Lakeside & Newby Bridge

The cottage had a number of walks documented around it, and I took the opportunity of an early return to follow one of them.
I chose to drop over the hill in front of the barn and down to the end of Lake Windermere at Lakeside. Then along the rail line to Newby Bridge, before returning back over the hill to Finsthwaite.

Furness Abbey

The collective thoughts for our stay were to go and visit a few historical sites in between walks aroudn the local area, and the choice for today was Furness abbey - the ruins also involved a wander around the large site.

Arnside Prom Stroll

As we were in the area, it was an opportunity to re-visit one of the more traumatic periods of my life - boarding school at Arnside. Earnseat school was not a happy time for me, however it did form a part in my development.
We parked on the promenade - not much has changed the last 50 years! Even the viaduct looked the sane, with the exception that the trains were more modern.

Hawkstone follies

I had picked up a leaflet for Hawkstone folies last year, and was disappointed to find it was closed at the time. This being half term then it was open and we called in on or way to the lakes.
The idea was to go around the follies and then pause for lunch before continuing our journey.

two strolls between chores, Hereford & Presteigne

I had a couple of chores to get through today, so while they were in progress I had a couple of walks to keep me occupied.

While the van was undergoing its MoT I headed out blind to walk around the industrial estate. I headed off around the food processor and the Heineken brewery.

After the MoT had completed I went off to Presteigne to retrieve "stuff" from the storage locker. As I was late for lunch I walked into the village to find a sandwich shop.