Before crossing the border to Scotland I made one final stop: the historic house Hutton-in-the-forest near Penrith, the home of Lord & Lady Inglewood set in an extensive garden and forest. Originally a medieval stronghold with a pele tower, succeeding generations have altered and added to the house, and the outside and inside show a […]
I continued along the Ullswater until I reached the charming Glenridding and the pier of the Ullswater steamers. Founded in 1855 the oldest one of their five steamboats was launched in 1877. “The Lady of the Lake” is probably the oldest working passenger ferry in the world and I was on it! From Glenridding, I took the boat […]
Another pass – another day of low clouds – the view is supposed to be nice on Kirkstone Pass on the way to Glenridding. I left my lovely cottage in Little Langdale and was on my way to my next stop and base up north – Ullswater. Ullswater is the second largest lake in the […]