We drove up to Manchester last night and stopped in a Travel Lodge just outside Altrincham. It was a long trip as the traffic was really slow so I'm glad we did it then rather than driving the whole way today.
This morning we breakfasted in the Little Chef adjacent to the Travel Lodge and then made our way ever northwards.
We stopped in Windermere to have a coffee and a look around and went to the Beatrix Potter Centre.
We then left, heading for Hawkshead and the B&B we are staying at for the next few days. On the way we stopped at the Drunken Duck Inn where we had a lovely lunch in their restaurant.
When we arrived at the B&B there was noone to greet us and our keys were left in an envelope with directions to our room. And a very nice room it is too with a fabulous view.
After settling in we took a drive down to Hawkshead, which is a very quaint and pretty village, where we wandered around the shops, stopped at a pub for a drink and eventually went to another pub for dinner where I had veggie sausage and mash.
Tomorrow, weather permitting we are going to go for a walk up one of the hills. Fingers crossed!
