The Nuttery
24 August 2019
Glen Dowlin, Yanwath, Penrith, Cumbria
NY 51239 26781; 54.63377°N, 2.75690°W
Situated in a development of around 60 units, this Scandinavian-style lodge is located 3 miles from the centre of Penrith in the Eden Valley in Cumbria.
Lady Dorothy, Ullswater
24 August 2019
Ullswater, Cumbria
NY 39866 19738; 54.56925°N, 2.93162°W
Ullswater ‘Steamers’ opened the jetty on Ullswater lake shore near Aira Force waterfall in 2015. At 12 km long and with a surface area of 9 km2, Ullswater is the second largest of the 16 lakes in the Lake District (the largest being Windermere). This scenic lake has been a popular tourist destination since the 18th century, and was where Donald Campbell set the world water-speed record of 202 mph in 1955. The Lake District was awarded UNESCO World Heritage Site status in 2017, a first for a UK national park.
Aira Force
24 August 2019
Aira Force, Aira Beck, Cumbria
NY 39949 20524; 54.57632°N, 2.93049°W
Aira Force is a 21-metre-high waterfall on the river Aira Beck, which flows into Ullswater. It is one of the most visited waterfalls in the Lake District and is situated within Gowbarrow Park, 300 hectares of grounds purchased in 1906 by the National Trust. The grounds were landscaped and an arboretum planted in the 18th century by the Howard family of Greystoke Castle, which is located some 7 miles to the north.
Lowther Castle
23 August 2019
Penrith, Cumbria
NY 52298 23805; 54.60713°N, 2.74002°W
Fooling the Eye, Storiel
6 July 2019
Storiel, Bangor
SH 58013 72155; 53.22739°N, 4.12845°W
Fooling the Eye is an exhibition of 32 small quilts hosted by Storiel and was open to the public from 22 June until 31 August 2019. Textile artists from the Modern Quilt Group created the works on show as part of their 2018 challenge to “explore the possibilities of optical illusions, impossible figures, shadows, layers, perspective, weaving and making three dimensions appear out of two”.
Satipanya
1 June 2019
White Grit, Minsterly
SO 32162 96623; 52.563178°N, 3.002186°W
