Thank you Keswick, but I won't be back

[Fab Foodie]

[QUOTE 5210493, member: 259"]I was with you all the way up to there. [/QUOTE]
.... I speak as someone who spends most of his week in various hotels, the novelty wears off. A holiday in a hotel would be my last choice however luxurious.

 

[Fab Foodie]

[QUOTE 5210577, member: 9609"]As a Northumbrian myself I'm curious as to what parts of Northumberland you like ? it is a very big and diverse county.
It is still a beautiful county with some wonderful quiet unspoilt places but it is changing fast, very touristy now in places. big big changes this last 10 years or so.[/QUOTE]
I like the road in and the road out ;-)

 

[Salar]

I like the road in and the road out ;-)

You better not go for a drink in the Long bar and ask for a thin glass then.

 

[Hill Wimp]

FTFY

 

[FishFright]

Fair enough.
BTW, would your interest in sloes be faintly related to gin?

Sloes also make a lovely wine

 

[oldwheels]

Fab Foodie your van has quite a bit of overhang. Mind you don’t bump it on ferry ramps. The Utter Hebs. in May should be OK and not too busy. Since you have been there before you should have all the best spots sussed out.

 

[Hyslop]

Yep - Britain!
Keswick lost the plot when the "Cars of the Stars" exhibition closed down. Apparently the pencil museum is quite interesting, but I just can't bring myself to find out.

Agree totally!Have to say both Keswick museums are good.

 

[Hyslop]

We've always loved a visit to keswick. Usually out of season, but we've gone plenty of times in the summer too.
Haven't been for a while, but eldest daughter is home and asked to go.
We usually park just outside and have a nice walk in, but due to the inconsiderate parking of others - including quite a few motor homes that looked like they'd been there for the night - we couldn't get a space.
Drove into the centre to the main car park and attempted to pay £5.30 for parking, only the machine wouldn't accept coins. Tried again with my card but it kept cancelling the transaction. It took us 20 minutes to get a machine that would actually take the money!!!
Went to the loo - 40 p for the privilige!!! The lady in front of me used a card to pay for goodness sakes!!- and the space was so small I had to get an awful lot closer to other people than I'd normally choose to in that situation.
Then it cost me £12 for two bags of chips, a pasty, bottle of water and a coke. How can a single pasty cost almost as much as a meal in a weatherspoons?!
And do people planning a holiday to the lakes all go out and buy north face or rab clothes and rucksacks - you know like you buy a bikini if you're going on a beach holiday - or do they own them already?! And do you really need walking boots and a stick to get from the car park to the coffee shop?!
And so many dogs on stretchy leads!!!!
I just didn't enjoy it at all today.
Are there any places that you feel you've outgrown or that have just lost their finish?

Hiya kid !Come on,you morphed into a tourist once you got beyond Bothel !!! Probably beyond Red Dial actually(turn Right for Melvyn Bragg land).Did you try buying a loaf of bread?I know,theres Brysons for a better class of bread,Im guessing that was your sole reason for going to Keswick,but you dont need to,theyve invaded Cranstons and Fisher St is rarely full of touries....see you in The KIngs Head...!!!

 

[Svendo]

Chester. Biggest city to where I grew up. Hate the place now.

As did I! Once I’d grown out of hanging out on the rows near the cross as a teenager, never went near the centre on a Saturday as it was so frustrating. I finally left in mid 90s. When I go back to visit Mum I’m often thinking ooh lots of posh shops but then you notice the rapid turnover.