This evening, I am posting a video clip of Coniston Water in the Lake District. This lake, which is some five miles long and half a mile wide, has associations with:
The boat in the video is the Steam Yacht Gondola which offers the grace and luxury of a bygone age.
Today we enjoyed various activities in and around Whinlatter Forest Park near Bassenthwaite Lake and Derwent Water in the Lake District.
One member availed of the ‘Go Ape’ experience, navigating around high wires in the trees whilst another went mountain biking along the many trails designed for that purpose.
Overall, this proved an excellent facility run by the Forestry Commission and well patronised by cyclists and walkers.
I obtained some reasonable pics, benefiting from combination of high elevation, lake views and benign weather conditions.
Today, we enjoyed an excellent short tour covering Wray Castle, Beatrix Potter’s Hill Top Farm,village of Hawkeshead, Tarn How’s (beauty spot), Coniston Water (lake), Yewdale Valley and Lake Windermere.
Weather was reasonably benign allowing good photo opportunties
