Lake District
In the Lake District we stayed at the Lairbeck Hotel just outside downtown Keswick. Recommended ("2 star my ass - more like 5 stars!"). Roger the innkeeper is extremely knowledgeable about the area and batty in that Tom-Baker-as-Doctor-Who kind of way. There's a restaurant at the hotel but we headed into town anyway that first night. |
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Packets of England
Salad Cream. Brown Sauce. SNECK LIFTER. |
At the hotel lounge (a staple of the Lake District walking experience) Roger recommended Catbells as a high-yield hike. We hinted that we wanted to see the local stone circle first thing in the morning. |
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Castlerigg Stone Circle
Not quite Stonehenge but at least you can still approach it, and it's in a lovely setting among rolling hills. 5000 years old perhaps. |
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Catbells
The Catbells hike was a good choice. Great views of the lake and town, and we even got some sun - the first of our trip. A fighter jet roared past below us as we descended. Score. |
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We still had most of the day in front of us after returning to town so we drove to the Drunken Duck for lunch. We needed some assistance along the way - it's a tortuous route. But well worth it, even if the service is a little spotty. |
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Next time we'll budget more time for the Lake District. Everybody should. |
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