Naturewatch from Grasmere

Discussion in 'Bulletin Board' started by Jack Tatty, May 12, 2021.

  1. ATY

    ATYKE1 Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Nov 9, 2008
    Messages:
    3,575
    Likes Received:
    4,208
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Style:
    Barnsley (full width)
    A beast with 8 legs would be very dear - game on!
     
    thetykester likes this.
  2. Mr Badger

    Mr Badger Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Aug 9, 2011
    Messages:
    10,010
    Likes Received:
    8,510
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Gender:
    Male
    Location:
    Fillingham
    Style:
    Barnsley (full width)
    Wife's daughter lives in Ambleside. We have stayed in Elterwater.
    Nice place but VERY VERY EXPENSIVE !!!
    As is the rest of the Lake District.
     
    Redhelen likes this.
  3. John Peachy

    John Peachy Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Aug 21, 2011
    Messages:
    17,460
    Likes Received:
    17,168
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Occupation:
    The littlest hobo
    Location:
    Leeds, United Kingdom
    Home Page:
    Style:
    Barnsley (full width)
    Spent a week or two up there. It's great. Always rains though...
     
    Redhelen likes this.
  4. thetykester

    thetykester Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Mar 30, 2016
    Messages:
    11,354
    Likes Received:
    10,198
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Gender:
    Male
    Occupation:
    Part time cleaner
    Location:
    T'Well
    Style:
    Barnsley (full width)
    I find Ambleside reasonable, more expensive than tarn but not too bad.
     
    Redhelen likes this.
  5. RedKen-dal

    RedKen-dal Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Mar 29, 2019
    Messages:
    1,938
    Likes Received:
    2,330
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Gender:
    Male
    Location:
    Kendal
    Style:
    Barnsley (full width)
    Golden Rule - get yourself in. The best pub in Ambleside by a long long way. Even better if you head straight in after doing the Fairfield horseshoe.
     
  6. thetykester

    thetykester Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Mar 30, 2016
    Messages:
    11,354
    Likes Received:
    10,198
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Gender:
    Male
    Occupation:
    Part time cleaner
    Location:
    T'Well
    Style:
    Barnsley (full width)
    Our favorite too, lovely sun trap outside & Old Rosie cider. Ooooh Arrrrrrr.
     
    Redhelen and RedKen-dal like this.
  7. bri

    briscatyke Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Jan 31, 2012
    Messages:
    778
    Likes Received:
    1,321
    Trophy Points:
    93
    Style:
    Barnsley (full width)
    Good to see the tarn fan in view in his no 10 shirt
     
    Redhelen and RedKen-dal like this.
  8. Jack Tatty

    Jack Tatty Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Aug 8, 2011
    Messages:
    21,170
    Likes Received:
    14,610
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Gender:
    Male
    Location:
    Stanley,Wakefield
    Style:
    Barnsley (full width)
    Bowness is pretentious.

    Ambleside is busy.

    Grasmere is peaceful and relaxing.

    Just my view.
     
    John Peachy, Redhelen and BFC Dave like this.
  9. BFC Dave

    BFC Dave Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Jul 13, 2005
    Messages:
    12,954
    Likes Received:
    841
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Home Page:
    Style:
    XenForo - Xenith Reds
    Keswick for me
     
    Redhelen and phil like this.
  10. thetykester

    thetykester Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Mar 30, 2016
    Messages:
    11,354
    Likes Received:
    10,198
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Gender:
    Male
    Occupation:
    Part time cleaner
    Location:
    T'Well
    Style:
    Barnsley (full width)
    Looking on Google maps, Golden rule is showing that it's still shut. Although it says temporarily I feel it's not made it through this last lockdown :(
     
    Redhelen likes this.
  11. Bre

    BreweryStander Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Nov 3, 2011
    Messages:
    2,231
    Likes Received:
    1,796
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Style:
    Barnsley (full width)
    And me. Just back from 15 days up there. It was Keswick but not as I know it. Cafes and pubs closed because the weather was so bad it wasn't worth staffing them in case anyone decided to show up to sit outside eating and drinking in the pouring rain or there was nowhere to sit anyone outside. The fells white over with snow. Other than that I loved it to bits. Booths had some decent offers on for beer, Bryson's plum bread as moreish as ever and George Fisher's sold me a wonderful waterproof jacket which I wore to knock some more Wainwright's off my 'to do' list!!
     
  12. RedKen-dal

    RedKen-dal Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Mar 29, 2019
    Messages:
    1,938
    Likes Received:
    2,330
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Gender:
    Male
    Location:
    Kendal
    Style:
    Barnsley (full width)
    I’ll check it out and let you know.
     
  13. thetykester

    thetykester Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Mar 30, 2016
    Messages:
    11,354
    Likes Received:
    10,198
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Gender:
    Male
    Occupation:
    Part time cleaner
    Location:
    T'Well
    Style:
    Barnsley (full width)
    I've e-mailed them & just had a reply, it's all good :D:D
     
    RedKen-dal likes this.
  14. BFC Dave

    BFC Dave Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Jul 13, 2005
    Messages:
    12,954
    Likes Received:
    841
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Home Page:
    Style:
    XenForo - Xenith Reds
    t
    Finished the Wainwrights 9th July 2015 on Lingmell :)

    How is your to do list mate ?
     
    BreweryStander likes this.
  15. Bre

    BreweryStander Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Nov 3, 2011
    Messages:
    2,231
    Likes Received:
    1,796
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Style:
    Barnsley (full width)
    Still got another 200 to chalk off :)
     
    BFC Dave likes this.
  16. BFC Dave

    BFC Dave Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Jul 13, 2005
    Messages:
    12,954
    Likes Received:
    841
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Home Page:
    Style:
    XenForo - Xenith Reds
    Ahh excellent, you've still got it all to come then. It's great in that you go to parts of the district that you probably wouldn't otherwise and there's some gems out there

    If there's any info I can help with, give me a nudge :D either on here or by direct message.

    Out of interest any of the ones you have done that you particularly liked?
     
  17. RedKen-dal

    RedKen-dal Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Mar 29, 2019
    Messages:
    1,938
    Likes Received:
    2,330
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Gender:
    Male
    Location:
    Kendal
    Style:
    Barnsley (full width)
    Did you go through the fat mans squeeze on the side of lingmell? Great la’l hill.
     
    BFC Dave likes this.
  18. BFC Dave

    BFC Dave Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Jul 13, 2005
    Messages:
    12,954
    Likes Received:
    841
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Home Page:
    Style:
    XenForo - Xenith Reds
    Nope. Went up the corridoor route from Borrowdale to Scafell Pike as far as the the Lingmel col and turned right. :)
     
  19. Bre

    BreweryStander Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Nov 3, 2011
    Messages:
    2,231
    Likes Received:
    1,796
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Style:
    Barnsley (full width)
    Cat Bells - looking down on our campsite in Keswick. It was 2 years ago and it was then I decided my next objective in life would be to bag all the Wainwrights. Covid lockdown has kept me away from the Lakes since then.
     
    BFC Dave likes this.
  20. JLWBigLil

    JLWBigLil Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Jul 17, 2005
    Messages:
    50,797
    Likes Received:
    32,720
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Style:
    Barnsley (full width)
    When she was at the University of Cumbria, my daughter spent her second year at the Ambleside campus. She absolutely loved living in Ambleside.
     
    TitusMagee and BFC Dave like this.

Share This Page