England - The Lakes District

Day 1: We picked up our rental car (Peugeot 207) early on Saturday morning and headed off to the beautiful Lakes District in England. After stopping for coffee at Lockerbie, we took a leisurly drive to the Lakes District (about 3 hours drive). We visited Castelrigg Stone Circle which are 48 large stones that are between 3000-4000 years old. No one actually knows what the stones were used for or represent.
From there we visited Keswick and took a walk around Derwent Water (one of the most popular lakes in this area and quite stunning). Then it was on to Grasmere. Grasmere is a lovely wee town with lots of slate buildings. It is famous for Sarah Nelson's Gingerbread shop. We bought some and it was very good. They use the same recipe that they have been using since 1854!
We then enjoyed a nice drive to Bowness and had a look around the shopping centre and went for a walk along the waterfront.
Last stop for the day was Windermere where we were staying in a B&B (Autumn Leaves).
We settled in and then went for a pint at a local pub and then had Cumberland Sausages for dinner at another pub.


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