 – And they all fell down!
Well, I was the one who fell down actually, but more of that later. 14th February, Valentine’s Day, dawned bright and shiny as a new pin. There weren’t going to be any two ways about it: we were going out … Read More
A walk up Orrest Head
I love walking with Hubby and Zack, our Pyrenean. Zack is an old dog, and at one point, we almost lost him for good. Thus, it is such a joy to see him walking well and taking in with gusto … Read More
Enjoy a getaway in the Lakes this weekend
The Lake District is beautiful anytime of the year. Yes, like all other parts of the UK, we get all kinds of weather thrown at us, but this amazing landscape retains its innate splendour come rain or shine. The Lakes … Read More
The Lake District in the new year
Since the new year began, the Lake District has certainly lived up to its name and displayed a multitude of faces within the past week or so. We have had glorious sunshine; wind and driving rain; calm windless days tempered … Read More
Mad as a Hatter March Offers
We have just set up a new offer in March called ‘Mad as a Hatter’. Basically, throughout the whole of March, we are offering any midweek night from only £39.50 per person per night, including breakfast. Mad as a Hatter … Read More
Wainwright’s Haystacks
This evening, BBC 4 screened a programme called ‘Wainwright’s Walks’. This is the first of four episodes, and it takes viewers up to Haystacks, Wainwright’s favourite fell, out of the 214 in the Lake District. Even via the medium of … Read More
Walking in the Lake District
We have had quite a number of walkers staying with us recently, with many reaching us on foot as they come off The Dales Way. Blenheim Lodge is quietly located on a fell, with easy access to the fields, woodlands, … Read More
Some walks near Blenheim Lodge
The English Lake District is known for its innumerable places to walk. Always, there is beautiful countryside to explore and even more spectacular views to take in. From scenery that encompasses lakes and mountains to quaint villages and hamlets where … Read More
Lake District wonders
The Lake District is such a special place because of how it looks and what it symbolises. When one thinks of the Lake District, the image is one of outstanding physical beauty and peaceful serenity. The Lake District is still … Read More