We decided during the week to have a trip to the Lakeside & Haverthwaite Railway near Ulverstone in Cumbria and also plan an overnight stop on a camp site in our campervan.
We set off at 8am on the Saturday morning, the weather was quite nice as well but the forecast for Sunday was not looking good, storm Ashley was on its way! We had a good drive up to Cumbria for a change, we usually always hit a standstill on the motorway when we go any were, but today the traffic gods were on our side! When we arrived, there was plenty of space on the carpark and a nice young Chappie was directing you to parking spots, the parking for all day was just £2.50. There are toilets, a small shop and a cafe on the platform as well. We bought our tickets for the train, £22.00 for two adults return and Poppy our young Cocker Spaniel pup got to travel free. While we were waiting for the train, we saw a sign next to the platform that said there was a short woodland walk to a viewing area, so we decided just to let Poppy stretch her legs for a while. As we walked back from the woods to the platform the train was pulling into the station, there is something so nice about the smell of the smoke from the steam engine. We boarded the train and found some seats, Poppy enjoys a ride on the steam train, we let her get used to the sounds of the engines when we got her at twelve weeks old, now she just sits and watches them from the platform like a proper little train spotter! The train journey takes about 18 minutes and takes you to Lakeside Station. As sit and watch the country side go past the window, you will also see what was once the old Backbarrow Iron works and The Whitewater Hotel, which was once The Backbarrow Blue Mill, we are hoping to do separate videos on the history of these buildings. We arrived at Lakeside Station; it was quite busy as the station is next to the Steamer Pier and Aquarium. We were going to treat ourselves to coffee and cake before going back on the next train. Dogs were not allowed inside the cafe, so Poppy and I sat outside while David went inside. Out he came with beads of sweat on his forehead, “£17.00 for two coffee's and two cakes “he said, which we thought was a wee bit expensive, as the weekend before we had been to Grosmount in Yorkshire and got three coffee’s and three cakes for £19.00! When our train arrived, we hopped back on and set off back to Haverthwaite were we spent the afternoon watching the steam trains and chilling in the campervan before heading off to find our campsite for the night. The campsite was lovely and quiet, the site was called Crosslands Farm in Ulverston, we will defiantly be going back again. We woke on Sunday morning to the start of storm Ashley, but we only had the rain in the morning, the high winds came much later when we had got safely home! On the way home we checked out the old canal at Ulverston, plus a few more history finds for another video we would like to do. Carnforth Station was also on the way back so we stopped of there, the station is famous for the film ‘Brief Encounter’, we wanted to visit the heritage center but just our luck it does not open on a Sunday! There was nothing really much to see on the platform, so a quick coffee in the cafe, which was ok, think this time it was £5.00 and it was time to head off home, our adventure for the weekend was over. So, until our next adventure. See ya ! David, Shell & Poppy. When you arise in the morning think of what a precious privilege it is to be alive to breathe, to think, to enjoy, to love. Marcus Aurelius.
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Come with us as we head North to the East coast of Scotland and take a look at the Spey Viaduct which crosses the River Spey nr Garmouth .
The Spey Viaduct was built between 1883 and 1886 by Blaikie Bros, engineers from Aberdeen. Designed by Blyth and Cunningham and Patrick Barnett, the bridge was constructed to take a single-track railway line along the Great North of Scotland's coastal route between Portsoy and Elgin. Don't forget to check out our latest video on our You tube channel Walking Lost History for a short video on our visit |
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