Mrs. Grumpy originates from that part of the world, and we have our
own holiday place there, that we use when frequently visiting her
relations or taking long weekends.
If you want a place to stay try this:
http://www.booking.com/hotel/gb/keswickhotelkeswick.html?aid=303948;label=keswick-8grEEqvN8RNvBFBJHtFOrgS757818741;sid=b54000c777225b7cdd55134ce7ed9c4fThe food is also excellent if you just want a place for an evening meal.
Good food, good friendly staff, good service. Miss Grumpy often stays
there if we can't get up for any reason.
If you like cars, try this in the centre of Keswick.
http://www.keswick.org/estdetails.asp?id=410If you can't walk very far, because of your knee. Park up in the large car park down
by the lakeside, and take tea and cakes in the tearooms that overlook the lake
on stepped terraces. Great view and you can take an easy stroll down by the lakeside
if you're up to it.
For a good drive, go towards Cockermouth from Keswick and take the road that uses
the Whinlatter Pass. Great driving route that climbs and twists over Whinlatter.
Part way up you'll come to a parking area that looks over Bassenthwaite lake. The view
in panoramic. It's like bringing an ordinance survey map to life. It's popular, but not
excessively so, so there is usually a Luchini's icecream van parked there. You haven't
lived until you've had a Luchini's ice cream. It's home made by Italians that have been
there for decades, to their own recipe. They are practically a national institution in that
part of the world.
On the way back from Cockermouth, well worth a stroll through, drive back as if you're
going to go back over Whinlatter, but go past the turn off and head for Buttermere.
Fabulous twisty drive that takes you through beautiful scenery, and then you can head back
to the South side of Keswick via Honister Pass, another drive that will involve you.
Enjoy yourself.
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