Scenes of The English Lake District

There is so much to see and do in this vast area.  We only touched a small portion of it!   We chose to keep it simple and enjoyed a few nature walks.  My kids are finally getting to the age they can enjoy these walks without getting really tired.  We didn't go on any day long hikes, but an hour or two was perfect. Skelghyll Woods & Jenkins Crag, gives a beautiful overlook of Windermere Lake.

It was such a nice, relaxing walk up and back.

Gorgeous slate buildings everywhere.  Keswick, just north of Windermere is home to the last working slate mine in England.

Ashness Bridge.  The most photographed packhorse bridge.  Understandably so with the beauty surrounding it.

Just above the bridge is a beautiful overlook of Derwent Water.  Gorgeous views!

Castlerigg Stone Circle, one of the earliest British stone circles.  

Those familiar with Stonehenge know you can't touch the stones, but these you can.

The stone circle is in such an idyllic setting!

This double arched bridge (it's hard to see that it's double arched due to the trees, but you get the idea), dates back to 1675. The village of Grange dates back to before that.  Once owned and farmed by monks of Furness Abbey.

This is such a sweet little village.  We loved it!

Grange Bridge Cottage Tea Shop where we had dinner.  Eat early, the town shuts down by 6 pm!

The locals out for a stroll!

That wraps up our 9 day trip of Scotland and the Lake District.  

We've done some other outings close to home recently that I'll have to share soon.  And I'm already in planning mode to take the in-laws to Ireland in October!!  

The travels continue!  I love it!

I'm linking up with Bonnie & Belinda again this week for Travel Tuesday

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