Our relief manager Pete Savin also happens to be an expert on Roman Britain. Just back from another dig, he’s written this for you about Roman Lakeland. The English Lake […]
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We were anxious to get away early on the final day of our Cumbria Way hike because there was a 16 mile walk to Carlisle to catch our train back […]
Day 5, the penultimate day of our walk along the Cumbria Way opened somewhat dank. We had a lazy 10 am start and strode off across the boggy moorland following […]
Day 4 of the Cumbria Way saw us walk from Rosthwaite to Skiddaw via Keswick, some 16 miles. The morning was a gentle stroll down the valley skirting Derwentwater, arriving […]
After the best shower and breakfast so far (have YOU tried the Hostel breakfast? Honestly, it’s brilliant!) we set off along the familiar way to the Old Dungeon Ghyll hotel […]
Day two of our journey along the Cumbria Way. We’re heading for “home” on this leg, a pleasant day’s walking which included coffee break in Coniston after just three miles […]
Written by Alan Thomas, co-owner of Elterwater Hostel As if we needed an excuse…the Cumbria Way passes through Elterwater, and Christine and I were keen to experience a night in […]
The autumn term means back to school for parents and their children. For us, it means a welcome back to some of our favourite visitors, the school groups. It’s encouraging […]
You know those ubiquitous Sunday supplement questionnaires that ask, who would be your ideal dinner guest? Never did I imagine answering: a retired social worker from Manhattan (who regaled us […]
Travelling the world as what he calls “a ‘live in’ photographer” and charging for his work in “three alternative currencies – food, beds and plane tickets”, Richard Tilney-Bassett calls his […]
