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The Winander Club at Low Wood Bay Resort and Spa
Accommodation, Cumbria, QT Review

Quirky Travel Review: The Winander Club and Cumbria Family Business Awards 2019

March 30, 2019 by Zoe Dawes 3 Comments
‘Oh what a beautiful morning …’ came singing into my mind as I gazed out across Windermere, England’s longest lake, towards the stupendous Lakeland Fells. I was standing on the balcony in my suite at the Winander Club, latest addition to luxury accommodation at Low Wood Bay Resort and Spa...
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The Quirkymobile aka #FollowPye Ford Fiesta on coast road overlooking Morecambe Bay
Cumbria

Around Morecambe Bay: Furness Peninsula from Ulverston to Broughton #followpye

February 24, 2019 by Zoe Dawes 5 Comments
The pepper pot loomed overhead, a shaft of February sunlight lighting up its whitewashed walls. Across the Furness Peninsula, Morecambe Bay glittered enticingly and the quaint little town of Ulverston bustled away below the hill. I sat on a bench letting a sliver of warmth seep in as one man...
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5 Romantic Places to Propose in the UK - by The Quirky Traveller
Top Tips, UK

5 romantic places to propose on Valentine’s Day – or any other day – in the UK

February 13, 2019 by Zoe Dawes 2 Comments
Valentine’s Day is one of the most popular days of the year to propose and here in the UK we have so many gorgeous places to do just that. British weather in February can be a rather miserable but if you’ve found the right person, then it doesn’t matter whether...
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New Year's Day Scottish piper on Dhoon Beach Kirkcudbright Scotland Hogmanay - photo Zoe Dawes
Holiday, Mind Body Spirit, Scotland

A Perfect Hogmanay Break in Dumfries & Galloway

January 15, 2019 by Zoe Dawes 9 Comments
The piper walked slowly across the sand, bagpipes clasped under his arm, the sun glinting off the water as the haunting sound of the Skye Boat Song drifted across the bay. New Year’s Day on Dhoon Beach in Dumfries and Galloway. I couldn’t think of anywhere else I’d rather be....
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English Weather - poem by Wendy Cope - image Zoe Dawes
Book, England

A poetic grumble about English Weather and why I love it

December 28, 2018 by Zoe Dawes 1 Comment
What’s the thing most people talk about in the UK? Well, at the moment it’s possibly Brexit, though it’s banned in our house as I can’t bear to discuss it. However, a safe topic many of us resort to when meeting strangers or having chit-chat, is the weather. It’s part...
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3 Lake District Treats - The Quirky Traveller
Mind Body Spirit, Shopping, UK

3 Lake District treats to satisfy Mind, Body AND Spirit

December 12, 2018 by Zoe Dawes 2 Comments
As life increases its pace, many of us stressed out with all the places we have to be, people we have to see and the things we have to do. What you need is a special gift to soothe your mind, body and spirit and improve your well-being Here are a...
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Holker Hall Labyrinth and Stone Circle - Cartmel Peninsula - photo Zoe Dawes
England, Guide

Around Morecambe Bay: The Cartmel Peninsula from Grange to Newby Bridge #followpye

October 24, 2018 by Zoe Dawes 3 Comments
A great wave of tranquility washed over me and for a few minutes, all was right with the world … I was sitting beside a labyrinth and stone circle, gazing across a field towards the Lake District mountains and Morecambe Bay. Crows wheeled overhead and in the distance a herd...
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Molten gold pouring down from Loch Mackie. The gor Molten gold pouring down from Loch Mackie. The gorgeous colour of the burn is probably caused by the peat in the area 🧡 Whatever the cause, after heavy rainfall, it’s a glorious sight tumbling over the rocks as it makes its way down to the sea at Rascarrel Bay on the Galloway coast 🤗

This was taken on an iPhone 11 with no filter 💦

#waterfall #scottishlandscape #lovescotland #dumfriesandgalloway #nofilter
Visited the splendidly restored @mackintoshatthewi Visited the splendidly restored @mackintoshatthewillow Tea Rooms on Sauchiehall Street in #Glasgow. designed by internationally renowned architect Charles Rennie Mackintosh, which opened for business in October 1903. 

I was last there 30 years ago - it looks much finer now. Plenty of people enjoying their magnificent afternoon tea 🥪🥮🍰🫖☕️👍 I had a delicious Scottish smoked salmon open sandwich and a glass of Sauvignon blanc - cheers!
Visited the Real Alcázar #Sevilla last week. Abso Visited the Real Alcázar #Sevilla last week. Absolutely stunning. As impressive as the Alhambra and relatively quiet in December @realalcazarsevilla 

#realalcazar #seville #andalucia #spain
Enjoying the last days of #autumn. Easy to see why Enjoying the last days of #autumn. Easy to see why it’s called #fall in USA and other places … After the recent stormy weather everywhere here in SW Scotland is covered in rich tapestry of crimson, scarlet, russet, yellow, orange, auburn, green and many other autumnal leaf shades 🍁🍃🍂

#autumnvibes #autumncolours #fallvibes #fallcolors #fallcolours #autumntime #quote #autumnquote
Lobster pots and fishing gear at the harbour on Ea Lobster pots and fishing gear at the harbour on Easedale Island where the ferry departs for Luing. Great views out to that island (famous for its eponymous cattle) and towards Mull. Spent a lovely day exploring the ‘Slate Isles’ in Western #Scotland. 

#TheHighlands #visitscotland #easedaleisland #lovescotland #quirkytravel #scotlandiscalling
Crofter’s (or possibly quarry worker’s) cottag Crofter’s (or possibly quarry worker’s) cottage on Easedale Island, one of the Hebridean Slate Isles in Western Scotland.
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