On the Road Again
Regular readers will be well aware that the Lake District is one of my favourite places. And not just because there’s a goodly selection of hills to walk up. No. I genuinely love it. So it was time to make my annual pilgrimmage.
This was the “back half” of the two-week holiday I booked earlier in the year but then ducked out due to likely expense. So I ended up with the first week in Krakow and then came to the Lake District for this week.
Travelling
Unsurprisingly I took the car up. This allowed me to make a couple of stops on the way up for a parkrun and a geocaching event. Plus, you know, it’s a fairly convenient way to get around.
Wherever I Lay my Hat
I booked cottage in the middle of Keswick. I booked quite late so options were a bit limited. It was essentially a one-bedroom house, with a single bedroom and bathroom upstairs and a combination lounge and kitchen downstairs. Part of a terraced block.
Upsides
The upside was that it was very central in Keswick, making evening meals a doddle as plenty of restaurants were in comfortable waddling distance. Also, the size was good for me alone. The bedroom was a good size and the bathroom had both a shower and a bath (not that I used the bath). The under-stairs cupboard had a washing machine and I discovered on the second day that one of the cupboards was a dishwasher.
Downsides
The downside was the part on the confirmation whcih said limited on-site parking and if you don’t get a space the accomodation office will tell you where to park. That statement had a little side note saying (or if your car doesn’t fit down the access road). I didn’t like the sound of that, so as I’d arrived a bit before I walked up the road for a shufty. And a bit of measuring with the span of my arms.
At what I thought was the narrowest point, the access road was half an arm length wider than my car. Given it was a 20 yard drive between two full-height buildings, and there were projecting roadsigns, downpipes and concrete steps, plus a fire exit staircase directly at the inward end, I decided I’d rather save my paintwork. So I parked down the road in the long stay car park all week. Not a problem apart from the cost.
Another downside was that the soft furnishing were of dubious quality. The matress was a little hard for my liking, and the settee was both soft and low, meaning that after a day’s walking I found it really quite difficult to get back up again.
Individual Posts
So here are the individual posts for the trip, ordered from start to finish.
