15 Dec 2008 @ 10:52
Lakes..Lakes…Lakes….Lakes all around!!
 Trip to Lake District
Its a long drafted plan, but we were not able to make it a couple of times, some thing or the other came in the way and the plan was dropped in the nascent stages itself, even now it was on the verge of getting dropped until I got a call one weekday afternoon from the YMCA lakeside Hostel reception.
 On a weekend we were actively searching for Hostels in lake district and to our dismay, all of them were booked for the weekend, and the lake side hostel did not have a availability check online, so we decided to mail them regarding the status, it was after 2 days we got a call from the Hostel, they said we have rooms for you guys, we were 10 people in all and the next word i said was am booking it for 10 people.At last so joyous, I have made the booking for 10 people and we are all set to go, immediately we booked 2 cars as well from Enterprise, I guess it is one of the good Car rentals around……
Now all set and done…. Read on below to know more details……..
 A brief up of our start……We travelled by 2 cars, it is better to go by car if you want to explore as many places and save your precious time.
We all assembled in my house in 41Vangaurd in Hackney, our plan was to start by 9, but Srinath and group not yet in the scene, mobiles not reachable, where the hell did they go???
At last by 9:30 we caught them on phone, due to some signal problem in the underground, they had some delays, poor fellas, cant complain, they have to travel a long distance from sunbery, which in Zone 6, and takes an hour and a half to reach our house.
In the mean time we went to Tesco and picked up croissants, biscuits and fruits for the trip, all r there and the whistle ready to blow, we started of our journey to the LD at 10:30PM Friday and the two cars zoomed out of the 41 Vanguard house.
Arif and myself were the drivers for the Vauxhall Corsa grey class C and Prakash and Babu for their Red Nissan….
Speed limit on the motor way is 70mph, but cant help, we were at 90 to 100mph, who dares to go slow in such excellent roads…
 The Lakes Trip GangNissan – Prakash, Babu, Anirban, Srinath, chendhil.
Corsa – Arif, Kannan, Rajiv, Kumar, Pruthvi.
We reached the lakes by early morning 4:30 and took some snaps of the early morning scenaries and reached the YMCA, but the reception opens only at 8:00AM, so had a good sleep in the car and the reception guy turned in at 8:45 and we all checked in to our bunker house, had a shower and started on our journey to explore the Lakes.
 Preparations and Things to take.
How to reach Lake DistrictLake district is very near from the M6 motorway, some 30 miles from Blackpool, wherever you are from inside London, try to reach M6 motorway and you can zooom your way to Lake district, below is the route details.
Also check Google maps for the route or better if you have Microsoft route map software.
Route from M6 to Lake district.
Once you are into A590 then check your local map to the place you want to go, you are into lake district now.
 Places of Interest in Lake District.Once your into the place, check for the tourist information centre and get a copy of the attractions map and decide on the places
 Lake Windermere :One of the biggest lakes in the Lake District area and you have boat trips and walks around the Lake.
 Hardknott & Wrynrose Pass :This is one of the places where you need a car to go, the roads are very narrow, preferably have a
 small car to navigate the steep roads and narrow bends, the drive along this stretch will be very exciting and a test on your driving skills, this is an amazing and awesome place to visit, the roads take you to the top of the Hills where you can get some breathtaking views of the place and you can get a couple of good fotos.Park your car in the available side spaces and climb the hills, allow some 6 to 7 hours for the entire trip from the start and back to the start place, but believe me you got to visit this Pass, its worth the time.
The route to the Pass is full of streams and creeks and rivers flowing across.
 Other Places around :There are a couple of other places as well, you can go to Kendal, Ambleside, Coinston, but wherever you go is full of Lakes and natural beauty all round.
Going around in Lake District.Always have the OS map with you and navigate the roads and driving is a pleasure here.
Travel Information.YMCA Hostel - 15£ per night with Breakfast.
Car Rental - 28£ per day for an Automatic D class car.
The total trip costed us 95£ per head.
2 full days in Lake district will be an ideal plan, but a weekend trip is also as exciting.
Check out the fotos section to find out more on the enchanting beauty of The Lakes in the Lake District.
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