Sunshine galore!

To date, June 2014 has to be characterised as the best month for sunshine galore! I can hardly believe how warm it is in the Lake District; nay, it has been positively boiling at times! So hot that we daren’t … Read More

Wishing all our guests Happy New Year 2014

Just a short post to wish all our guests a happy New Year in 2014. This will be our 12th New Year at Blenheim Lodge and it couldn’t be more different from our first one here! During our 1st New … Read More

See in the New Year by Lake Windermere

2013 seemed to stretch long before us when we first entered it in January; yet, within days, 2013 will come to a close and we will soon be bringing in the new year of 2014. I remember when we first … Read More

Some lovely Lake Windermere photos

Blenheim Lodge is situated on a fell top in Bowness-on-Windermere, in the heart of the English Lake District. Bowness village itself sits on the banks of Lake Windermere, an easy stroll from our Bed and Breakfast Guest House. As today … 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

Picture windows on Lake Windermere

I kept thinking today of the phrase, ‘picture windows on the world’. Then, I thought, ‘Why not share picture windows on Lake Windermere instead?’ So, here are some photos of Lake Windermere taken from our guest house, Blenheim Lodge. I … Read More

Mountains

I have a fascination for mountains. I am taken in wonder by their majesty and impregnable mysteries; but I also fear and respect them for what they are. For many people, animals and plants, the mountains they inhabit provide not … Read More

Lake District byways

I am a poor traveller, as I suffer from motion sickness. I used to take travel sickness pills as a young girl, and my first taste of airplane travel involved my sitting as upright as possible in my seat with … 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

Clouds

Today saw the last morning of our Malaysian visitors’ holiday with us. They had been staying for the previous eight nights and, as is the way of Lakeland weather, they had experienced all variations except snow. However, they could see … Read More

Single rooms in Bowness-on-Windermere

Bowness-on-Windermere is a bustling town with serviced accommodation to suit all budgets. Most hotels, guest houses, and small bed and breakfasts offer double, twin and family rooms, but not many have single rooms to let. At Blenheim Lodge, however, we … Read More

A day in the Lakes using public transport

At Blenheim Lodge in Bowness-on-Windermere, we often welcome guests who visit with us via public transport. Blenheim Lodge is located about 5 minutes’ cab ride from Windermere train station and bus depot, Windermere. However, more energetic guests may decide to … Read More