Celebrating 160 Years of Ullswater Steamers
Tuesday 16th July marked the 160th year since ‘Steamer’ sailings began on Ullswater and I was chuffed to be invited along on a Gin Cruise to celebrate. Here’s what I got up to!
5 Places to Visit from Carlisle Lake District Airport
The long-awaited opening of Carlisle Lake District Airport is almost upon us… well, it’s supposed to be. The journey has been met with a couple of obstacles along the way…
REVIEW: Lakes Distillery Twilight Tours
There’s a high chance that you’ve already heard of the Lakes Distillery and its range of award-winning spirits, but here we go anyway! Since opening its doors to the public…
Lakeland Motor Museum
It’s getting harder and harder for me to find places I have never visited in Cumbria. Before now the Lakeland Motor Museum was one of them, and be quite frank,…
Brantwood & the Ruskin Museum
In a slight diversion from the norm here on Holme & Away, I’m discussing two wonderful Cumbrian locations in one: Brantwood and the Ruskin Museum. Both can be found in…
The Museum of Lakeland Life & Industry
As a fan and advocate of Cumbria, its heritage and its culture, the Museum of Lakeland Life & Industry (or ‘MOLLI’ to its friends) is very close to my ideal….
Blackwell: The Arts & Crafts House
I had heard many positive whispers about Blackwell for a while prior to visiting. Before this point, I didn’t know much about the Arts & Craft Movement either outside of…
Muncaster Castle
As a ‘North Cumbrian’, I rarely make it out to the west coast, but I’m very glad that on this occasion I made the trip over to Muncaster Castle. The…
A Day in York: Part 3
I can’t believe I’ve reached the third part of this series. In fact, yes, I can believe it – there’s so much heritage in York that it would be hard…
A Day in York: Part 2
Let’s get back to York! When I left last time, I had touched on the first part of my walk through York’s history, beginning at Micklegate, and, to be honest,…