A Day in the Lake District : These are a few of my favourite things

Sunday mornings are never about lie ins these days and the morning light on the drive away from Cautley, immediately proved the alarm call was going to be worth it. Yeah there is a, very quiet and empty, motorway drive up to Penrith, but then the lake side road that...

A Day in the Lake District : Quiet Mornings

The road winds along, free of the usual traffic and Lake Windermere comes in to view. Always my favourite stretch of this particular road, where I get my first glimpse to see if the water is rippling with waves and wind, or so still that it looks like a sheet of glass...

What is Fascia?

When we said we had The Fascia Retreat booked in here at St Marks Stays, most people said they had heard the term being used a lot lately, but often asked What is Fascia? Thanks to the ladies behind The Fascia Retreat, we can bring you a little insight and show you...

What you can do on the Lakes

With so many people embracing the outdoors and the UK National Parks, we are often asked, what can you do on the lakes. It would be easy to assume, with the increased interest in open water, that you can just dive in to any lake in the Lake District, or launch your...

We stepped Into the Outside for Adventure

Since moving to Cumbria we have been trying our hand at more and more adventure activities and recently we stepped Into the Outside for adventure with the awesome team that are Becki and Dan of Into The Outside. It all started with a question on Instagram about being...