ISS
Potter
cert
ainly
has
a
lot
toansw
er
for.Miss
Potter
and
Hollyw
ood,of
cour
se.
The
delightfulRenee
Zell
weger
and
EwanMcGregor
recently
spent
months
in t
he
Lake
Distr
ict
filming
Miss
Potter
8211 t
he
blockbusting
mo
vie t
hat
chronicles
the
life
of
classicalchildren8217
s
author
Beatr
ix.And
8211d
espite
the
Lakes
already
proving
popular
withcampers
8211
the
areais
bracing
itself
for
even
morei
nterest.
This
time
from
adecidedly
moreg
lamorous
set.I
havee
ven
heard r
umour
s
that
Brangelinahunted
for
propert
y
in
Britain8217
s
answ
er
to t
he
French
Riviera.Unfort
unately
we w
eren
ot
part
of t
he
glam s
quad.
Instead w
e w
erep
art
of
a v
ery
different
trend8230
Moreand
more y
oung
city
workers
areh
eading
off t
o t
he
Lakes
tol
et
off s
team w
ithf
riends
for
the
weekend.
Roughing
it
on
ac
ampsitei
s
proving
quitep
opular
but
my
husband
and
I,
along w
ith
tw
oo
the
r
couple
s
and
ab
ab
y,opted
for
amore
comfort
able
option.
We s
tayed
in
apine
log
cabin
in t
he
gorgeous
Kesw
ick.
Situated
in
landscaped
grounds
at
the
foot
of
La
tr
igg
,the s
iteh
as
panoramic v
iews
of t
he
Lakeland
Fells.
It
is
also w
ithin w
alking
distanceo
fKesw
ick
towncentre,making t
he
lodge
ani
dealbase.
The
cabins
themselves
are v
ery
s
imilar
toane
xtremely
luxur
ious
caravan,if
not
slightly
bigger.Our
s
had
three
double
bedrooms
8211o
ne w
ithe
n s
uite8211as
well
as
ab
athroom,living r
oom
and
kitchen.
All t
he
mod
cons
were t
here t
oo;dishwasher,T
Va
nd
DV
Dplayer
included.
There w
as
alsoa t
err
ace t
hat
looked
out
on
gloriously
green,sheep-filled
countr
yside.
After
getting u
npacked w
eh
eaded
intoKesw
ick
for
ab
ite t
oe
at
and
amuch-needed
drink.
There
arep
lenty
of
quaint
pubs
and
homey
restaurants
to
choosef
rom
in
Kewick.
What
the
placei
s
lacking
is
fashion8230in
any
form.
Although u
s
gi
rls
were
gagg
ing t
o v
enturei
ntoanything r
esembling
a
fashion s
tore w
ed
id
maintain s
ome s
tandards,
refusing t
oe
nter
Knickers
and
Frocks.But
Kesw
icki
s
definitely
wort
ha w
ander.
After
ane
vening
of
dru
nken
boardg
ames
we
managed t
o s
crape
our
selves
out
of
bed
for
aday
on
Lake
Windermere.
Despitef
reezing
conditions
webraved
ab
oat
tr
ip
on t
he
lake,which w
orked
out
at
around 163
7
each.
We s
at
on t
he t
op
deckand
marv
elled
at
the s
tately
homes
that
are s
et
on t
he
banks
of t
he
lake,b
efored
ucking
back t
o t
he
lower
deckf
or
aglass
of w
ine
and
aK
it
Ka
t.
La
ter,while t
he
boys
went
for
agame
of
mini
golf,weo
nceagain w
ent
on t
he
hunt
for
designer
togs8230Yet
again,we w
erel
eft
gasping
for
even
a
flitter
of
fashion.
Wee
ven t
ook t
o s
taring
at
Beatr
ix
Potter
bab
y
grows
tof
ill
our
clothing v
oid.
Ono
ur
wander
wed
id
manage,ho
wever,tocome
across
the
most
gorgeous
teashop
.Stepping
into t
he
gloriously
dainty
Aunty
Va
l8217
s
really
is
like
going
backi
n t
ime.
You
could
just
imagi
ne
Miss
Potter
hers
elf
pondering
Peter
Rab
bit8217s
next
adventure
over
ac
upo
fEarlGrey.Va
land
Pa
ulBrook s
tart
ed
the
business
in
December
1995.
They
found t
he
ideal s
etting
in
Bowness
on
Windermere,perfectly
suited t
oa t
raditionalEnglish t
earoom.
Customers
from
as
far
afield
as
America,
Ja
panand
AustraliaM
CITY
WORKER
MIEK
AS
MI
LES
AND
HER
FRIENDS
HEAD
TO
THE
LAKES
FOR
AB
OOZY
WEEKEND
8230CAN
THE
LU
SH
COUNTRYSIDE
MAKE
THEM
THINK
AB
OUT
MORE
THAN
THE
BEER?
La
ke
land70CI
TY
LI
VI
NG
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