The Lake District - Keswick

The Lake District - Keswick

We took a weekend trip up to the Lake District with Victor and Agnes Lal.  The car trip was just under 200 miles (3.5 hours) and was good other than a winter snow/hail storm in the mountains (spring just can't take hold).  Fortunately, we were only 10 miles away from Keswick so we starting descending into the valley as the roads started to get bad.  I think we were all glad to get there.    

Downtown Keswick - Market Saturday

You can see the snow on the hills from the storm coming into town.. it was gone by the end of a sunny Saturday

We took a hop-on, hop-off boat cruise around the lake.  We got off at Ashness to take a hike up to Surprise View - well worth it.  

Boat cruises on Lake Derwentwater

Vintage wooden boats to take the tourists around.

Nice views from the boat...  There's a hike from one of the boat stops up to the top, where there's a ridge hike along the peaks.

Hike up to surprise view

Ashness bridge on the way up the road 

A look back toward the lake

Waterfalls from the snow melt..  

At the top - Surprise View

Panoramic View of Lake Derwentwater

After Surprise View, we took a walk, and found a pub!... 

A little chilly along the lake

Ready for pick-up

 Our Lady of the Lakes

Room 26 Skiddaw Hotel,  ... Lori always wanted a 4 poster bed

Windermere, Lake District

We drove through Windermere on the way back to Derby.  The weather took another turn for the worse.. drizzle and 30-40 mph winds so we didn't spend a lot of time there.. it's more commercialised that Keswick.

 

One final stop on the way home - Wedgewood Pottery factory outlet in Stoke-On-Trent.  The girls were happy.