Time to book for autumn!

It's looking like being a very busy summer here at White Moss House.  The weak pound is helping, as we've had loads of European visitors plus a healthy dose of Australians who've never had it so good as far as the Aussie Dollar goes. We'll be putting off our trip down under for a while though!
If you're planning an autumn visit, to enjoy the lakes at their best , once the children are back at school, then now is the time to book. September is already pretty busy, and everyone loves to come in October, so don't leave it too long.

July already!

Here we are in July already. The lavender is looking amazing at the front of the house. We have the annual decision- do we leave it for guests to enjoy, or cut it and dry it so that we can all have the memory of it in pot pourri throughout the year.

Half and half is probably best. Last year I left it too long, and all the lavender got soaked one night and became useless for drying. There are photos and information about White Moss Lavender here.

I know, in the scale of world events , worrying about whether to cut the lavender or not is not a major decision along the lines of  "will Greece leave the Euro and send our economy crashing". It's a nice little problem.Just thought I'd share it.

By the way, if you want to book for September and October, now's the time, as bookings are coming in thick and fast. You can email me, sue@whitemoss.com.

White Moss Walks

The powers that be have put nice brown Tourist Information signs either side of White Moss House, pointing to "White Moss Walks". It shows car parking, toilets, picnic area and disabled access. Very nice!
When you get into the car parks, the Lowther Estate (who own the area , and have now taken back management of it from the National trust), have put up maps and suggested walks.

So now it's official White Moss Walks are a top tourist attraction. Stay at White Moss House, and follow the Walk round Rydal Water, and all the other White Moss walks to your heart's content- with no parking charges!

I wonder if there is a money making opportunity here we should be thinking about? Yesterday I got a phone call from a lady who has just passed on a bus, seen the White Moss Walks sign, and wanted to know when the next walk started, and how much would it be or was it free! mmmmmmm I wonder- Peter loves walking and telling everyone about the area- maybe I'll suggest it to him!

Someone is actually reading my blogs!

I write away in the hope that someone out there is reading my blogs, and from time to time people tell me that they have, indeed, read them and enjoyed them
Today a guest has just told me that she loves my blogs, all my articles published on Squidoo, and she produced the print out of my White Moss Walks page. Yes! Fame at last!

If you want to use this guide to walks from White Moss, you're very welcome, whether or not you're staying with us at White Moss House ( the only house ever owned by Wordsworth btw) . It would be really nice if you could leave a message in the guest book for the page.

For a more detailed look at the Rydal Round I've written a walk round Rydal Water, which has lots of pictures and information . Take a look, even if you're not visiting right now. Messages are very welcome , here or on the web pages .

Fantastic foxgloves! Rooms free this weekend.

The foxgloves on the fells and in the fields around White Moss House are looking amazing right now.Great purple heads are pushing up through the bracken all over Loughrigg Terrace, round Grasmere and Rydal Water.
Now that we have an official brown tourist sign for "White Moss Walks" I  wonder if even more people will realise what a great area for walkers this is!

Here is my personal guide to White Moss Walks, complete with my own photos too. I'm off for a walk right now, in the sun ( it's raining at Wimbledon, and the only match on is Venus- I'll give her a miss). I'll be taking some foxglove photos for the next post.

We still have rooms this coming weekend, and the forecast is quite good. Please ring 015394 35295 or email me, sue@whitemoss.com for our best quote.

See you soon!

Still special offers available this coming Midsummer weekend

Glastonbury will be packed, but here it looks like it might be a quieter weekend. We've been full all week, and the Ambleside area has been gridlocked this weekend thanks to the Great North Swim, but we've got a few quiet days coming up, and we just wanted to alert all you blog followers to our special offers.

Thanks to the power of the internet, we have filled Brockstone for most of the nights mentioned in our offer below. We can still offer you bargain rates for a long weekend though, on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, 23, 24 and 25 June.

If you want to stay self catering go to Brockstone Grasmere holiday cottage, for details, or email sue@whitemoss.com, or phone me on 015394 35295

For bed and breakfast at White Moss House, you can check our rates on  our online booking chart. Please ring or email us to make your booking at the numbers above.

The lakes are just looking lovely, and it stays light until after 10pm. Treat yourselves to a break- you're worth it!

Last minute offer for Brockstone Holiday Cottage.

Brockstone Cottage, perched high up on the "coffin route" from Dove Cottage , Grasmere, to Rydal Village, is free for 9 nights from Thursday 23 June to the morning of Saturday 2 July.

We are offering 3 night breaks at £100 off the normal rates. If you can stay longer, we'll quote you our best rates if you emal sue@whitemoss.com.

For more details and lots of photos, look at Brockstone Cottage Grasmere. Fantastic views, great walks, and long light evenings. A great opportunity for a bargain stay.

Brockstone Cottage overlooking Rydal Water