Tag: Cumbria

September 28, 2026

Bowness-on-Windermere – A Lovely Town in the UK Lake District

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During the United Kingdom Tour that my spouse and I took at the beginning of December last year, the tour bus stopped in the Lake District for a boat tour […]

February 7, 2020

Cosy places in the countryside of England

General, UK / Scotland / Ireland Bath, Bettys Cafe Tea Rooms, Birmingham, Bristol, Cumbria, England countryside, Gloucestershire, Grantley Hall, Hambleton Hall, Holbeck Ghyll, Leads, Liverpool, Manchester, Nottingham, Rutland, Thyme, travel, UK, York, Yorkshire No comments

In the January, 2020 issue of the ‘The Sunday Times Travel’ magazine, some of the best country house hotels -‘cosy country retreats’- are listed. These places with different features look […]