At the end of the summer we spent 2 weeks staying near Lancaster, making some visits into Cumbria. Our base was one of a set of former coach houses at Wyreside Hall, the hall itself (now converted into a hotel) being closed due to the pandemic.

The Lancaster Canal at Bolton-le-Sands

High-class garden ornaments at Wyreside Hall

Spectacular sunset viewed from Wyreside Hall

Crossing the railway at Grange-Over-Sands

Shadow selfies from the footbridge at Grange-Over-Sands

Miriam the human sundial at Williamson Park, Lancaster

Cash lizard at Beacon Fell Country Park

Eric Morecambe’s statue on a grey (and soon to be very wet) day

A walk along the River Eea at Cartmel: we last visited here 25 years ago

Rydal Water in the Lake District

A friendly face on the hillside above Rydal Water

The village of Abbeystead

View over Morecambe Bay: it’s hard to avoid the view of Heysham power station also

The River Wyre in the Trough of Bowland

Aqueduct on the Lancaster Canal at Garstang