Category: Windermere
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Windermere and its History No One Wants to Discuss
It was a bit wet this morning in the Lakes, so here is a photograph from yesterday’s walk up Wansfell instead. This is, of course, Windermere, England’s largest lake, famed for its picturesque scenery but cursed with a history no postcard could capture. And I don’t mean the recent sewage discharge debacle. A favourite with…
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High Wray Bay: A Picture of Purity Beside Tainted Waters
A morning walk by Windermere’s Wray Castle reveals the grandeur of a Victorian retreat built on industrial wealth, while downstream, untreated sewage serves as a reminder of modern neglect.
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New Year in the Lakes …
… with good friends and great food, and lots of rain. One of these friends is Alice Leon, a young writer from Guisborough. I am honoured she has agreed to write a guest post for me. Scree slopes and waterfalls paint a heavy contrast against the faded patchwork fields of Guisborough, which had become the…