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Ravenglass is the only coastal village in the Lake District National Park. I thought it was charming, situated at the confluence of three rivers the Esk, Irk and Mite. We walked across the railway bridge and down the coastal path. There’s a large free car park with public toilets next to the station. You can [...]

I’ve been looking at CouchSurfing and the Hospitality Club sites as I’m aware that accommodation is probably the most expensive part of my travel budget. These sites offer the possibility of free accommodation in the home of the host but it’s more than that, they also allow more authentic travel in the sense that you [...]

Good – £45 a night for a twin room with breakfast on the Great Getaways rate, which could be canceled without penalty up to 48 hours before arrival, peaceful rural location. Bad – long queues at breakfast buffet, no sound insulation between rooms. Rural location means you’re dependent on car to get there and if [...]

I came across this article about quirkly Easter events in UK with themes such egg jarping, hare pie scramble and coal carrying. So if you’re looking for something a bit different to rolling your egg down a grassy bank you now have some inspiration. Easter Egg Mosaic by annapi_78 The Easter weekend in the UK [...]

If you’re looking for a budget break on the coast in the south of England Park Holidays have 23 caravan parks, where you can have a short break from as little as £69. You can choose between lively or quiet parks in Devon, Dorset, Essex, Kent, Suffolk and Essex. I stayed in many static caravans [...]

I’m just back from 3 nights in the Lake District. We spent a couple of hours at Grange over Sands, one of my favourite places in Cumbria. It’s located on the southern coast of the Lake District peninsula. There’s a one mile long promenade set well away from traffic, borders by landscaped gardens, dotted with [...]

We stopped at the northern shores of Coniston Water yesterday evening to be dazzled by the peachy pink dusk. There was a rain shower just as the sun was setting and the lake took on a distinctly peachy hue, partly due to the reflection of the red branches of the silver birch trees at the [...]

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Darren at Travel-Rants is hosting a live travel bloggers event this Sunday in the run up to the Travel Bloggers Summit in Berlin next week. Everyone is welcome to participate. You won’t need any special equipment, just visit the Travel-Rants site on Sunday 2 March at 4pm (GMT). Unfortunately I don’t think I’ll be able [...]