Xmas & New Year Breaks still available! Come to the Lake District to charge your batteries & do some Xmas shopping in Bowness on Windermere or Ambleside and Kendal is only a few miles away with a vast array of shops to suit everyone! Midweek or long weekend breaks available from now until Xmas – only £195 including cleaning & bills – beds are made up for your arrival and towels are provided too …… warm and cosy lodges for 4/5 people – the perfect base to walk and explore the fells of the Lake District & experience the Xmas delights of the South Lakes. Fill in the enquiry form or give me a ring on 07712006047
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Well we’ve had some cracking weather in the Lake District this year so far – and long may it continue! ‘UK Outlook for 9 Jun 2011 to 23 Jun 2011: Rainfall amounts look to be close to or below average for the time of year for most parts of the UK. Sunshine is likely to be above average for the most part and this will help temperatures to achieve above average occasionally, or even well above the average in some parts!’So it’s looking good for June up to now and I may take advantage and book into one of the holiday lodges to ensure I don’t miss out on some lovely walks in the sun – not that me and the pests mind the rain (that is after all what makes the Lakes what they are!!) but it will be nice – get some colour in our cheeks with lots of fresh air! We will have to be sticking to the ‘Miles without Stiles’ routes in the books in the cabins – Jester has arthritis and is lame alot of the time at the moment – which means short, controlled walks over the fells with no stiles that he has to clamber over. Luckily there’s a few options for us, but he won’t be doing Helvellyn again I don’t think June sees the ‘Great North Swim’ on Lake Windermere – you can have tea with Benjamin Bunny and Peter Rabbit at the Beatrix Potter Exhibition – free taster canoeing sessions – all within 10 minutes of the lodges on Limefitt Park & White Cross Bay – there’s the Keswick Beer Festival & the Holker Festival – the dog show and family fun day at Oxenholme – the Vintage Home & Fashion Fair in Kirby Lonsdale – Cartmel Races & Food Festival – there’s so much going on in the Lake District in June you might want to book in with windermerelogcabin.com for a week rather than a midweek or long weekend break! Check out the availability now – there’s something for everyone in the Lake District & the log cabins & holiday lodges mean you have total flexibility for your break! What better way to relax! Calgarth Lodges, Tree Top Lodge & Glen Auldyn Lodge are all dog friendly!
Gill and Ian have 2 gorgeous spaniels who love visiting their dog friendly lodge on White Cross Bay – as you can see they have a lot of fun while they’re there and always have something new to do – be it walking on the fells, exploring in the lanes and countryside, or splashing around in the Lake – all of which are very accessible from White Cross Bay. Dogs are welcome in all of our lodges as we believe that a holiday isn’t a holiday unless all the family are there to enjoy it! There are so many places that are dog friendly in the Lake District – we really notice the difference up there as the pubs around our local area aren’t as welcoming, or you have to sit out in the beer garden – no matter what the weather is like! But around Windermere and Ambleside (and particularly around Limefitt Park) most pubs understand that the Lake District is a dog lovers paradise and welcome them in – they might even have biscuits and always have a bowl of water! Check on the website ‘dog friendly in the lake district’ for some more information about taking your dog to our holiday lodges, around Windermere, Ambleside and the Lake District in general! Feel free to e-mail or comment with any new places to take your dog or any good walks that you come across – the more information the better – and your photos of you and your dog in the Lake District or at the lodges!! :-)
Windermerelogcabin.com are very pleased to welcome Glen Auldyn Lodge on board – offering accommodation for up to 5 people on the Lake Windermere site White Cross Bay! Owned by Gill and Ian, their lodge is a real home from home and they have provided everything you will need to have a relaxing break in the Lake District.This holiday lodge provides self catering accommodation comprising of lounge area, dining area, kitchen, bathroom (with overhead shower) one double bedroom, one twin bedroom (the single beds are not full size) and one single bedroom – the spacious decking area provides a great al fresco dining room accessible directly from the indoor dining area! So you can enjoy outdoor living at every opportunity in one of the nicest spots on White Cross Bay!There is an outdoor shed which has bikes and games in for you to enjoy free of charge during your stay – and indoors there is a good selection of books, DVDs and games!Being new to the windermerelogcabin.com Glen Auldyn Lodge offers lots of availability in the coming weeks and months and can be booked for full weeks, midweek breaks or long weekend breaks - check the availability calendar now!
There are a number of different routes to the peak of Helvellyn and Striding Edge ………… this particular route from Grasmere was very dog friendly – with no stiles and we didn’t need to do the Striding Edge which we felt would be a bit tricky for dogs if they’re not used to it ….. and decided Jester would find it a bit difficult to negotiate. The views of Striding Edge were fantastic last Friday however …. all the way along we were just looking around and soaking up all the beauty the Lake District has to offer …. which is what we do each time we are up there on such a beautiful clear day! We were dropped off just outside Grasmere and left our car at the Travellers Rest – although buses can be used for this purpose! From White Cross Bay and Limefitt Park you just head towards Ambleside and pick up the A591 towards Grasmere … go past the Travellers Rest and it’s on the right about 3 miles on …. check out your ordnance survey map! It was a fairly steep ascent to start with but that got most of the up hill out of the way in the first hour and a half …. don’t forget to take lots of water (expecially if you’re taking your dog) as there were only about 4 ‘natural’ watering holes – the last one being the Tarn at the foot of Helvellyn on the way back down, which Jester loved and played in for about 20 minutes! There’s just so much to do whilst holidaying in the Lake District – and staying at one of the lodges gives you the freedom to come and go as you please! And being dog friendly, you don’t have to leave your dog at home and they can have as good a time as you do! Check out the self catering accommodation on windermerelogcabin.com for your next breaks in the Lakes …. whether it’s Tree Top Lodge or the Calgarth Lodges you’ll be in an ideal spot to get to all that the South Lakes and Lake District has to offer anytime you want!
We were lucky enough to have a couple of days walking in the Lake District last week – making the most of the beautiful weather and fantastic views. Tuesday saw us parking up in Windermere and walking up Orrest Head and over the farmland to Limefitt Park – then heading through Troutbeck and up onto Wansfell and Wansfell Pike where the views of Limefitt Park give you a really good idea of the location of Tree Top Lodge, one of the holiday lodges advertised on windermerelogcabin.com - it’s removed from the hustle and bustle of the main tourist area whilst still close enough to Windermere and the Lakes to ensure you have good access to many of the local attractions. You can walk directly from the lodge onto a variety of walks – (this being just one of them which took us about an hour from Limefitt Park itself to get to this viewpoint!) Jester loves it as you can see …. don’t forget to take extra water and a drink dispenser for your dog whilst walking in the Lakes – there are lots of rivers and lakes around but sometimes you can go a good couple of miles with no natural water stops and in the warm weather it’s really important for your dog to stay as cool as possible! We have started freezing a couple of bottles of water so on a hot day it will defrost naturally and inbetween times it can be used as a ‘cool rub’ for you and your dog ….. nothing better on the back of the neck on a hot hike! A midweek break in self catering accommodation gives you the freedom to come and go as you please …. and out of popular holiday times can provide a quieter time to get away from it all ……… although a week in the lakes gives you more time to explore the lakes, the fells, the attractions, the houses ….. and sample more of the eateries and pubs – many of which are what I would call ‘proper pubs’ offering real ales and a traditional feel! Or finish earlier on a Friday and enjoy 2 whole days in the lake district, late start on Monday – or leave late on Sunday evening and miss the traffic! We think that windermere log cabins offers you the flexibility to manage your time perfectly in the South Lakes and work to your own agenda …. not someone elses! |
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I thought I’d check in at the Met Office website to see what the weather in June is going to be doing and this is what I found -
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