The Lake District - What is the attraction ?

L' Hobo said:
Goody, I'm a member of the NT but, as last time I was there, the entrance was very narrow and there was no buildings, why did the NT get it. I hope it was given and not purchased, I'll have to look it up??
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Not sure which one you mean then, how long ago was it?
If it’s the first one on your right just before Boot hamlet the NT purchased it from a guy who had that and the one at Ravenglass he had it as cc&c site , he spent a fortune on new toilets and shop and that was about 15 yrs ago now.

There’s a new campsite that the village thought was a pop up but that’s past the Sims coach garage on the left over a v narrow bridge, we saw some cracking full blown road rages as the single track road became gridlocked, have since found out it’s a permanent site, must hold 100 plus, the valley could have done without it to be honest
 
Rudski01 said:
Only if a confident driver, we watch the recovery vehicle head up sometimes twice a day for people who’ve ripped tyres apart or smashed sumps out.
Also understands right of way, anybody heading up should be allowed to proceed without being halted in their tracks, clutches quite happily burn out due to people not giving way.
So busy now, unfortunately there’s not enough passing places
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I recommend an EV. Loads of torque and no clutch. Sails over it no problem.

Regen braking means you hardly use any battery energy by the time you get back down again
 
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Most beautiful place in England?
 
sonar said:
So if you were to submit plans for a new garage I bet it would be refused due to something or another.
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Wouldn’t get the business to sustain it, there’s a garage on the hill less than a mile away, in fact within a 10 mile radius there’s four.
We’ve done everything by the book, no consistency to the LDPB, guy from out of the area, made his fortune in oil and gas, bought a farm towards hardknott and redeveloped it, double in size and all without planning authority approval, LDPB threatened him with court he just gave them his barristers number he’s bought one in the village and doubled its size, bulldozered all the trees in front kept no original features, LDPB are petrified of him as they don’t have the money to fight him in the courts.

But yes correct they would reject, they want more tourists here, if I applied to open a farm shop, would be granted in a heartbeat

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drpeej said:
I recommend an EV. Loads of torque and no clutch. Sails over it no problem.

Regen braking means you hardly use any battery energy by the time you get back down again
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Again, EV might be good but unless you’re confident at hair pin switch backs on extremely rough single track roads EV won’t help, especially if the driver in front stops going up hill to let a car down as they often do🤔 then can’t get going again
 
Rudski01 said:
Not sure which one you mean then, how long ago was it?
If it’s the first one on your right just before Boot hamlet the NT purchased it from a guy who had that and the one at Ravenglass he had it as cc&c site , he spent a fortune on new toilets and shop and that was about 15 yrs ago now.

There’s a new campsite that the village thought was a pop up but that’s past the Sims coach garage on the left over a v narrow bridge, we saw some cracking full blown road rages as the single track road became gridlocked, have since found out it’s a permanent site, must hold 100 plus, the valley could have done without it to be honest
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The one I went to was at Boot (near the pub) and was about 20+yrs? ago (the reception and toilet block had not long been built/rebuilt?)
only VW type vehicles and campers etc, could get into the field to the left of the drive in. Anything larger (IF they could get through the gate), had to park, inside and along the driveway.

The Ravenglass CCC site, I never stayed at. (BOTH at the time were run by CCC)
 
Ian Bosman said:
Is there some snobbery about knowing a lake from.a stretch of fully enclosed water which to us humble beings is a "lake" Why is Bassenthwaite a lake and Windermere not? I suspect your answer will mean that the vast number of "lakes" in the world are not such
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The clue is in the name. Saying lake Windermere is like saying lake Winderlake.
 
L' Hobo said:
The one I went to was at Boot (near the pub) and was about 20+yrs? ago (the reception and toilet block had not long been built/rebuilt?)
only VW type vehicles and campers etc, could get into the field to the left of the drive in. Anything larger (IF they could get through the gate), had to park, inside and along the driveway.

The Ravenglass CCC site, I never stayed at. (BOTH at the time were run by CCC)
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Ah ok when you said no buildings you threw me, Richard the owner sold it to the NT👍

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Rudski01 said:
Again, EV might be good but unless you’re confident at hair pin switch backs on extremely rough single track roads EV won’t help, especially if the driver in front stops going up hill to let a car down as they often do🤔 then can’t get going again
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Hill starts are a doddle with an EV. Doesnt help the Eejit in front though (unless I give him a push) :LOL:
 
bobnick said:
Thought a small hill was a Tor?
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There's a small village just outside the northern edge of the National Park called

TORPENHOW

pronounced locally as Trepennah. I was always told that it was the name for hill in three different dialects.
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I'm old enough to remember the old charabancs going through the lakes with "8 Lakes Tours" signs in the front window. Never did get to figure out which eight they were.

We once drove Hardknott with our two very young children onboard a Morris 1000 Traveller. 1st gear all the way and slow enough for Margaret to jump out and "assist" if necessary (it never was!!) but back then it was commonplace for all passengers to get out and walk up!

As has been said if you go to the main tourist hotspots there will always be crowds, in the towns and on the hills, but there are beautiful, rugged places on tbe edges where you don't see a lot of people.
This is one of our local walks where we can park the MH without problem or charge and walk up to the tarn (about 4 miles return) and we rarely see a soul ...

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I agree the Lake District is not, in the main, MH friendly due to narrow roads, volume of traffic etc but if you do your homework and, importantly arrive early in the day, there are places to park.

The NT experiment at Aira Force carpark, nr Ullswater, where you can overnight for £10 is well worth a try.

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namwaldog said:
There's a small village just outside the northern edge of the National Park called

TORPENHOW

pronounced locally as Trepennah. I was always told that it was the name for hill in three different dialects.
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I'm old enough to remember the old charabancs going through the lakes with "8 Lakes Tours" signs in the front window. Never did get to figure out which eight they were.

We once drove Hardknott with our two very young children onboard a Morris 1000 Traveller. 1st gear all the way and slow enough for Margaret to jump out and "assist" if necessary (it never was!!) but back then it was commonplace for all passengers to get out and walk up!

As has been said if you go to the main tourist hotspots there will always be crowds, in the towns and on the hills, but there are beautiful, rugged places on tbe edges where you don't see a lot of people.
This is one of our local walks where we can park the MH without problem or charge and walk up to the tarn (about 4 miles return) and we rarely see a soul ...

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I agree the Lake District is not, in the main, MH friendly due to narrow roads, volume of traffic etc but if you do your homework and, importantly arrive early in the day, there are places to park.

The NT experiment at Aira Force carpark, nr Ullswater, where you can overnight for £10 is well worth a try.

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The NT parking is interesting.
Can you stay more than one night do you know?

I like the Lake District.

Each time we have been there we have found some nice walks off the beaten path.

It’s great up there on a Super Moto bike as well 😊
 
drpeej said:
Rannerdale?
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Yes, a firm favourite is that area: Haystacks, Buttermere, Crummock water, Rannerdale Knotts etc. I find the further west you go, the nicer it becomes (apart from the coastal towns which seem quite rough, which is surprising given the amount of tourist money spent just a few miles inland to the east).

Here I am, at the top of Haystacks with Buttermere and Crummock Water over my shoulder. It's breathtaking.

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Silver-Fox said:
Can you stay more than one night do you know?
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I'm not sure on that one. Their website doesn't give any answers either.

There is always The Quiet Site nearby and the Sun Inn at Pooley Bridge do Pub Stopovers.

The NT car park is on Search for Sites and gets good reviews...

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CamperJack said:
Here I am, at the top of Haystacks
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Remember what Alfred Wainright said about Haystacks...

" If you are walking up Haystacks and get a stone in your shoe......remember, that might be me"

When he died, his ashes were scattered on Haystacks, his favourite walk!

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CamperJack said:
Yes, a firm favourite is that area: Haystacks, Buttermere, Crummock water, Rannerdale Knotts etc. I find the further west you go, the nicer it becomes (apart from the coastal towns which seem quite rough, which is surprising given the amount of tourist money spent just a few miles inland to the east).

Here I am, at the top of Haystacks with Buttermere and Crummock Water over my shoulder. It's breathtaking.

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Nearly as scenic as God's own Country...
 
namwaldog said:
Remember what Alfred Wainright said about Haystacks...

" If you are walking up Haystacks and get a stone in your shoe......remember, that might be me"

When he died, his ashes were scattered on Haystacks, his favourite walk!
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This is the place. Innominate Tarn which, as you say, is very close to Haystacks.

"All I ask for, at the end, is a last long resting place by the side of Innominate Tarn, on Haystacks, where the water gently laps the gravelly shore and the heather blooms and Pillar and Gable keep unfailing watch. A quiet place, a lonely place. I shall go to it, for the last time, and be carried: someone who knew me in life will take me and empty me out of a little box and leave me there alone. And if you, dear reader, should get a bit of grit in your boot as you are crossing Haystacks in the years to come, please treat it with respect. It might be me."

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namwaldog said:
I'm not sure on that one. Their website doesn't give any answers either.

There is always The Quiet Site nearby and the Sun Inn at Pooley Bridge do Pub Stopovers.

The NT car park is on Search for Sites and gets good reviews...

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Thanks for the reply.

Last time we were up in the Moho we stayed at the Rugby club in Ambleside
 
Skinny dipping. Have done 9 of the 16 recognised bodies of water and 4 that are not on the list but were there on a hot days hike.
Only 7 to do before September. (major birthday that the challenge was set to) 🤫
 
Put quite simply the Lake District is the place lots of people travel past to get to Scotland (NC500 types) without knowing they can get the same and better ....without the driving, minus the midgies and not be accused of stealing the Scots water ::bigsmile: and being led up the garden path about a monster.
 
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