Electric Superhero!
Kirstie Pelling is our GoLakes Travel #poetinmotion, out and about in The Central Lakes seeking and sharing poetic inspiration on boats, buses, trains, bikes and electric vehicles. Here’s what she’s...
View ArticleEtching a Heart in the Lake District
Kirstie Pelling is our GoLakes Travel #poetinmotion, out and about in The Central Lakes seeking and sharing poetic inspiration on boats, buses, trains, bikes and electric vehicles. Here’s what she’s...
View ArticleChristmas shopping…
Mention Christmas shopping to many people and the reaction will be anything but festive… All too often, Yuletide shopping trips can be a stress-inducing scrums, where the battle with your fellow...
View ArticleTravel by train
The GoLakes Travel Poet in Motion Kirstie Pelling has been out and about this month by train, finding poetic inspiration on some of the classic Lakeland lines. She began with the service from Oxenholme...
View ArticleThe adventures of the GoLakes Travel team…John Muir Award
GoLakes Travel John Muir award So the GoLakes Travel team all had a fab time discovering the many different ways to explore our beautiful county without a car. We all found different ways of ‘driving...
View ArticleLET’S GET TWIZY: AN ELECTRIFYING EXPERIENCE
LET’S GET TWIZY: AN ELECTRIFYING EXPERIENCE So far our car free adventures in the Lake District have been just that. We have walked, biked, bussed and boated our way around to show you just how much...
View ArticleBus, boots and beer
The days are getting longer, the Snowdrops are growing, and if you are blindly optimistic you could even think spring is in the air. At this time of year, we usually dust off our walking boots and...
View ArticleOn the Lake
The following poem was inspired by a crew member at Windermere Lake Cruises- a local company that runs pleasure cruises on England’s largest natural lake. I spent the day with three of their skippers,...
View ArticleConnected to Windermere…
The following poem was inspired by a crew member at Windermere Lake Cruises- a local company that runs pleasure cruises on England’s largest natural lake. I spent the day with three of their skippers,...
View ArticleWelcome to Lakeland
This poem is inspired by Paul Holdsworth, one of the newest of the Windermere Lake Cruises skippers. You may have seen him driving the bike boat if you are in the habit of cycling here in summer....
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