Sep 10, 2025 | Uncategorized
At the beginning of September, we stayed in a great cottage called Hardheads Cottage which was on the edge of the town of Egremont on the west coast of Cumbria. It was handy for me working up there and also had excellent access for some lovely walks on the Western...
Jun 14, 2025 | Personal, Travel
We stayed at one of the three log cabins at Parkgate Farm last weekend – it’s a small campsite with less than 10 touring pictures, 3 cabins, 5 static caravans and 1 pod and amazing views across Parkgate forest to Irton Pike. The pitches are spread out so,...
Jul 13, 2024 | Personal, Travel
We managed another mostly dry camping weekend in Cumbria last weekend when we stayed at Pennine View Campsite in Kirkby Stephen. We were really impressed with the site – great big pitches, clean modern facilities and all within an easy reach of the village of...
Mar 9, 2024 | Personal, Travel
We had a few days in St. Bees at the beginning of March which was a bit of a blast from the past. Our home was a cottage on a new housing estate right by the beach called Seacote Gardens. It was a great cottage – it was really nicely furnished, had great...
Jan 24, 2024 | Personal, Travel
We stayed for a week at Sommersby Cottage in Cockermouth at the beginning of January. We were really comfortable there where there was easy access to the amenities of Cockermouth, the North Lakes as well as the Cumbrian coast. Here are some of the things we did when...
