Lucky us... we're going to the Lake District for a week.

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  1. Mr Badger

    Mr Badger Well-Known Member

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    Going up on Sunday, looking forward to a bit of sun bathing and walking.
    Nothing can go wrong !
     
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    mate, I'm a staunch supporter of the lakes,
    if you want sun, then never go….
    if you want unspoilt beauty, and a nice steady hike within reach of good amenities, go for cat bells
    helvelyn is a good medium range walk!!!

    the cinema and italian in ambleside are a good night out

    for a nice lake walk, you can't beat butter mere


    lakes in winter are awesome when there is snow about, but you've got typical lakeland weather (anything above 10 degrees and with rain)
     
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    Are you travelling by speedboat Mr Badger ? :p

    Enjoy and hopefully the weather will settle down
     
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    You wil, get your money's worth. There will be a lot more lakes!
     
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    Don't worry, Cumbria is still open for business....but it is a bit more difficult in some parts.......still raining at the moment as well
     
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    Heading up there myself, was going to break up the swim at bury....
     
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    Do not forget the canoes.
     
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    We are staying at Elterwater near Ambleside.
    Do you know what the state of the roads is around there?
     
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    Do the Coniston old man walk.

    Avoid Ambleside centre as it is too touristy and head to the smaller villages.
     
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    Bound to be bad as it's all up and down when you leave the main road between Coniston and Ambleside. I'd be amazed if you can even get there to be honest.

    Nice if you do though. Good luck :D
     
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    Are you staying at The Britannia...very nice, my wife's friend works at the Langdale complex nearby and apart from the week end when we had the main floods has been able to get to work......certainly no issues on the main roads in that part of South Lakes but some of the smaller roads might be a bit worse...Ive not heard of any issue on local radio but there are plenty of sites to google I guess for more in depth info....as has been mentioned avoud Ambleside, a town full of tourists and outdoor clothing shops, but Zefferelis is a good cinema/restaurant......
     
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