Beautiful Brockhole

Saturday 2nd February

Today we went for a drive to the Lake District once more. It was predicted to be a clear, if crisp, day and the first day that Leigh has felt well enough to walk a little since being in hospital with pneumonia.

Fearing that if we went too far she would get over tired, and wanting to stay close to the car and warm environment, I decided to stay at a single location. For that reason I chose to go to the Visitor Centre, park and activity centre at Brockhole which sits on the shore of Lake Windermere.

Brockhole is a wonderful place, aside from the fantastic views it has a number of activities for kids of many ages. The other excellent element is that a number of the activities are free. You can use the woodland and lake shore walks, tree-top adventure path, parks and soft play all for no cost. For a small charge there is an aerial slide, predators (seasonal) display and Lake Cruises.

The cafe as Brockhole is moderately priced for the Lakes and many of the food items are locally sourced and the staff in the shop are very helpful.

Needless to say I took a heap of images of which some of them are attached, click on them to see them larger.

View from the Cafe Veranda

View from the Cafe Veranda

View from the Cafe Veranda

View from the Cafe Veranda

View from the Cafe Veranda

View from the Cafe Veranda

View from the Cafe Veranda

View from the Cafe Veranda

Sculpture on a rock in the Lake itself

Sculpture on a rock in the Lake itself

Sculpture on a rock in the Lake itself

Sculpture on a rock in the Lake itself

Looking over Windermere at Sunset

Looking over Windermere at Sunset

Kids by the Lake SHore

Kids by the Lake SHore

Kids by the Lake SHore

Kids by the Lake SHore

At the Lake shore

At the Lake shore

At the Lake shore

At the Lake shore

Looking over Windermere at Sunset

Looking over Windermere at Sunset

Looking over Windermere at Sunset

Looking over Windermere at Sunset

Looking over Windermere at Sunset

Looking over Windermere at Sunset

Looking over Windermere at Sunset

Looking over Windermere at Sunset

Looking over Windermere at Sunset

Looking over Windermere at Sunset

Robin playfully skipping along the wall next to us

Robin playfully skipping along the wall next to us

Robin playfully skipping along the wall next to us

Robin playfully skipping along the wall next to us

Robin playfully skipping along the wall next to us

Robin playfully skipping along the wall next to us

Snow Drops

Snow Drops

Looking over Windermere at Sunset

Looking over Windermere at Sunset

At the Lake shore

At the Lake shore

At the Lake shore

At the Lake shore

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Kids in the adventure playground

Kids in the adventure playground

Kids in the adventure playground

Kids in the adventure playground

Canoeing on the lake

Canoeing on the lake

Canoeing on the lake

Canoeing on the lake

Canoeing on the lake

Canoeing on the lake

At the Lake shore

At the Lake shore

At the Lake shore

At the Lake shore

The Sunset reflected in her view

The Sunset reflected in her view

Looking over Windermere at Sunset

Looking over Windermere at Sunset

Looking over Windermere at Sunset

Looking over Windermere at Sunset

Miniature forest worlds - the mosses on a stone

Miniature forest worlds – the mosses on a stone

Brockhole House

Brockhole House

Looking over Windermere at Sunset

Looking over Windermere at Sunset

Looking over Windermere at Sunset

Looking over Windermere at Sunset

Looking over Windermere at Sunset

Looking over Windermere at Sunset