We checked out two preserved steam railway lines on our hols - the Lakeside and Haverthwaite Railway, which took us to the edge of the glorious Lake Windemere, and the diminutive Ravenglass & Eskdale Railway, which rattled some seven miles up to a remote terminus at Dalegarth.

Here's some photos from our adventures:























Lakeside and Haverthwaite Railway
Ravenglass & Eskdale Railway

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We managed to get in a few good walks while we were staying in Cartmel in Cumbria, right on the edge of the Lake District.

Here's some photos:












Cartmel To Hampsfield Fell walk
Cartmel to Haverthwaite walk
Dalegarth station to Dalegarth Falls walk

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There's some big updates in the photo section after our weekend in the Lake District - we'd gone up early for a friend's wedding so we could take in some country walks.

Here's the first batch of photos from around Grange Over Sands - a Victorian seaside resort without any sea - and the beautifully unspoilt village of Cartmel.

















Grange Over Sands - station and promenade
Cartmel Village
Cartmel Village Priory

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