Lake District

 I never knew that the train journey to Lancaster to Windemere was going to be as beautiful as it was. It was so much green and instantly felt calm and relaxed. I also underestimated how stunning Lake District was going to be. I am going to apologise in advance for repeating how stunning the views were! 

 Despite the long train journey, me and the kids were buzzing. The weather was great and we didn't want to waste any time.  Our B&B  was close to Windermere station so we dropped our suitcases and off we went to our first activity which was the Beatrix Potter museum. The walk to it was idylllic and close to  Winderere Lake.

The Museum was so cute and my Peter Rabbit fan was over the moon, explaining everything he saw (eventhough I watched the movies a million times with him!) I particularly enjoyed the bit about the life of Mrs Potter. If you got little ones, I will highly recommend it. Prices were reasonable and can be done under 1 hour. 

We then took a stroll around Windermere Lake. Again, you have to see it to understand the beauty of what we saw. The beautiful waters against the green surrounding you... It was just stunning. There were numerous paths to walk around. After dinner by the lake, we decided to watch the sunset from a high point so off we went to Orrest Head. The clim up was only 20-30mins with lots of beautiful views. When we reached the top, the sun was setting and the colours it threw was so pretty!! Its places like that where you appreciate nature so much. No matter how many photos I took, it doesn't quite capture the actual beauty of what we saw!

Windermere is such a cute town with lots of places to eat from. We were spoilt for choices.

After some good rest, the next day we spent the day in Brockhole further up Windermere lake. This is an adventure park. There was so much to do for kids. There was a Go-Ape inspired activity. I had a great time chasing the kids up on The Treetops Nets. What a workout we got! The kids had a go at Krazy Karts which looked so fun that I wanted to join in but it was kids only. There was archery and clay shooting. You can also do lots of water sports but kids weren't keen on it so they just swam in the lake. We also walked around the grounds to enjoy the views.

Rydal Water was another beautiful place. I loved the climb up. The highlight of the Rydal water was a cave. The way to get into the cave was by stepping stones through water which was filled with fishes. The walk up was longer than Orrest Head. We stopped so many times to admire the views and take photos that I don't actually know how long it should have taken us.  Another beautiful hike that I would highly recommend.

Keswick is another place we went to before we headed home. The weather suddenly turned a bit chilly so it's a good thing I had a museum booked. The Puzzling Place was so intriguing. It had such cool things to see and experiment! It was dead cheap too. We then headed to Derwent Water for another hike and a picnic near another lake. Again, absolutely stunning. 

We will go back and visit Lake District for more hikes and stunning view. This has now become my favourite place in the whole of Britain!!!