Buckle Yeat is situated in the village of Near Sawrey. The name Buckle Yeat is over 300 years old and it means fasten the gate.In years gone by the gate referred to would be the gate to the village. Near Sawrey was once home to the children's writer Beatrix Potter about whom the movie Miss Potter is all about. Hill Top Farm where she wrote many of her stories is a museum and is open to the public.
Saturday, August 15, 2009
Wet and windy this morning but the sun came out late afternoon and made a decent day of it.
Rusland Show today and they will of been glad of the sunshine. Tomorrow it is the Lakeland Country Fair at Torver,(www.lakelandcountryfair.co.uk) and Hawkshead Show (www.hawksheadshow.co.uk) on Tuesday so lets hope the sun keeps on shining.
We had a quick walk up to the tarns and the blackberries are just ripening ready to be picked.
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