I was out and about in Hawkshead for much of the summer, recceing for a very different kind of tour, having been invited by HIS Miki Travel UK to meet Japanese tour groups from a coach in Hawkshead, to show them Hill Top, Near Sawrey and Hawkshead as part of their two-day itinerary in the Lake District…
Putting together a guided tour can be like putting on a show: a fair bit of script-learning, lots of pacing the boards beforehand, getting to know what goes where, working out when to cue in the actors, making a story-line, then most of all, praying that it will be “alright on the night”…
A pilgrimage and most of the lakes in just two days (12 &13 May), starting with a late Sunday morning pick-up in Carlisle and a leisurely afternoon visit to Dalemain House near Ullswater, in search of history, heritage and blue poppies…
The new year is a great time to reflect, and I am starting this one by remembering last year. Although in recent years, the tourism season in the lakes is getting longer, with visitors coming as late as November and as early as March, things are still quieter in the winter months. This leaves…