On the morning of 19.10.2011, we left Edinburgh with Rabbies for a 3-day tour of the Lake District, the Borders and Hadrian’s Wall. For the photographs on Scotland, please refer to:
http://happyotrekker.blogspot.com/2011/11/scotland-pt-113-161011.html and
http://happyotrekker.blogspot.com/2011/11/scotland-pt-2-17-181011.html.
Places visited for that day included the stunning views over the Borders, the River Tweed and the Eildon Hills that separate between England and Scotland as well as Jedburgh to tour the Castle Jail, the Abbey and Queen Mary of Scots museum. We even did a short steep climb of Hotbank Craggs at Steel Rigg to better view of the remnant of Hadrian’s Wall, built by the Romans to mark its frontier, before moving to Keswick where we spent the two nights in Keswick Youth Hostel.
The following morning, we visited Castlerigg Stone circle, did a forest walk to see the mighty Aira Force waterfall and climbed up to Post Knott and Brantfell to have a 360 degree view of Lake Windemere and surrounding areas. On the way to Windermere, we passed Kirkstone Pass, a rugged mountain Pass offering panoramic views. It is also the highest pass (454m) in the Lake District. In the afternoon, we explored Wordsworth and Beatrix Potter country around Coniston water, Hawkeshead and the charming village of Grasmere.
For the photographs, please refer to http://happytrekker.shutterfly.com/pictures/12106.
For the next part on Lake District, please refer to http://happyotrekker.blogspot.com/2011/11/lake-district-pt-221-221011_21.html.
No comments:
Post a Comment