It was exactly five years ago that we last came to The Lake District. This time after consulting Tripadvisor we picked the Oak Bank Hotel in Grasmere. Our journey by car went without a hitch and it was about 1:30 when we eventually arrived.
After a short rest and a quick cuppa we headed off on foot to explore the local area. It didn't take us long to find Dove Cottage which was home to William Wordsworth for about nine years at the very beginning of the 19th century. We bought two tickets for a tour of the house and the adjacent museum. The tour was short but informative (I never realised Samuel Taylor Coleridge lived there too).
Afterwards we stopped off for some refreshments and had a quick browse in a couple of shops before heading back to the hotel for a rest and getting ready for dinner.
We had booked our table for 7:30 and whilst waiting for our dinner to be prepared we waited in the lounge with our drinks. Dinner was impressive and of course as is customary on all our trips away... I stuffed myself!
To be continued...
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