Before we set off for Europe we have spent a week enjoying the countryside right on our doorstep in Keswick.
We stayed in a beautiful cottage (Acorn Lodge) with Elaine, Neil and Corinne only a 5 minute walk from the centre of Keswick.
This week I have been trying to get into lager drinking and Keswick is great for this, full of pubs stocked with beers from local breweries. We spent Tuesday night in The George attempting the pub quiz and were quite pleased with fifth place (out of 12)! Thursday lunchtime was spent in the Dog and Gun, which is famous for its Hungarian Goulash- a hearty beef dish with dumplings, new potatoes and garlic bread. Yum! Definitely not to be missed by anyone visiting Keswick. On Wednesday we spent the evening sampling beers from near and far in Magnolia Belgian Beer Bar- a cosy bar with an amazing choice of drinks. Unfortunately, this was slightly wasted on a beer novice like me!
A trip to Keswick is not complete without donning some walking boots! We started the week with an easy walk up Castlehead. This is a short, sharp walk with very quickly rewarding views. Within 45 minutes we were back at the cottage with our feet up, having seen some amazing views over Derwentwater, Bassenthwaite and beyond! Up here I captured this great picture of Craig gazing into the distance.
We have also been using this week as an opportunity to try out the GoPro Hero 3+ that we will take away travelling with us. I think it did a pretty good job of capturing the views from Castlehead.
Next up was Catbells. This is another walk with amazing views right from the start. We took the ferry over Derwentwater to Hawes End, and from here you get a great view of the walk ahead.
There were some surprisingly scrambly bits of the walk, which I found slightly nerve wracking. Craig bounded up these bits no problem, of course! But a little team work got us both to the summit.
After walking for only around an hour we reached the summit and the views were amazing, although it was a little blustery! This is the perfect walk for great views of the lakes over a relatively short distance (6.8km round trip from Hawes End jetty in 2.5 hours, allowing for lunch and photo stops).
On top of walking and drinking we have also managed to squeeze in some fun and games. We had a game of crazy golf in the sunshine, where we were all thrashed by Neil, marvelled at illusions in the Puzzling Place, and spent evenings competing at board games.
Keswick has been great fun and an awesome start to our adventures!
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