A Cabin & the Lakes

We set off after work on Monday night to spend a night in a little log cabin in Cumbria, near Carlisle. We've stayed here before and it's perfect. No running water, no electricity, just a wood stove that you can stick a kettle or pan on top of. It's set right on a stream so you fall asleep to the sound of water. We didn't get there til late as we'd both been at work during the day, but we wanted to shorten the drive to the Lake District the next day so we could spend more time exploring. I didn't take many pictures as I think I pretty much overdid it last time we were here... Here's a few though.

Airbnb link if you're interested...here.

 
 
 
 
 

The next day we set off for the Lakes, stopping near Penrith to visit Aira Force waterfall. The walk to the waterfall is more exciting than the waterfall itself...I won't lie. Still, it was good exercise.

 

The rest of the day was spent wandering around Windermere (amazing coffee shop here...Homeground, 10/10 flat whites and scones), Coniston and all the spots we stumbled across on the way. We eventually made our way to our campsite for the night which was on a working farm (we were literally in a field of sheep) at the very top field overlooking half the Lake District. We woke up to torrential rain on Wednesday morning so packed up and headed straight home. It's no fun exploring when everything you're wearing is soaking.

 
 
 

Acorn Bank & Alnmouth

Our most recent day off started out as a grey miserable morning, but we were determined to not let the weather ruin our plans and we set off to drive to another National Trust property, Acorn Bank. It's been a while since we drove through the North Pennines, and this time it was so misty it was almost spooky. We pulled over at one point so I could take a photo of this lonely cottage. I couldn't figure out if somebody actually lived there (there were solar panels on the side) or if it was just used for farming.

 
 
 
 
 

I haven't actually got round to finishing the other roll of film that I shot here, which was mostly of the interior. It's an unfurnished house but the old walls and windows had some nice vibes going on so I'll share those soon. For now, here's a few of the garden. The greenhouse was small but the rest of the garden was huge and made up for the lack of it. They had an amazing herb garden and bee keeping area, which unfortunately again, is on the other roll of film yet to be developed. 

 
 
 
 

Also on this roll of film, a few shots of boats on the beach at Alnmouth. When the tide is out there are loads of boats left sitting on the sand and the grass, it's a bit of a weird sight.

 
 
 
 
 
 

Last of all, I realised I'd never really photographed my home with film. If you follow me on instagram you'll know I take a LOT of interior shots, but they're always with my iphone. The sun was coming through the living room window fabulously so I thought, why not.  The afternoon sun in this room is probably the main reason I love my flat so much.

 
 

Kielder

A few weeks ago we drove up to Kielder lake for the day. We stumbled across a classic car ralley behind the local pub, surrounded by huge Canadian looking trees. Sometimes you just get lucky with things to photograph. We also had a wander around the holiday park and through the woods. I love that places like this are only an hour or so drive away from home.