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Thursday 7th April 2022 We wanted to put in a one-off day’s walking because we were going to be in Cumbria for a few days at our cottage and seeing the new production “Kes” at the Theatre by the Lake in Keswick. We drove from our cottage to Maryport Station and left the car inContinue reading “Day 181 – Whitehaven to Maryport 17.5 miles”

Monday 28th March 2022 We awoke to a dull day.  After five dry days of almost wall-to-wall sunshine and wearing shorts, I felt mildly affronted by the change. We had a swift breakfast and drove to Whitehaven to leave the car at the finish of the walk and we got a train back to SeascaleContinue reading “Day 180 – Seascale to Whitehaven 16.5 miles”

Sunday 27th March 2022 We are staying at the Pennington Hotel in Ravenglass. Being a Sunday, they would not normally serve breakfast until 8.00 but having asked for an early non-cooked breakfast at 7:30, the staff were quite happy to do us scrambled eggs. That was particularly good of them because this morning the clocks wentContinue reading “Day 179 – Bootle to Seascale 18 miles”

Saturday 26th March 2022 Weekends mean late breakfasts at the hotel; we were all packed up and were waiting to be served with breakfast at 7:45, fifteen minutes early. The hotel staff were very obliging and so we got off quite promptly and drove to Green Lane Station. I noted a road sign saying “NewContinue reading “Day 178 – Green Road to Bootle Station 18 miles”

Friday 25th March 2022 Today we had a short taxi trip back to Sandscale Business Park to resume our walk up the Duddon Estuary. Last evening the tide was right in but this morning the sea was nowhere to be seen. We had to go around Sandscale which is large area of sand dunes andContinue reading “Day 177 – Sandscale  to Green Road Station 18 miles”

Thursday 24th March 2022 The weather forecast is still very favourable for the next few days and so we are keen to make the most of it. We caught the 7:47 train from Barrow, where we are staying, to Ulverston and we were walking by 8:15. It was a cool, clear morning and warming rapidly.Continue reading “Day 176 – Ulverston to Sandscale Park 20 miles”

Wednesday 23rd March 2022 We set off from home soon after 7.00 and drove to the station at Ulverston; the plan was to get the train to Kents Bank where we finished walking last Friday. We arrived in plenty of time and found free parking very close to the station. The train was on timeContinue reading “Day 175 – Kents Bank to Ulverston 19.4 miles”

Friday 18th March 2022 With the weather forecast promising a warm, sunny day, we decided to take advantage of being only an hour and a quarter from where we had to finish our last walking session; we would do just a single day’s walk. We left home about 7.10 and drove to Kents Bank, theContinue reading “Day 174 – Arnside to Kents Bank 19.2 miles”

Wednesday 23rd February 2022 Today we were to get the train to Morecambe from Lancaster at 07:58. So we had an early start and walked to the railway station from our hotel. Our few minutes on Lancaster station was not without interest. There is a bench with a dedication to the much-loved former Station Cat,Continue reading “Day 173 – Morecambe to Arnside 17.3 miles”

Tuesday 22nd February 2022 We awoke to a wet and windy morning. The weather forecast continues to talk of unsettled conditions and high winds, particularly on the coast. We packed up and drove to Lancaster and parked near St George’s Quay (free on-road parking) quite close to the railway bridge and footbridge. On the driveContinue reading “Day 172 – Lancaster to Morecambe 16.8 miles”