have v
isited
on r
ecommendation
8211and
I w
ill
most
cert
ainly
beadding t
o t
he w
ord-of-mouthp
raise.
After
a w
holesome
day
wem
ade t
he
driveback
toKesw
ickf
or
another
night
of
Pictionary
.One t
he
way
we s
topped
at
The
Traveller8217s
Rest,G
rasmere.
This
is
ano
rig
inal
16thcentur
y
coaching
inn
on t
he
outskirt
s
of t
he
picturesque v
illage.
It
was
a r
ealh
ead-ducker
of
a
pub.The
entrancei
s
unashamedly
traditional,witha r
oaring
log
fire.
But
the r
estaurant
is
alot
more
modern;it8217s
all
cleancreamd
233cor
and
overs
ized w
ineglasses.When w
e
visited t
here w
as
alunchtime s
pecial
on
offer
-always
agood t
hing
in
England,wheree
ating
out
seems
to
bee
ver-moree
xpensive.
The s
ix
of u
s
ordered
a
combination
of
broccoli
pastab
akes,
chicken
cur
ries
and s
hepherd8217
s
pie.
The
food w
as
idealf
or
alighter
lunchbut
would
I w
ould
recommend
choosing
from t
he
ala
cart
em
enu
for
amoref
illing
option.
Weh
eaded
back t
oo
ur
log
cabin,b
ut
not
beforep
opping t
o t
he
localCo-Opf
or
supplies.
Come
morning w
e r
ealised t
hat
we w
erep
aid u
p
for
ane
xtraday,so t
here w
as
no
need t
o r
ush
around
getting
packed u
p.
Instead w
eh
eaded
back
intof
ashion-capitalKesw
ickf
or
agood
old
Sunday
lunch.
WechoseThe
Kesw
ickLodge,in t
he
Main
Street.It
is
a w
elcoming
pub
offering
home-cooked
food,a
gain
at
reasonable
prices
8211around 163
8f
or
a
good
main
meal.
Although
hankering
after
dessert
,we s
ettled
the
bill
and s
aved
money
by
heading
to t
he
Greggs
oppositef
or
a s
ugar
fix.Classy
.
Ia
mby
no
means
ac
ountr
yside-
lo
ver.However,even
a s
hallo
w
surburbanitel
ike
me
cannot
fail t
o
grasp t
he s
heer
beauty
of t
he
Lakes.
The w
hole
areab
oasts
scenery
s
o
breathtaking t
hat
it
could
gi
veThe
Lordo
fThe
Ring
s
backd
rop
a r
eal
ru
nf
or
its
money.And
despite t
he
main
aim
of
our
weekend
being t
o
drink
as
muchas
possible,the
prettiness
of t
he
place w
as
not
missed.
Hey,b
y
the
end
of t
he t
rip
I
hade
ven
managed t
od
itchm
y
high
heels
and s
tart
adesperateh
unt
for
a s
ensible walker8217s
parker
and
wellies8230in
pink
of
cour
se.
10022
Our
log
cabin w
as
at
Burnside
Pa
rkand
booked t
hrough
CumbrianCottages.
10022
It
cost
us
16350pp.
There w
ere s
ix
adults
and
ac
hild
and
our
stay
included
accommod
ation
from
Friday
toMonday.
10022
For
morei
nformation v
isit
www
.cumbrian-
cottages.co.uk
10022
For
morei
nformation
about
cruising
on
lake
Windermere v
isit
www
.windermere-
lakecruises.co.uk
.
10022
Wed
rank t
eaa
t
the
delightfulAunty
Va
l8217s.
Visit
www
.auntyvals.co.uk
tof
ind
out
more.
10022
Wed
ined
at
The
Travellers
Rest
and
The
KeswickLodge.
Bothh
ave w
ebsites.Visit
www
.l
ake
di
st
rictin
ns.co.
uk/t
ravel
le
rs
_w
el
com
e.cfm
and
www
.ke
swickl
odg
e.co.uk
for
morei
nfo.
10022
Tof
ind
out
moreabout
what
you
cand
oi
n
The
Lakes
visit
www
.visitmi
sspott
er.comTRA
VEL
FA
CTS8220
8221Even
a
shallo
w
surburbanite
like
me
cannot
fail t
o
grasp t
he
sheer
beauty
of
The
LakesCITYLIVING71
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