THE LAKE DISTRICT. A few Loose Ends.

Just a little tidy up from yesterday’s bus heavy trip to the Lake District.
Just a little tidy up from yesterday’s bus heavy trip to the Lake District.
A busy day out always benefits from a moment or two of quiet reflection.
Well what with the Kraken being spotted off the coast at Workington, the UFO buzzing Whitehaven,
Well it gets boring if everything goes completely according to plan. As I write this a deceased bus and it’s passengers are sat on the outskirts of Workington. Fear not though, help is on the way ( fingers crossed etc ) The day so far has slid along like a pack of ice skating mice. All the connections had fallen into place and the weather, while it hadn’t been scorchy […]
Today I will be mostly travelling through Cumbria. At the moment I’m on the glorious section that runs along the coast through Grange over Sands ( like it says above ) to Barrow. The stretch after that will be up the coast to Workington and then across by bus to Penrith and back down to Lancaster. All of this is on the Northern Rail Lakes DayRanger, recommended if you want […]
I’m lucky in that I live within an easy striking distance of the English Lake District. It’s either a couple of hours or so in the car or a similar journey time by train to Windermere. Obviously it’s a popular destination which can make the roads busy so I have a preference for using the train. Not everyone’s cup of tea but it makes it worthwhile if I’m speeding along on the train and I pass traffic jams on the motorway’s or other roads.