I visited this last year and was glad that my visit to Newquay this year, coincided with the festival.
Once again I was able to eat mackerel fillets that had been freshly smoked in a makeshift smoker built out of an old filing cabinet.
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Windermere and the Folly of Trying to Visit Hill Top
I decided to spend the whole day around Windermere. Having parked at Lakeside, I purchased a freedom of the lake ticket that allows you to use all the boat trips on the lake as many times as you like over a 24 Hr period.
The day started out very wet with the promise of sunny spells later. I planned the following;
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Lakeland Motor Museum
This was a lot better than I anticipated and possibly even better than Beaulieu.
It’s very well laid out and they have a lot of exhibits.
Coniston to Tarn Hows via Monk Coniston
I usually drive to Tarn Hows and then walk around the lakes. Today, I walked there from Coniston.
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.
Coniston Steam Yacht Gondola
A local day after all the driving yesterday. Just walked around Coniston and took a trip on the Steam Yacht Gondola.
Jodrell Bank
When I was little I had a jigsaw puzzle of the British Isles. Right in the middle was a picture of the Jodrell Bank Lovell Radio Telescope. I always wanted to see it but didn’t think it was open to the public. Then, last month I was reading an article in a magazine about the telescope and the visitor centre, and I realised I would be passing nearby on my way up to my holiday in the Lake District.
Summer Holiday 2011 Day 15 – Going Home via Exeter
Time to say goodbye to Cornwall and head home. I’m still on holiday, so included a visited to Exeter on the way.
