Orrest Head is one of my favourite walks in Windermere. It can be as easy or as hard as you want to make it. You can follow the main trail and be on the summit in about 30 minutes, or you can follow the myriad of other trails and spend several hours exploring this...
One of the best walks in the Lake District, I believe, is the Coniston Water walk. It is a favourite! This Lake District walk has everything: views of the fells and the lake, a lake-shore path, woods, great picnic spots! The route I am outlining here is a circular...
Cathedral Cave in the Lake District National Park is a stunning landmark in this beautiful area. It will literally take your breath away. It is definitely worth including a visit to this network of caves carved into the hillside above Little Langdale. What is...
Post updated March 2024 Tarn Hows is one of my favourite places in the Lake District. It has some of the most magnificent views in the whole of the National Park and is stunningly beautiful at all times of the year. It is a truly special place. We are fortunate that...
Wondering where the best place to see bluebells is? Look no further than Rannerdale Knotts! Rannerdale is the best place to see bluebells in the Lake District – and possibly within England. This area is one of my favourite places to hike at any time of year and...
Visiting Ambleside or Windermere and fancy a country walk, but have limited time? Stock Ghyll Force ticks all the boxes. Stock Ghyll is a 70-foot-high waterfall situated in a lovely, woodland setting. It is absolutely beautiful. The water tumbles down the hill towards...
Hello! I’m Jane. I live in the Lake District in the north of England with my husband, Peter. We love to travel, but this is a great place to call home.
I started this blog as a sort of journal and a way to let family and friends follow our travelling adventures. However, it gained a little traction online and now I find myself writing for a wider audience, trying to create articles that are helpful and informative to fellow travellers.
Everything I write is based on personal experience. I do not write about places I have not visited. All photos are taken by me (or occasionally Peter or someone to whom I have passed my phone if you see a pic of the two of us). I do not edit photos in any way other than to compress in order that the site loads quickly. Basically, what you see is what you get. If a place is crowded, the crowds are in the photo; if the weather is grey, it is grey in the photo; if there is scaffolding on a building, there is scaffolding in my photo. You get the picture!
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Jane
Guest Author
I have always made a point of never accepting guest posts on AbFabTravels, but I have just made an exception! My daughter Beth is currently on a sabbatical and travelling the world. She has agreed to contribute a few articles, giving a young person’s perspective and insights into a different way of travelling. She is a fantastic writer so please check out her posts.
Meet Jasper, our border collie!
Jasper is our lockdown pup! You will see him in many of the posts, especially those about the Lake District where we live, or those where we are travelling in our motorhome. He is very friendly and needs a lot of exercise so we are always out and about with him. If we are travelling further afield, he stays at home with family.