Exploring Cumbria

We have internet access again, after 4 days, so will try to catch up with our travels. After leaving The Muncaster Guest House in Ravenglass with a packed lunch, we spent approx 45 minutes in a traffic jam following an accident on the A595. Soon after passing the smashed up motorbike lying on the road, we took a side road up to Wast Water, a very scenic area of lake and mountains, said to be the most frequently photographed place in Cumbria. It was a beautiful drive, we walked around the area and, needless to say, Ruth took a few photos. After returning to the A595 at Gosforth, we continued our scenic drive past Sellafield, where Hazel will work from 1 June, through Cockermouth to Buttermere, where we stopped for a picnic before driving through Honister Pass and on through Borrowdale to Keswick. We walked around the Castlerigg Stone Circle there and had another walk and an icecream at Grassmere before driving down Lake Windermere to Lindale, where we checked into the Lindale Inn. We walked to Grange over Sands and back before having dinner at the inn but didn't stay on in the bar as they were expecting 80+ students to come in for a boozy night. Although we didn't stay long, we explored a great deal of the very beautiful Lake District. The quaint villages, miles of stone walls, beautiful lakes and mountains viewed through tunnels of trees bursting forth in spring growth was a wonderful experience

Sellafield

Wast Water

Buttermere

Slate mine at top of Honister Pass

Castlerigg Stone Circle

Lindale Inn