I am spending a lot of time on the West Coast of both England and Scotland this summer, so my journey from Ellen’s was a brilliant scenic drive through my favourite Peak District and Yorkshire Dales, out to a little village, ‘where the fells meet the sea’.
I am staying at Ravenglass on a beautiful wooded site. No squirrels as yet sadly, but I have been feeding a very tame robin.
The drive in past the edge of Eskdale and Wasdale was just stunning, and the site is within walking distance of the Coastal Path along the estuary.
The village has lots of cute cottages, with lots of greenery.
There was also a very sobering display outside one from a local man who has collected beach plastic. A horrifying, and fascinating look into what has been discarded, just look at all the lighters!
This area has been settled since Roman times, and is also famous for its miniature railway, once used to carry granite from Lakeland mines, and since 1960, preserved solely as a leisure railway.
I was lucky enough to see one of the engines being turned, and visited the very well interpreted museum there.
The poster display on the platform was excellent, love the vintage styles here.
I have visited the Lake District many times before, but its beauty always amazes me. I had never been to Wast Water before though, the deepest lake, next to England’s highest mountain, Scafell.
I once climbed Scafell, as part of a charity event where we did Snowdon, Scafell and Ben Nevis in a weekend. However that was about 30 years ago, with much younger knees, so I settled for a walk around the lake instead.
The weather has been really good, better than forecast, with only a little rain, and lots of chance to sit outside with a good book in the evenings, and look at the sun through the trees.
I am hugely glad to be here anyway, as in Spain they are having a heatwave and it’s been 44 degrees there!
So much nicer at 19 degrees with clouds and a fleece on!
I have one more full day here, then it is time to head to Scotland to meet up with my sister Jacky for a little explore of the coast of Dumfries and Galloway. So exciting 😀 Although I enjoyed last summer’s east coast adventures the prospect of even more lakes, hills and mountains over the next few weeks makes my little heart very happy.
I shall see you soon, to share more of this western beauty. Until then have fun, take care, stay safe and thanks for visiting.
Stitches of Time 
The nice thing about lakes is that usually there’s a flat bit to walk along – much kinder to knees! But my goodness – that display of plastic – horrifying!
I think the most disturbing thing was that as it had all been sorted by type you could see what was most prevalent. The sign said local beaches, so this must just be a fraction of what is out there.