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Paul Marriot of Cumbria County Council on sustainable travel opportunities
Will it ever stop raining? This weather has ruined my good intentions to do things more sustainably, like cycling to work! It has meant more time spent in the office though to work on the Go Lakes...
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Wide Open Road – David Robinson of the Lake District National Park Authority
‘It’s a wide open road, a wide open road. And you can go any place, that you ever want to go’. Last month, at the age of 45, a lifetime’s ambition was realised when I finally got a song request...
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Vikki Measures, a car-free competition winner looks forward to her break
When I found out that I had won the GoLake Travel Car Free competition I was over the moon, and so excited to tell my partner! He loves the Lake District and outdoor adventures, and although I have...
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Catherine Ball – winner of the family category of our car-free trip...
Since having children I’ve become a bit of a car addict. The thought of getting two small children and a pushchair on and off a bus and then keeping them quiet and well behaved….in public…fills me...
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Catherine Ball gives an update on her family’s experiences of their first two...
We’re now in the Lake District and so far, so car-free. It has to be said though that being car-free is a long way from being carefree when you’re travelling with two small children. Fitting everything...
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Vikki Measures, one half of our car-free couple, blogs about her experiences...
We were really excited about finally reaching Ambleside after a long four hour drive. We checked in just after 4pm and said goodbye to my little car for the next few days. The Waterhead Hotel is a...
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Catherine Ball talks about her family’s final days on their car-free trip to...
Well we’ve survived the challenge without a car journey in sight. But I have to say I think we had things easy as the location of Lakeside Hotel is just so convenient, just a few steps away from both a...
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The GoLakes Travel 1000 mile challenge!
The GoLakes Travel team are going to get their hands (and feet) dirty to prove how easy it can be to drive less and see more. We have decided to set ourselves a 1000 mile challenge as part of the John...
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And so it begins…
The challenge is now officially underway. You can track our progress at http://www.dailymile.com/challenges/7489-the-golakes-travel-1000-mile-challenge
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Gemma Procter talks about her cycle touring mini adventure as part of the...
I am not a natural cyclist in fact I am more of an accidental cyclist, but after meeting my bike crazed husband my relationship with biking seemed to develop alongside our own. Many years later I...
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Tracey Chaplin talks about her open top bus journey to Grasmere
A drizzly Lake District day was not the best of days for an open top bus trip, but I’d made the decision and I was sticking to it! I was heading to Grasmere to join Trevor at the annual charity...
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Just Keep Swimming…..
A third of the way to our target of 1000 sustainable miles, and in under a third of our time. The GoLakes Travel Team are doing really well at clocking up the sustainable miles and discovering lots of...
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Emma Moody talks about her bus trip to see the elusive Bassenthwaite Ospreys
School holidays, day off work, nice weather….perfect for a day out with the kids round Bassenthwaite. James (9) is keen to see the Ospreys again this year and would love to go all the way around...
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Claire Maclaine writes about her horse powered adventure
p>This isn’t strictly travel, but sometimes you don’t have to travel far or fast to immerse yourself in the Cumbrian landscape. I spent the whole of Sunday in a single field, walked less than a...
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Nearly there!….just 165 miles to go
Only 165 miles to go and we have achieved 1000 sustainable miles.
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From horse power to e-power. Claire Maclaine talks about the joys of a trip...
Since May this year, I’ve been commuting to work each day on my electric bike and I’ve been completely converted to the joys of pedaling with a bit of electric assist. On wet mornings, I can put on a...
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Emma Moody writes about her big family day out on Trains, Boats & Buses
For the last few summers we have had a big day out with a Lakes Day Ranger ticket. It’s amazing how far you can travel on this ticket and at £40.00 for the whole family for unlimited travel on trains...
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My beautiful (electric) bicycle
A week-long loan of an electrical bicycle brought Age UK South Lakeland’s Lisa Wilks unexpected rewards. This way of getting about came from the local Electric Bicycle Network. If you’re interested...
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Richard Ingham, Cycling Adviser to Go Lakes Travel writes about a recent...
October half term. A last chance to capture a bit of sunshine and half-decent temperatures in the Lake District, so we thought. Nods all round so Susanna, my wife, set to with her magic touch of...
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Richard Ingham, Cycling Adviser to Go Lakes Travel writes about a recent...
October half term. A last chance to capture a bit of sunshine and half-decent temperatures in the Lake District, so we thought. Nods all round so Susanna, my wife, set to with her magic touch of...
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