I recently had the pleasure of driving through the Hardknott Pass in the Lake District, something I've always wanted to do. My journey started at the Troutbeck Inn near Penrith and my journey took me south through Grasmere and then through the Wrynose Pass and then the Hardknott Pass before finishing in Eskdale. The gradients are 30% and many signs warn you not to take this … [Read more...] about Anglotopia Videos: Anglotopia Drives Through the Hardknott Pass – The Steepest Road in England
Rural Writers Institute Trip
Wonderful News: I’ve Been Selected to Join the Rural Writers Institute This Summer in the Lake District With Authors James Rebanks and Kathryn Aalto
I’m going to the Lake District. I’ve never been to the Lake District and I’m going for a special reason. A couple years ago I read The Shepherd’s Life by James Rebanks. A fantastic book about a modern-day shepherd making a life for himself in the Lake District. James became ‘internet famous’ through his Twitter feed where he shared the daily tribulations of tending his … [Read more...] about Wonderful News: I’ve Been Selected to Join the Rural Writers Institute This Summer in the Lake District With Authors James Rebanks and Kathryn Aalto
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