Best of Lakeside-Bluewater

Best bus rides
- views = Kendal to Ingleton
- most entertaining driver = little red bus 81 from Settle to Slaidburn http://www.littleredbus.co.uk/
- longest 2 = Exeter to Weymouth 3.1hrs, Newcastle to Berwick-on-Tweed 2.3hrs

_______Best dawn __________________Best dusk








St Michaels' Mount___________________Fowey
from Penzance harbour

Best ferries
for a city view = Mersey __ ______for an old port view = Dartmouth












most entertaining skipper = Harwich Felixstowe


http://www.harwichharbourferry.com/






longest ride = Fishbourne Portsmouth 40mins
http://www.wightlink.co.uk/










Best B&B http://www.hormondhouse.com/ in Polruan

Best YHA hostels
- site and facilities = Ambleside http://www.amblesideonline.co.uk/display/yha/main.html
- welcome and food = Arundel http://www.yha.org.uk/find-accommodation/south-east-england/hostels/arundel/index.aspx
- city centre = Durham http://www.yha.org.uk/find-accommodation/northumberland-north-pennines/hostels/durham-city/local_info.aspx


Best bus stop = Rathmell



also library, post office and tea rooms





Best bus stations
- for displays guiding travellers = Manchester
- for choice of snack suppliers = Chelmsford
- for most convenient Bistro = Ipswich
- for supervisory staff = Canterbury
- for toilets = Hull

Best walks
- 2hrs = mainland bus stop on the A1 to Lindisfarne http://www.lindisfarne.org.uk/


view of Bamburgh castle from Linidsfarne





- 3hrs = Long Mynd http://mountain-magic.co.uk/lmmap.htm

- 4hrs = Kinder Scout

early morning approaching peak
http://www.bbc.co.uk/derby/content/articles/2005/10/20/kinder_scout_downfall_low_walk_feature.shtml



- longest = Eskdale - Scafell Pike - Ambleside 10hrs http://www.trekkingbritain.com/scafellfromeskdale.htm

Best walking mistakes
1 Scafell in cloud, descended to Keswick valley instead of to Ambleside
Result: saved 2hrs walk added 2 bus rides
2 On the last morning, fell asleep on bus from Folkestone to Broadstairs, ended up in Margate
Result: walked round N Foreland the opposite direction from plan and luckily strongly wind assisted v fighting the wind

Best lighthouses
_____remoteness_________________with a view______________bleakness
_____Longships_________________Hartland Point____________Dungeness
____at Land's End________________& lundy Island














Best sustenance
- cornish pasties = Anne's famous pasties, the Lizard www.connexions.co.uk/lizardpasty/
- fish and chips = Whitby "Quayside" restaurant http://www.fuscowhitby.com/index_QS_01.html
- Asian/Chinese meals = none, 4 below par
- cider = many excellent, too difficult to choose
- YHA food = Arundel

Competition time
1 Where is this ?________________2 Where is this ?________3 Where is this ?