Black And Blue Do The Lake District

[Jekyll]

Myself and Joe (jrs182) decided to go on a little driving trip up to the lake district as we was told there are some epic roads up there. they didn't disappoint!
we left harlow around 3ish on a sat afternoon and got caught in the pi$$ing rain pretty much all the way but once up there we had nearly perfect weather with it raining one half day
we rented a lodge for the week in a place called thanet well which was lovely and was in the middle of nowhere. perfect as it was 12 mile to the nearest shop along a bendy country road! it really is a lovely place though. we hit all over kendal, windermere, penrith, kirkstone pass, ullswater etc. the views are amazing and if you want to get away or fancy epic road action then its well recommended im not that great at doing write ups so i'll let the pics do the talking:

the weather when we left

and the lodge we stayed at:

some pics of the views:

of course 2 blokes going away there never really was going to be much healthy living:

and managed to get a few good pics of the clios

hope you enjoyed looking,

mark.

 

[Christopher.]

Good write up mark.

 

[Riad]

Looks good!

How much did the lodge cost? PM if you like.

 

[Joe R26]

Good write up matey, however I do feel you missed out some very important photos. Like the one of you hanging over the side of the boat for instance. haha!.

 

[Rob]

Did I recommend you this place Mark or was it ENTIRELY fluke? If so, that's ridiculous!

Pics look awesome, did you find the mountain pass I was talking about? (Haven't read it all yet ).

EDIT: Kirkstone pass, you did! I LOVED that road!!!!!!!!

 

[Tyler@Ultimate]

look like some good photo's mate
glad you both enjoyed it.

 

[Jekyll]

i believe it was off hoseasons lodges. lodge was around £600 withought insurance for 7 nights

i'll get joe to double check and pipe up as he booked it.

 

[Joe R26]

It was epic.

Rob it was my idea, I saw your thread when you done it and I pm'd you asking for the details of the lodge etc.

 

[Jekyll]

cheers guys

rob - i wanted to speak to you at the dartford meet about it but missed you so i checked your thread. kirkstone pass is an epic road!

joe - feel free to add your pics

 

[Joe R26]

I'm uploading as we speak.

I think that figure was about right. I thought it was nearer the £700 mark.

Thanet well Lodges booked on Hoseasons I think the website was.

 

[one in a million]

pics look brill mate, i must add tho, them fried eggs look rather fryed!!!

 

[Joe R26]

pics look brill mate, i must add tho, them fried eggs look rather fryed!!!

Don't worry about the eggs, it was the bacon that kept setting off the alarm when someone forget they left it under the grill

 

[Jekyll]

 

[Spooky]

Very nice.

Me and the wife recently visited the The Lakes, we stayed at http://www.sandhillsfarm.co.uk , did 2 1600ft climbs and an 8 mile walk.

Next trip is going to be a driving trip in my F4R'd R5 GTT and that pass will definitely get some rubber laid down on it

Awesome photos too! What camera/lense have you shot those with?

 

[Tunst]

Kirkstone pass ftw! I <3 My Cumbria roads

 

[Rob]

Ah glad you found it, I cannot recommend those lodges enough, some AMAZING roads just to get to the shops. Glad you had a nice time

 

[one in a million]

well when i saw that pic of the fridge i could guess that the balmers cider was what joe had bought for the week and mark had sorted out all the rest like eggs, bacon and butter as he gets excited about doing that part

 

[jamie rigby]

sweet pics, my dad lives in kendal, gotta love the lakes... my fave is kirstone pass!

 

[Fletcher]

Looks like a good trip.

I am overdue another trip there, great roads.

 

[Dunn]

Nice trip.

Sausages look tasty too

 

[Joe R26]

So first off the Clio needed some new rubber on the front, a service and a good old clean before we set off.

IMG_0012 by JoeRS182, on Flickr

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Beautiful my car doesn't look this clean very often!.


Made a quick stop at Tesco the night before we left for some essentials..

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I set off at about 10.30am to meet Mark from work at 2 and we set off from Harlow at about 3ish. Arrived at about 10pm after a s**tty drive down with the pissing rain and the boring motorway.
Was nice to finally arrive at the lodge and it turned out to be very nice.

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We chilled out with a beer and watched some choice TV.

The rest of the week was a brilliant laugh, we found some epic roads, nice pubs and gorgeous scenery. We had a cracking time.

A few more shots.

DSCF2852 by JoeRS182, on Flickr

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Would recommend this place to anyone who wants to find some cracking roads. I covered a total of 1350 miles from setting off from home to getting back.

 

[Wick]

Top trip epic looking roads!

 

[Y7 ADW]

Look at those roads! Great pictures and write up mate, oh and I love your car, it looks the swingers sitting on 2118s!

Shot 14 on the second batch is my favourite, superb shot!

 

[Jekyll]

nice pics there joe

cheers guys

 

[Kieran..]

that looks epic!

may have to look into this sometime after looking at these photos! Roads look like epic fun

 

[Jekyll]

fun is definitely the word mate. endless amount of smiles.

on the last day i convinced joe to put on the pop and bang map for a bit of echo fun! and it did echo!!

 

[Joe R26]

Me: I dunno weather to put the overrun map on or not.

Mark: come on we're putting it on

Lol I wasnt persuaded I was told!

 

[JD]

Not too far from me - pass those lodges on the way to the parents house in Patterdale. Some great roads!

 

[Joe R26]

Shame we didn't know we could of got a good ol detail. Not that it would of stayed clean for long.

 

[rs 1an]

nice pics again mark, lovely scenery and exhaust tip:clap:, took me ages to find this thread cu:race:

 

[bmthnick1981]

Great photos, roads look amazing.

 

[Leeshez]

Looks like you two had a good time.

 

[Hugo-]

Thanet Well lodges are awesome. Me and the Mrs stayed there after Rob's recommendation.

We drove the Kirkstone pass. Although slightly more precarious in an A6 avant.

Looks like you had a good trip. Can't wait for my next trip up there.

 

[Dunn]

Looks like a good trip

lodge looks good too

 

[Joe R26]

It was an awesome trip. Would definitely be up for doing it again. I love it around that area.

 

[Jekyll]

It was an awesome trip. Would definitely be up for doing it again. I love it around that area.

i cant second that enough!

will be booking again for sure!

 

[andywa]

Nice pics. I love it up there.

 

[jenic]

Looks an awesome trip, not jealous at all :rasp:

That black one reminds me of mine, except the colour obviously.

 

[BIFCAIDS]

Looks ace lads, would love to do this myself when i get a new car. Although i wouldnt mind doing it in Norway as i seen some cracking roads when over there last week.

 

[TheEvilGiraffe]

Nice write up of a nice looking romantic get away !