17-20 April 2026
We always visit Castlerigg Hall around this time of year, and this year is no exception. It is probably our (well, D's) favourite site at the moment.
We arrived just after the earliest arrival time of 1pm and settled into pre booked pitch 24, which we have been on several times before.
After lunch D had a look at the damp we discovered last trip but it is not obvious where water is getting in. The seal around the front window, maybe? Will try adding some sealant on the next trip and see what happens.
Then we headed down the hill into Keswick passing goats and sheep on the way.
Traditional cute lamb pics
We had dinner in the Dog and Gun - Hungarian goulash for D and hunters chicken for J. Amazingly (given the great selection of beers on tap) this is a Greene King (urgh) pub and we took advantage of their buy one get one free offer on their app. We were surprised to discover we got the more expensive one free!
We also had a drink in the Wainwright Inn and the Keswick Craft Beer.
On the way back to the caravan we stopped off in the site campers lounge, which is almost always empty. Not sure why - nice and warm, comfy seats and lots of books and games. It used to be a restaurant and we had a really nice steak there a long time ago.
The forecast today was for showers but we managed to miss them as we headed back in to Keswick, taking the longer, more scenic route via Castlehead wood this time.
The view from Castlehead
We did pretty much the same as the day before, except dinner, which we had in the caravan - a very nice hotdog from a visiting van at the site. followed by a night in listening to music and playing scrabble (J won!) We picked up a really cool bag for life from Booths and it cost £6! Too expensive to use?
The best day, weatherwise.
D got up very early and went for a walk, taking in White Side, Raise and Stybarrow Dodd. J thought it might be a bit too strenuous so she had a leisurely morning in and around the caravan.
In the afternoon we headed back down into Keswick, taking the easy route along the road this time, but we didn't stay out late.
Not sure where this came from, it was waiting for us when we got back to the caravan...
Sunset from our pitch
Monday
Quite a long journey home due to an accident (we think) on the M6 near Preston.
Coming soon...
Next trip will be early in May but not sure where yet.
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