Grasmere, England -- Monday July 1, 2013

 

Ed's view while hiking

So glad the sun is peeking thru every once in awhile!  Ed really wants to do some hiking and get to see the beautiful scenery in this part of England.  He's taking a walk around Grasmere this morning.  There are tons of walks with all kinds of trails printed out for you to follow.

Dale Lodge Hotel

We are staying at the Dale Lodge Hotel in Grasmere, England.  The hotel is a refurbished Georgian building with lots of mature gardens with secluded seating areas. It's nestled in the Lakes District of England. It's a mountainous region in North West England. A popular holiday destination, it is famous not only for its lakes, forests and mountains (or fells), but also for its associations with the early 19th century poetry and writings of William Wordsworth and the other Lake Poets.

We first learned of this area thru a show on Chronicle this past winter.  They made it sound really beautiful--and it is!  While we were at Eagle View, two of the men we met at breakfast gave us the tips on which of the little towns in this District where not always overrun with tourists.  They recommended Grasmere, so here we are.  So far, it looks like a good choice!

When Ed arrived back from his hike in mid afternoon, we decided to stop at a quirky place for lunch.  It was called Faireyland Tea House.  Not much for lunch but it was right on the edge of a lake with ducks so it was very cute.  Good enough to hold us over till dinnertime.

Then we took a ride thru the Lake District towns of this area including Ambleside, Carlisle, Coniston, Glenridding and Keswick.  Each town was more quaint and beautiful then the other!  Most of the buildings were constructed of beautiful stones!  Spectacular!  And the roads, while terrifying, are also one of a kind.  Beautiful, beautiful area!

This is definitely one of those locations I would love to come back to.