With about ten days notice, Chris announced we were going camping during the May half term – there was a debate about or not the discussion had been had previously but in the end, we just got ourselves together and set off on an adventure. Yorkshire here we come! (I know we’re in July! I’m catching up with all those drafts that I started but didn’t finish!)
So according to my phone, it was 7C outside our tent at 8am. Inside my sleeping bag it was like an oven and I really didn’t want to have to get up. Chris occupied Jaxon for a little bit but then I really did have to get up and get on with the day.
Following breakfast, we headed to Kirkby Stephen where there was a charger and we could explore the town a little bit. We stumbled upon Mini Eden. Mini Eden describes themselves as “a children’s clothing and gift shop in Kirkby Stephen with a difference, we are plastic-free (apart from the Lego!) and ALL stock is either preloved, end-of-line, recycled, handmade, Made in Cumbria or fairtrade.”
There was Duplo and a wooden train set that Jaxon could play with while we drank our drinks and had some cake. I had a very yummy chocolate brownie. I also got Jaxon a couple of pre-loved T-shirts too.
We ended up at some services on the M6 to eat our picnic lunch on our way towards the Lake District. At the services, there was a little footpath that led away from the car park and when we got to the end of the path there was an amazing view across Killington Lake – who could quite believe that so close to the motorway there was this picnic area and lake.
After lunch, we headed to Windermere and stopped at the Beatrix Potter Museum. Chris and I had visited it in 2011 when we were in the Lakes for a little holiday (You can read about that trip here). Some bits had definitely changed and others bits were just the same. With it being the school holidays there were other bits going on including meeting this chap. Jaxon wasn’t so sure at first but then posed nicely for a picture with Peter Rabbit.
We headed down to the lake itself and got an ice cream. Jaxon chose bubblegum or something like that which he thought was great fun! Then it was time to head back to the campsite so that we could sort out dinner when we got back.
