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We visit Isel and Cockermouth

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Isel Bridge over River Derwent

In the words of the Rogers / Hammerstein song ‘ Oh what a beautiful morning’ and what a great day it has turned out to be as we left the city behind and headed in a south-westerly direction for the hills. Mum had a grand plan for today with a mission to find a carpet [...]

Dalston Scarecrow ’09

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Dalston Scarecrow 2009

Bright and early this morning we went to Dalston, in North Cumbria,  to see how many scarecrows we could find.

Caldbeck, John Peel and a bobbin mill called The Howk

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Cows

Caldbeck in North Cumbria was our destination earlier this week as we once again went on our adventures. This small village is situated midway between Carlisle and Keswick, around 12miles from each. One claim to fame for this area is the erection of the new television transmitter mast on a nearby fell. This mast is [...]

Lambs, stiles and unique river art in Cumbria

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I wonder which way?

Our Saturday walk started at Lanercost Priory outside Brampton in North Cumbria.  From the car park we climbed the steps over the wall and into a field following the sign pointing to Burtholme. With sheep in the field we stayed on our leads and started following the small yellow arrows nailed to fence posts. Following [...]

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