Private Tour of English Lake District
This afternoon, I am reprising a day tour of the English Lake District in NW England. The weather progressively improved from dull and wet to dry with sunshine. Our tour itinerary went as follows: Departed our Ambleside base and then to the nearby quaint and picturesque village of Troutbeck . The directly north to another village also named Troutbeck via the K irkstone Pass and Ullswater (lake), stopping for some pictures of a small herd of Highland Cows. Next, west a short distance to Castlerigg Prehistoric Stone Circle , near Keswick. This dates from around 3200 BC and ranks as one of the oldest extant circles in the British Isles. Next, we by-passed Keswick and embarked on an anti-clockwise loop passing through the Derwent Fells, Buttermere (village and lake), Buttermere Fell to Rosthwaite . This particular section featured very narrow mountain roads which were heavily populated by cyclists, perhaps up to 100.On the way back to Keswick we visited the Ashn...