IN THE LAKE DISTRICT
Feb 25, 2020
3 minutes
Words | Emma O'Reilly
’VE BEEN VISITING the Lake District for many years, encouraged by my husband for whom it was an annual family pilgrimage. They used to stay in basic B&Bs with flowery carpets and fierce landladies. Each day, rucksacks would be stuffed with sandwiches and Thermos flasks for ascents up into the surrounding fells. A treat would be a visit to a twee teashop. Once they camped - and experienced a summer storm with horizontal rain that filled the tent.
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