Having enjoyed a three day week (if only it was every week) we set off on our travels to the Lakes for a little birthday getaway.

We thought it would take 3 hours but Bertha reached a record breaking 70mph on the M6 so we managed to reach ‘The Quiet Site’ in 2!

Great campsite with only a few fellow campers on Wednesday night, although it filled up towards the weekend and was probably a bit ‘big’ if you like the more secluded sites. Free hot showers though and a useful camp shop to stock up on the essentials such as blow up mattress stoppers…we’re still saving for some new bed foam!

The bar was fantastic, an old barn dating to 1752, check out the slightly bonkers pool table if ever you visit – there is a huge wooden beam across the centre of the table at shoulder height which makes for interesting play and there was good selection of real ales which we were pleased about, a play room off the side of the bar if you have little ‘uns and a table tennis room. Oh, and they stocked scampy fries….

On the Thursday we set off on a long walk, not realising quite how hot it was going to be – better than rain though! The map was supplied by the campsite and is downloadable from their website – we chose the Aira Force walk, 8 miles – and the views were really amazing, highly recommended. When we finally got to Aira Force waterfalls and located the tea rooms (quite a challenge in itself!) we had a well deserved piece of cake and downed a few litres of water. Our tired and hot little feet found a nice pool to dip themselves into which revived us for the last several miles….we also knew we had supplies for a BBQ back at camp that kept us going!

Friday was a more typical British summers day with lots of rain so we explored the local towns of Keswick and Penrith. I fell a little bit in love with a Commer campervan that was for sale in a car park in Keswick…but don’t tell Bertha (it wasn’t as lovely as her anyway).

Home on Saturday morning in time to source some last minute wigs for a fancy dress school disco party at a friends that night!

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