Well what can I say... we went up to the lakes for the weekend and stayed at BrothersWater Inn.
Fantastic place, taste bud exploding food, with proper size portions and a full top shelf in the bar dedicated to different WHISKEYS .
Some fantastic roads and scenery up there and not too far from Lake Windermere where we spent the day on Sunday.
Heres a few pics

On the way there






Got a bit carried away once we got there with the Top shelf so didnt get chance to take any more pics till the morning.
Woke up nice n early for a full english and the weather looked a bit dull, a slight drizzle (that really wet stuff) but still looked beautiful






A short drive later and arrived at Lake Windermere, the weather picked up.

 

top pics mate, my mates wife had hear 30th party at brotherswater inn last year,me and wife are going in 4 weeks. in scooby my mate will be in his campervan.

 

look's like you had a top day si

 

Yeah it was good, Mark id reccomend getting a cabin rather than staying in the inn

 

DID YOU DRINK IN THE PUB OR THE BAR DOWN BY THE CAMPING AREA?

 

My Favorite place in the whole wide world,seriously....

 

we drank in the pub mate as they had a better selection

 

think it is one of my favourite places too Scott

 

My inlaws live about 3 miles south of Kendal so we are regularly up that way.

As you all ay an amazing place and if I could find work up there I would be moving tomorrow.

Kev

 

Great photo,s Simon.
Looks beautiful
Glad you both had a good time

 

Looked mint Simon, we have a credit note for a room for there still so we'll let you all know when we are going and anybody wishing to join us is welcome. Im gutted Andy had things he decided to stay here for, would have been lovely in the pub watching the rugby having a nice meal and good company but............ you know how it is, works never done!!

Ellie

 

I wouldnt stay in a room there again due to really loud banging and clattering throughout the night n im a heavy sleeper, but I would go camp or get a cabin

 

Lovely pics. We spend a week or two there every year. We were due to be there last week but couldn't make it so my Ma'n'Pa went in our stead Love hiring bikes in Grizedale, hiking, of course the roads and a couple of years back we did a Clarkson and took a Kankuu Land Rover up Old Man Coniston, much to the irritation of the on-looking ramblers I think we're giving it a miss next year and heading for France

 

Si - Kirkstone Pass? Think you must have taken a pic from the same place as me LOL see below



If I've still got the motor we'll definetly have to organise a WYIOC Lake District weekend!

 

Another moving on

 

Looks fantastic mate. Some really nice pictures too.

 

Well hopefully not but maybe. At the moment I've got a very secure underground car parking space in Leeds city centre which I'm probably going to lose. This plus many other factors are making me think. I'm going to keep the Scoobs as long as is physically possible but after that, that's it - slow sensible car and automatic which is definetly the way forward for chilled out driving.

Went to look at C4 coupe, Focus, Civic this weekend. C4 Coupe with the paddle shift / auto are as rare as hens teeth, new shape Focus was frankly awful inside and I really rated the old shape and have driven a few, Civic was very nice but also very expensive. The dealers were very perplexed that I didn't want to have something racy but it's got to be all or nothing, if I got something that's quite fast it would never compare to the Scoob and would still have a high chance of being nicked.

I will probably if she has to go though

 

Not sure on road name mate but it certainly looks like it, would be good to have a trip up there and some of the roads do test you due to the narrowness.

 

If you lose the parking space there's only 2 options if you need to leave a car exposed in Leeds regularly. A $h!tter worth less than £500 or...



Both would justify keeping the Scoob in the driveway saved for best

 

Dave tbh I'd rather leave the car exposed in Leeds than next to an empty house every day as the latter would involve both house been turned over and car dissapearing. I'm sure it would only take weasels a short amount of time to catch on.

I think I can live without it now, one year ago I certainly couldn't, although a Scoob went past when I was test driving the Civic and I had a massive ear to ear grin

 

why worry about parking up? if its gonna walk it will, the security on new age scoobs as any new car is pretty good and through my experience they only get taken with keys

 

hey si, the pics look fab... gunna have to get my **** up there next year.. its my birthday (cough cough birthday) in january, so looking to organise a weekend away or somet.. anyone got any ideas, esp somewhere i can take a baby!!

AndyNo4

 

Andy, try the link for this place at top of page, families welcome, the only down side is quiet time is from 11 so we would have to be in a far away corner somewhere

 

quiet time from 11! looks like we will have to find alternative arrangements for that then! will check out the link. cheers