Month: June 2015

Ravenglass, Cumbria

Posted by

0

Just back from our third trip to the Camping & Caravanning Club site at Ravenglass.  We love this area and site and will no doubt return many times.  The staff here are always so friendly too.  Check out our earlier blog entry from June 11th last year for details of our last visit as well as some amazing sunset photos!

On our way to Ravenglass, we stopped off at another favourite, the Village Bakery Cafe in Broughton-in-Furness and enjoyed a scrumptious cornish pasty.

Delicious cornish pasty from The Village Bakery, Broughton-in-Furness

Delicious cornish pasty from The Village Bakery, Broughton-in-Furness

The bakery is recently under new management and the website’s in the process of being updated:-

http://broughtonvillagebakery.homestead.com/index.html

http://www.broughtonvillagebakery.co.uk/

The campsite was almost full and they make the most of the space.  We were pitched at the top end of the site (14) with good views and fields to the rear.  It’s a very peaceful site.  You occasionally hear the soothing sound of the steam trains travelling to and from Ravenglass station, just a 5 minute walk away.

Pitched up on site

Pitched up on site

We enjoyed our first evening on site after a walk to the estuary

We enjoyed our first evening on site after a walk to the estuary

The day after arrival we took the Ravenglass & Eskdale steam railway trip again to Dalegarth to cycle the Eskdale trail again.

Ravenglass & Eskdale Railway

Ravenglass & Eskdale Railway

Make sure you pre-book your bikes onto the train at least 24 hours beforehand.  Check out the link:

http://ravenglass-railway.co.uk/things-to-do/cycling/

It’s a lovely cycle ride of approx. 9 miles over varied terrain of rocky paths, grass, road and the most challenging part is a steep uphill trek to Muncaster Tarn.  You get off and push for this bit, it’s too steep to ride, and just take it at your own pace.  Don’t forget to look backwards as you climb though for the great views of Scafell Pike.  At the top you’re rewarded with the tarn and very welcome downhill ride from there.  During the cycle trail we stopped off at a few watering holes (3 in Boot before we even started the trail!) and throughout the day between us we sampled several real ales – Nettle Thrasher, Stateside IPA, Ramsbottom, Cumbria Way, Langdale, Seven Brothers IPA, Black Sheep, Bluebird XB … and a half a Guinness.  We sat down by the estuary before returning to site.   We weren’t blessed with an amazing sunset as we had been last year, but hey ho, it was still a lovely evening with a beautiful view.

Ravenglass estuary

Ravenglass estuary

Another great trip.  Next stop is our first to Appletreewick in the Yorkshire Dales.

ONWARD!>>>>

Suzie & Bri

Moss Wood Caravan Park, Cockerham

Posted by

0

We had a cheeky overnight stay at Cockerham last Saturday with friends who are caravanners.  We chose this site purely for its proximity to Lancaster as we had tickets booked to see The Lancashire Hotpots at the Duke’s Theatre that night.  So it was purely a base for the night; however, it was a very well kept, tranquil site, that we intend to re-visit at some point for the fishing that is available on a lake there.  The staff are very friendly and there’s a laid back atmosphere.

http://www.mosswood.co.uk/

We spent the afternoon sitting out on site with our friends in the sunshine/cloud/sunshine/cloud, before heading into Lancaster, stopping off at The Stork Inn, Condor Green on the way.  We only had a drink here but the food being served looked fair scran.

http://www.thestorkinn.co.uk/

Instead, we drove on into Lancaster and grabbed a tasty meal at Greaves Park Bar & Restaurant.

http://www.greavespark.co.uk/

We were a little pushed for time though so didn’t hang about before heading to the Duke’s Theatre to watch the Lancashire Hotpots.  Such a fun, bonkers and entertaining night.  We heartily recommend seeing them if you get a chance, particularly any fellow Lancastrians out there.  If you’ve heard anything by them it’ll most likely be ‘Chippy Tea’!  Check them out on YouTube and their website as they have a number of dates lined up with their ‘Fistful of Scratchcards’ tour.

http://thelancashirehotpots.net/

Couldn’t resist a cheeky tweet with them after such a good night …

Cheeky tweeting with the Hotpots

Cheeky tweeting with the Hotpots

A Jolly Majestic plug obviously essential to reach mass audiences ;-)

A Jolly Majestic plug obviously essential to reach mass audiences 😉

Moss Wood Caravan Park, Cockerham

Moss Wood Caravan Park, Cockerham

Bri ray catching

Bri ray catching

Tanning those pins

Tanning those pins

Jolly pitched up on a fully serviced pitch

Jolly pitched up on a fully serviced pitch

We think we packed a fair amount into a one-night stay and are now itching to get back to one of our favourites, Ravenglass, in the next week or so.  Last time we were blessed with the most amazing sunset at the estuary and Suzie managed to get some cracking photos (see previous Ravenglass entry or ‘Polka Shot Photography’ on Facebook).

ONWARD!>>>>

Suzie & Bri