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Cumbria, Sustainable Tourism, Transport

Drive Less, See More in the Lake District

July 27, 2012 by Zoe Dawes 10 Comments
“It’s gotta be the most beautiful place in England.  It’s our second visit but this is our first time out on Windermere.” Beaming Bob from New York was sitting next to his wife on the lovely ‘Tern’, as we sailed along the lake, sharing his impressions of their trip.  They...
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Cumbria, Personal, Sport

Challenge Zoë: Golf at Carus Green, Kendal

July 9, 2012 by Zoe Dawes 3 Comments
In the second of the ‘Challenge Zoë’ activities for The Kendal Courier I had a golf lesson at Carus Green, Kendal’s new golf course.  Here’s the article that originally appeared in the magazine. Oh, the sweet thwack as the club hit the ball which soared 100 yards through the air towards the...
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Cumbria, Food & Drink, QT Review

Five tantalising Tea Rooms in the Lake District

June 12, 2012 by Zoe Dawes 18 Comments
Afternoon Tea is such an English tradition and some of the best places to try it are not the posh London hotels but in the country villages around the UK. And of course, you can have coffee and cake any time of the day! Here are five tantalising Tea Rooms...
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Adventure, Cumbria, Personal

Challenge Zoe: Tank Driving at Holmescales

April 26, 2012 by Zoe Dawes 6 Comments
In January this year I was invited to take part in 6 Challenges by Dan Brown of The Kendal Courier, the newly relaunched local magazine for Kendal and the south Lake District, Cumbria.  For each edition I agreed to do an activity that would push me out of my comfort zone,...
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Culture, Cumbria, History

A Folklore Tour of the Lake District

January 23, 2012 by Guest Author 3 Comments
Author Barry McCann is a writer and expert on the horror genre, tradition and folk tales.  He appears regularly on BBC Radio sharing quirky tales of mystery and imagination in Cumbria and Lancashire.  Here are some of his favourite folklore stories from the Lake District. The shires and counties of...
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Pines at Friar's Crag Derwentwater - photo Zoe Dawes
Cumbria, Outdoors, Walking

Friar’s Crag: A perfect Lake District view

December 13, 2011 by Zoe Dawes 19 Comments
“The first thing which I remember as an event in life was being taken by my nurse to the brow of Friar’s Crag on Derwentwater.”  Victorian art critic and philanthropist John Ruskin described this view as one of the three most beautiful in Europe.  Friar’s Crag is a one of the most...
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Culture, Cumbria, Video, Walking

Wandering in Wordsworth’s footsteps – Grasmere to Rydal

April 11, 2011 by Zoe Dawes 14 Comments
“I wandered lonely as a shroud …”. I know, not right, but I’d just told a friend we were filming along the ancient Coffin Road from Grasmere to Rydal and he came out with it… In olden times, the Coffin Route was used by locals carrying the dead from Rydal...
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