November in the Lakes
After our first night (see the post here) we headed a little further into the lake district. I’d heard good things about the national trust campsite in Great Langdale so we booked it for a few nights, and ended up staying an extra one as we liked it so much. You’re surrounded by mountains, plenty of space and absolutely no phone signal which is ideal for silent and slow days. There’s a national trust pub just up the road that does hot food when you want a night off from cooking too. I will definitely be back here… it’s made it into my top 5 campsite list without a doubt.
At first I was a little bummed out as I thought they didn’t allow campfires, but we double checked at reception and they didn’t mind, and some guys who were working on the site actually put Steven in their van (willingly) and drove him to the other end of the campsite where they had some wood we could burn. I will never say no to free fire wood.
We like not really having any plans on these trips. It’s nice to drive about and see where you end up, then get out and explore. You never know what you’ll stumble upon, maybe even the headless corpse of a frozen deer. Lucky us.
I also remembered that frost is 100% my favourite weather to photograph in, and there’s genuinely nothing better than waking up to a crisp, bright, frosty morning. Especially when you’re in your own little cabin on wheels with a coffee brewing on the stove.
This trip was a test run of the van, and there’s a few little bits we know now to change, but overall it was ideal. We’re planning a longer journey in April (North Coast 500 here we come) and I absolutely can’t wait. There’ll be plenty of little ones until then though.