It was a grey and rainy Saturday – believe it or not, not had many of these in Aberdeen so far – and a visit to a…… Read more “The Beautiful Mountain”
Category: Local
Books and Beans
It’s been a good while since I visited a coffee shop – excluding an airport act of desperation that resulted in a horrible cup of Nescafe -…… Read more “Books and Beans”
Cafe Italia
Windermere For a while I thought Cafe Italia was another example of the extent of the economic crisis as it stood closed for most of the winter;…… Read more “Cafe Italia”
Brambles Tea Room
Windermere This is a fairly new place, as far as cafes go in Windermere (making a clear distinction from Bowness-on-Windermere here). I remember when I discovered it…… Read more “Brambles Tea Room”
The Apple Pie
Ambleside One of my first jobs in the Lakes required travelling to Grasmere and back a few times a week; thankfully, I was usually driven by car…… Read more “The Apple Pie”
The Lighthouse
Windermere The Lighthouse in Windermere was one of the first venues I visited when moving down to the Lakes nearly six years ago. Its strategic position in…… Read more “The Lighthouse”
A Black Spot 