![]() ![]() Then on past Dove Cottage to the start of the coffin route - so called as it was the route that coffins were carried from Ambleside and Rydal to Grasmere graveyard, prior to them having their own. Lunch was taken on the Green at Grasmere, prior to visiting the Wordsworth graves in the church yard. Turning down Red Bank, we stopped at this view point overlooking Grasmere Lake with its solitary island. He would later return to the spot when living at Dove Cottage to recapture those early feelings. On Loughrigg Terrace, we stopped to reflect on the impact that Wordsworth's first visit here made on him whilst he was still at school in Hawkshead. The day came out better than expected, and this second stop for a poetry reading was by the upper cave, looking over to Ullscarf and Sergeant Man with a scattering of snow on them The route went through Dora's Field, over the Rothay, and on to the Rydal Caves. Right shows 17 members and friends meeting up at Rydal, with the sun just starting to show itself, after the early morning rain, on Nab Scar. Mike and Cath Palk had the idea, and arranged for Dr Simon Bainbridge of Lancaster University to walk with us and give the Wordsworth perspective. ![]() The idea of this walk was to walk around Rydal and Grasmere starting from Rydal, but seeing the landscape through the eyes of Wordsworth. Margaret & Roger Atkinson, Clare & Mick Fox, Cath & Mike Palk, Val Calder, Ellie Woodburn, Margaret Cooper, Gordon Pitt, Tina Ford, Penny Lee, Angie Mitchell & Hugh Taylor, Alistair, Simonn & Charlie Bainbridge. Saturday Walk - Round Rydal and Grasmere in the footsteps of Wordworth Due to the absence of one club member, it meant that the bottle was a bottle of juice, rather than a whisky bottle, though I'm assured the winner will still get their whisky! Meanwhile, the club members were busy warming up with some dancing (below left) and rolling money for a whisky bottle (below right). On the right is Nicki Walsh with son Ben.īelow left shows the scene in the car park with just the two band members cars present, and below right the depleted band. To make matters worse, only 3 of the 5 band members could make it, the other 2 members succumbing to road accidents blocking the route, or living on a steep hill.Īs usual, the evening attacted a good cross-section of ages, surely a good sign of the health of the club. 90 tickets had been sold but in the event only about half that number managed to arrive due to the snow, as it seemed as though no gritting or clearing had taken place in Kendal. ![]() This years ceilidh at the Castle Street Centre in Kendal with Hugh's Tumbling Tom Band was severely interrupted by the weather. ![]()
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