Youth Hostels in Cumbria

Hiking in Western/Central Europe
You can get a flight direct/non-stop from Antwerp to Manchester with CityJet (formerly VLM) and then a direct train to Windermere in the Lake District, from the Airport station - platform 1. There really is little in Europe to compete with the hiking in Cumbria and no need to go to either Brussels or Schiphol. ...

England advice (Lake District and more)
Hi there! I'm heading to England in late March for a week and want to do some hiking in the Cumbria and North Shropshire area. I'm looking for advice and suggestions about the following: I'm mainly looking for great natural vistas with not a lot of crowds. Any suggestions of places in those two ...

Moving to England
place to grow up - the Eden Valley in Cumbria - with good schools, cheap, not much crime, beautiful ...

Last few days at work...
Only two days to go until I won't have to wear a tie again for a year or so...we've been so busy finishing off work and handing stuff over, that our last week has crept up on us really quickly. It'll be sad to leave Cumbria and Moss Cottage though - we've had a great few months in the Lakes. ...
Posted in Sam & Tracy's Travels by thepembos

Part 2 - The Adventure Continues..
Two days at home have achieved a full body scrub, a couple of nights of blissfully comfortable sleep, a cleaned up unpacked and repacked van and we are off in the morning. Roughly, the plan includes Ayr, Loch Lomond, Oban, Fort William, Loch Ness, Isle of Skye and ending up at Solfest in Cumbria ...
Posted in My month in a motorhome by jhanford

Oops
Spent a long long day driving from Fort William down to Solfest in Cumbria. Had 3 prangs! List of things to fix: 1 far side bumper corner 2 the bit that goes under the door 3 flue cover 4 grille cover 5 indicaor light 6 wing mirror 7 water tank stopper 8 skylight 9 door lock 10 door fix Could be worse! ...
Posted in My month in a motorhome by jhanford