The fight to Blackpool was quick without any problems and we picked up our car and set out for
Egremont(where my grandparents were born). The roads are really e
asy to follow in
England and we were there in no time after stopping or lunch in a small village on the way. The
scenery is
magnificent and the many small villages quaint.
Ergremont was a lovely village and I found my Great Uncle Jim's name on the war memorial and what I think was my Great Grandfather's butcher shop-it is still a butcher shop. By now we decided to find a place to stay for the night-that was going to prove difficult! We ended up in a hotel in
Cockermouth for 88 pounds! It was a nice hotel but up about 50 steps. In the end it was a very good night with dinner at another local pub "The Bitter End". It was Trivia night (they didn't like me helping with the answers) and the pub was very packed but the food was excellent. We met a couple in the pub a
nd they gave us some excellent advice on what to do the next day. So next day after another English breakfast (yes we are getting fatter but it is hard to resist!) we followed the route suggested to us through
Lorton to
Braithwaite and over a pass to
Keswick.
It was some of the most beautiful
scenery I have ever seen and
Keswick was a lovely village and we had a nice stroll through its streets. We then set off for
Carlisle but didn't stay (another big town) and Hadrian's Wall (a
big pile of stones) but we had
a nice lunch in a small village and the decided to stay the night in the Yorkshire Dales. We ended up in a small village-
Sedbergh and found a lovely old pub for 50 pounds this time. The drive to Sedbergh was great, so many
lovely small villages scattered over the Dales and beautiful countryside. We had a few beers with the locals in the pub and another great
English meal of steak pie and vegetables. A really great day. Thank you Nana for guiding us to the Lakes District.
The fight to Blackpool was quick without any problems and we picked up our car and set out for Egremont(where my grandparents were born). The roads are really easy to follow in England and we were there in no time after stopping or lunch in a small village on the way. The scenery is magnificent and the many small villages quaint. Ergremont was a lovely village and I found my Great Uncle Jim's name on the war memorial and what I think was my Great Grandfather's butcher shop-it is still a butcher shop. By now we decided to find a place to stay for the night-that was going to prove difficult! We ended up in a hotel in Cockermouth for 88 pounds! It was a nice hotel but up about 50 steps. In the end it was a very good night with dinner at another local pub "The Bitter End". It was Trivia night (they didn't like me helping with the answers) and the pub was very packed but the food was excellent. We met a couple in the pub and they gave us some excellent advice on what to do the next day. So next day after another English breakfast (yes we are getting fatter but it is hard to resist!) we followed the route suggested to us through Lorton to Braithwaite and over a pass to Keswick.
It was some of the most beautiful scenery I have ever seen and Keswick was a lovely village and we had a nice stroll through its streets. We then set off for Carlisle but didn't stay (another big town) and Hadrian's Wall (a big pile of stones) but we had a nice lunch in a small village and the decided to stay the night in the Yorkshire Dales. We ended up in a small village-Sedbergh and found a lovely old pub for 50 pounds this time. The drive to Sedbergh was great, so many lovely small villages scattered over the Dales and beautiful countryside. We had a few beers with the locals in the pub and another great English meal of steak pie and vegetables. A really great day. Thank you Nana for guiding us to the Lakes District.
Interesting car photos! What WERE you doing in the backseat!! Glad you got to the family village. Were there any locals to ask about the history of the shop? Hadrian's wall was intersting in places....we found areas where there were digs going on and where there were camps...gave a better perspective.
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