The road is long…
The road is long With many a winding turn That leads us to who knows where As we came to the descent down to Patterdale we pulled in to a small lay-by. Kirkstone Pass wound its way down the valley and...
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Kirkstone Pass in Cumbria climbs to an altitude of 1,489 feet (454 m) and is the Lake District’s highest pass that is open to motor traffic. It connects Ambleside in the Rothay Valley to Patterdale in...
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Brothers Water is in the Hartsop valley in the county of Cumbria. Once called Broad Water it allegedly had its name changed to Brothers Water in the 19th century when two brothers drowned in the lake....
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On our way to our long weekend in Fife, we chose to stop at Shap in Cumbria because this was a convenient halfway stage in the 6 hour journey and is just a short diversion from the M6 (and so much...
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