Kendal

9-12 October 2026

The first of (hopefully) two trips this month, to what used to be one of our favourite sites - Kendal CAMC.  We still like the site but the closure of the local pub hasn't done it any favours.

Friday

A bit of traffic early on meant we arrived a bit later than we would have liked, but it wouldn't have made any difference, our two first choice pitches were unavailable anyway.  Luckily the site wasn't very busy and we managed to get a reasonable alternative.

 

In the old days we would have headed straight to the Strickland Arms but instead we got a bus into Kendal, where we had drinks and dinner before getting a taxi back to the site.  An introductory offer meant the taxi was cheaper than the bus!

Saturday

Lots of showers forecast for today so we put back our planned walk to Sunday and drove to Ambleside for a look arund the shops.  As usual we didn't buy anything!

Later in the day the weather improved and we went for a short walk along the river and back before having a quiet night in.

Sunday

Much better weather today so we got a bus to Bowness-on-Windermere and walked first to Ings and then on to Staveley.

Bowness was very busy, of course, but we soon escaped into the hills where it was much quieter.  Quite a lot of cloud around as the day progressed but it didn't rain.

We had a pint in the Watermill Inn in Ings, which is somewhere we haven't been to for a very long time but have fond memories of.  It didn't disappoint.

In Staveley the Hawkshead Brewery Beer Hall has re-opened as the Nook.  It was quite busy and seems to be doing well.  The Eagle and Child in Staveley is also an old favourite and hasn't changed at all.

We got a bus back to Kendal, where we had dinner, but we didn't stay out long before getting another cheap taxi back to the site.

Monday

A bit of a problem with the caravan.  When indicating left one of the reversing lights is flashing as well as the indicator light.  We have asked the man at the storage site to have a look, hopefully it won't be too expensive to fix.

Coming soon...

A re-scheduled trip to Castlerigg Hall, Keswick.