Borrowdale & Buttermere Valleys forum
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Beira, Moz via SA, Bots and Zim
by MarkSparky 04 February 2012
Recently took a convoy of 7 vehicles via above to collect fuel in Beira. Done the trip plenty times and though my learnings may have been…
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RE: Harare Night Life
by Chanchao 05 December 2011
Update: Seems Borrowdale / Sam Levy Village is where it's at. It's really strange, especially after driving past so many poor, dusty…
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RE: Planning UK trip... pls help!
by ehan 16 July 2011
Thanks everyone for your advice. Based on all your comments ive tweaked my itinerary as under. Pls do give more suggestions as to how…
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Re: Planning UK trip... pls help!
by jedder 16 July 2011
Regarding the Lakes........ i would base myself in the Keswick or Ambleside area. You wont need anymore than 3 days in the Lake District.…
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RE: Easy walks in the Lake District
by Rena77uk 28 January 2011
Borrowdale Valley is beautiful, and you can make your walk as long or short as you want it to be. One of my favourites is to start from…
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RE: Walking in the Lakes District in early May: seeking advice
by Rena77uk 28 January 2011
Kentmere valley and up to the reservoir is a great walk, no drops offs, beautiful scenery, and very quiet as not many tourists have 'discove…
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RE: Easy walks in the Lake District
by ginger_phil 24 January 2011
You can walk to the top of Latrigg from Keswick town centre in under 2 hours. Once at the summit then weather permitting there's a fantastic…
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RE: Moving to Harare
by bohoom 30 July 2010
You are so lucky, please don't tell anyone else about Harare/Zimbabwe when you have settled in. We want to keep our roads clear of traffic…
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Looking for travel partners
by zy8893 21 April 2010
Looking for travel partners Hey, I am planning to drive a car to travel to Scotland and lake district from MAY 8th to 16th . We can share…
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RE: Bangor (Snowdonia) to Windermere (lake District)
by megaera 01 February 2010
Depends which bit of the Lake District; you could go to Penrith and then get a bus to the more northern parts - Keswick, Borrowdale and…
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RE: Short trip to the Lake District
by henrydog 27 November 2009
I suggest Keswick. Just get a bus from Penrith train station to Keswick. The town is lovely and Derwent Lake can be walked to. Also there's…
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RE: Yellow Fever Mozambique
by nutraxfornerves 25 August 2009
According to the US CDC, which tends to stay on top of such things, Mozambique only requires a certificate if you are arriving from an…
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RE: Has anyone hiked Honisters pass?
by Copepod 22 April 2009
Not trying to derail this thread, I wasn't knocking Honister Slate Mine's general business, merely commenting on a specific incident.…
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RE: Has anyone hiked Honisters pass?
by Copepod 21 April 2009
After the way the owner reacted to the Original Mountain Marathon in Oct 08, I wouldn't go anywhere near his business! Honister Slate…
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RE: RANTS/VENTS AND GENERAL CHAT - RMT
by penfold389 06 April 2009
Wonder if CC would post here again or if she is still annoyed by my unreliable foot. I will post heaps about the lake District when I…
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RE: lake district for easter
by Rena77uk 16 March 2009
Second #1 - dont bother with Windermere, its not the true lake district and will be heaving over easter. Ambleside - beautiful location,…
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RE: Lake District
by Copepod 08 November 2008
Might be interesting to see other pictures of Honister Pass in late Oct 08 - Original Mountain Marathon - see http://www.sleepmonsters.co.uk…
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We spent a week in Harare
by Amythann 29 September 2008
Harare still has the most spectacular jacaranda trees I have ever seen and all of them were in bloom when we were there in late September.…
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RE: Camper Van and The Lake District
by Billythefish 13 July 2008
I live here and have always liked Borrowdale valley for camping, hiking, swimming (when warm),climbing, canoeing.... Its a nicely wooded…
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RE: Cumbria/Lake District in September?
by coj 17 June 2008
Personally, I wouldn't want to spend 4 nights in Carlisle. I understand that it may be a better transport base, but it's not the nicest…
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RE: lake district and northumberland
by Rena77uk 07 April 2008
If you have a car, and want to escape the crowds of windermere, you could try staying in Glenridding, by lake Ullswater. Its a lovely…
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Cottage for Xmas
by robynsj123 18 August 2007
What a fab idea. I can recommend Manesty Holiday Cottages in Borrowdale, the Lake District. They are lovely, warm cottages with fantastic…
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Lake District Hikes/Treks
by megacatt 01 August 2007
Weather OK at the moment. If you have an e-mail address I will send you the annotated panorama from Wednesday night that our resident…
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Lake District Hikes/Treks
by Dhmellor 01 August 2007
Agree with no 1 above. You can also approach Scafell Pike from Seathwaite in Borrowdale, or from Langdale, both of which are easier to…
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lake district weather
by DavidWestland 23 July 2007
We've got no flooding up here at the moment. The landscape is designed to drain heavy rain. As regards the wisdom of camping in this weather…
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