A trip to Grasmere was a must since we were already very close. Grasmere is a maze of tiny streets strung along the River Rothay. Shops, teahouses, fish and chip places, breweries, hotels, bed and breakfasts, churches, bookstores, outdoor gear shops, puzzle shops, art galleries and souvenir shops of every imaginable form. There is a famous gingerbread shoppe that has been in existence since 1854. The smell was delicious and lured us into the shop. We had to stand in line wondered how many people were already inside.. We found out that only three people could fit inside the shop at a time. So we purchased our limit of gingerbread and continued on through town. We saw many dogs all happily enjoying a day in the sun. Around the corner from the shop was an old church and the Wordsworth clan is buried out back. We decided against lunching in town as we had our own lunch leftovers back in Ambleside. But before we lunched we stopped outside town and walked some of the trails along the river.
It is the un-licensed coffee that will steal your wallet
Rydal Lake
On our way to Grasmere
A classic old car
Grasmere Lake
Dual layers of fences
Tea Towels!
The River Rothay
Fast moving through the town
A fine souvenir for anyone
Birdwatching in the shops
Release the hounds!
Octopus
Swan on the river
A fine teahouse
A fine old church built with thew oldest parts built in the 1300's
So many lovely timbers
The bells!
A unique support system of arches supporting the roof
The Wordsworth clan are here
Wordsworth lived here and wrote that it "was the fairest place on earth"
A daffodil garden
Gingerbread!
A small shop indeed
The line has increased while we were in the shop
The Union Jack
A cute terrier that we saw down the alley
Church
A good dog gets the apple slice
Some more fighter jets blasting by overhead
Woof
A skinny little guy
Idyllic
A great way to reuse these iconic phone booths
We are definitely rural
Border collies
Better put some varnish on that horse for waterproofing reasons
Another cure building
A swift flowing river
A compound nestled in the hills
A series of accomodations
Outside town we find a itsy bitsy waterfall
Another fast flowing stream
An extensive series of trails
Canoe sized river
What the Duck?
The pilings of the bridge are triangular. The pointy part of the triangle is facing upstream so as t minimize the build up of river debris
A metal cap is on the support column
This fine dog dropped his stick and then howled
That same dog is photobombing us
Another Howl and he is off again
Loving it!
A spotted dog
A spotted sheep
Heading back to Ambleside
Lush and green
