Our last day at the Lakes we planned to visit the homes of William Wordsworth and Beatrix Potter. Wordsworth's home (Dove Cottage) is in a small hamlet called Town End in the town of Grasmere. We were surprised, but the kids really enjoyed it. The pictures don't do it justice -- very charming little town.
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| Town End |
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| Dove Cottage |
We intended to visit Hilltop, the farm where Beatrix Potter lived. However, it was still closed for the winter, so we drove down to Windermere to see the World of Beatrix Potter. It was perfect for the little ones.
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| And we are off! Goodbye Lake District, without your one lane tiny roads bounded by rock walls! Our Fiat Scudo served us well. |
Instead of going home, we decided to drive 2 hours out of the way to another charming town, York. On the way, we abandoned the motorway to hunt down a castle we saw from the road. Brough Castle is a castle being returned to the earth for lack of maintenance. But the sheep seem to be okay with it.
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