Lakes Day 3

So today we took a walk over Loughrigg Fell then on to Rydal Hall for afternoon tea and a wonder round the grounds 
So with little further text here are the pictures

Nice shot of Ambleside

Fairfield Horseshoe

The Ambleside Roman Camp

The Ambleside Roman Camp

The Ambleside Roman Camp

The Ambleside Roman Camp

Lilly Tarn

We came across a gate with a very interesting closure method

And stepping stones 

Steve ans an Oak Tree

Rydal Hall is owned by Diocese of Carlisle and the gardens are open to the public and you can walk round the grounds and enjoy the water falls and the sculptures

There is a games larder with some fabric sculptures attached

Chris watching the water

Cyril the duck taking a bath

The Quite garden

Ceramic sculpture

The Grot and Lower Waterfall

Lake District 2015

So we are back in Kendal again for our annual visit!
Today involved a drive to Keswick and a visit to Castlerigg Stone Circle.

And some views around the hills that surround the stones

From Castlerigg we walked into Keswick where we had lunch in The Oddfellows Arms. 8" Yorkshire pudding full of Beef and ale stew!!! so here are som ephotos of our walk down to the town.

And no autumnal visit would be complete without some fungi

small stagshorn fungus

ageing bracket fungus

newer bracket fungus

I forgot to charge my camera battery so all todays photos where taken by Steve 

Blood Swept Lands and Mash Tun Built

A year after they appeared in the in the moat at The Tower of London I have worked out how to display my Poppy and commemorate two events from 1914

Mash Tun 1 was installed 1914 at The Faversham Brewery known to most People as Shepherd Neame, it is one of only two solid oak mash tons still in use in Britain's Breweries and is the oldest.

Sheps made a special brew to celebrate its centenary which was sold in a wooden box 

so combining the Mash Tun One bottle and box and the Poppy from the Tower 

made sense especial as I don't have a garden.