Postcards from Windermere: A Quiet Escape to the Lake District

We spent four days in Windermere in March and it was a lovely, relaxed visit. We pottered about a lot, ate more than I would have ever thought possible, and explored the surrounding countryside. It was our second visit to the Lake District

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Featured Photo: A Cruise to Ambleside

The other day my friend Jen commiserated with me regarding the lack of sunshine during my trip to Windermere.  I don’t mind the lack of sunshine.  It was an opportunity for me to embrace and fall in love with clouds, as opposed to my previous practice of overexposing my photos or avoiding clouds altogether.

This photo was taken on a cruise from Bowness-on-Windermere to Ambleside.  The glacier head is situated just behind the dip to the right of the photo above, in the valley.  This is where the glacier began its long journey through the valley before carving out Windermere.

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Featured Photo: Boats on Windermere

I’m at that awkward point in life where I am exactly as far away from my last holiday as I am from my next.  Five weeks ago, I was in the beautiful Lake District in Cumbria, spending lazy afternoons on cruises or catching ferries between the small towns and villages.

In five weeks time, I leave for Santa Susana in the Costa Brava in Spain and I cannot wait for some sunshine!

I was waiting outside by the edge of the water one afternoon during our visit to Windermere and I looked down and saw these boats.  Somehow it captured that moment in my holiday perfectly.  A lazy, relaxed time floating at the water’s edge without a care in the world.  What a fantastic week.

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Featured Photo: Windermere

I wish that I could paint a picture for you of what I expected before we went to Windermere.  I expected a sad little overcrowded man-made lake, stuffed full of boats and surrounded by greasy spoons.  In short, I had no idea that I was about to visit one of the most beautiful places on earth.

Windermere is the largest natural lake in England and it is over a mile across at its widest point.  It is a ribbon lake formed by glaciers so visitors to the region are treated to hills, mountains, valleys and secondary lakes as well as forests and meadows. 

This photo was taken at Bowness-on-Windermere which is where we walked to nearly every day of our stay.

Isn’t it great to be proven wrong?

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