It had stopped raining, but there was a lot of flooding, but this is an idea walk as much of it is through woodland. It’s a circular walk and it’s uphill all the way there, but downhill all the way back.

Took the cruise to the southern tip of the lake before stopping off in Windermere for lunch.

Next drove up to Tarn Hows for some walking and stopped halfway round to enjoy the great sunny weather.

First stop – Tarn Hows (again) – I didn’t have time for the full circuit on the last visit so this was a chance to put that right. There’s not much to say except it’s a very picturesque and easy walk- there are benches placed at each strategic view point. Then moved on to the next destination.

Hawkeshead – the quintessential Lake District village – I guess the best description, is quaint – It’s small village with a with pubs, gift shops and many outdoor clothing shops – Had a pleasant lunch in the Kings Arms and then moved on to the next destination.

Then a bit further down the western side of Windermere – the Bobbin Museum – not as boring as it sounds and in fact it’s a scheduled ancient monument. You get a guided tour around the factory which, although it closed in the early 1970′s, it had mostly not been modernised since the 19th Century.

A further mile gets you to the Lakeside Aquarium. An above average aquarium on the edge of the Lake.

Then around the bottom of Windermere and on the eastern side – Fell Foot Park. This is a park and gardens of the lake side – a low impact way to end the day.

First off, I walked down to the lakeside and took a cruise around the lake in one of the electric powered launches. After this a walk along the lake side and the back into town for some lunch.

To finish the day, I took a walk around the nearby Tarn Hows – As it was getting late I only completed a partial circuit, so I will have to come back to complete it.