BUCKLE YEAT GUESTHOUSE, IN THE BEATRIX POTTER VILLAGE OF NEAR SAWREY, CUMBRIA

2012-01-04T18:40:00.000Z

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2012-01-01T11:33:00.000Z

HAPPY NEW YEAR TO EVERYONE

We had another great night last night and everyone enjoyed it, we organised a race night evening with me as the bookie and a prize for the couple who ended up with the most cash, betting tactics soon came into play, some I found it hard to understand, one punter who shall remain nameless decided not to place a bet on the 1st race at all so that made it difficult to win but I suppose just as difficult to lose.Then in the final race the same canny punter backed all 8 horses to win!!!

The winning couple David and Betty

Another Malt Walt????

John and Margaret studying form, go on Mags back em all to win, nudge nudge!!

Headgear at a jaunty angle

Concentration personified

2011-12-31T11:47:00.000Z

Raining again I'm afraid so pictures are hard to come by. All the New Year gang arrived yesterday and are looking forward to this evenings festivities.
The high winds mid-week brought a couple of trees down on the Hawkshead road one of them was a big one.

2011-12-28T13:14:00.000Z

After last years white Christmas this year the colour is grey!! its hardly light during the day.
We did manage a walk up to High Dam on Boxing day which was very nice except the world and his wife + dog had the same idea.
Matthew and Sarah have been with us this year for Christmas but had an horrendous drive back south yesterday afternoon/evening/night, lots of heavy slow moving traffic.

2011-12-27T11:34:00.002Z

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2011-12-24T17:27:00.000Z

MERRY CHRISTMAS TO EVERYONE FROM US ALL AT BUCKLE YEAT

2011-12-19T20:44:00.004Z

It's been raining all day and so these pictures are from our walk over Claife Heights yesterday.
Last night we had a great night out at the Tower Bank Arms, they had a Christmas get together with quizzes and food, lots of people there and a good night was had by all.

2011-12-17T13:06:00.002Z

A couple of pictures Helen took yesterday on our way to Kendal, the weather is not pleasant but at least we are not having the snow and frost of last year. There is a lot of snow on the higher ground above Coniston and Ambleside.
Helen and her mum have been busy making lots and lots of mince pies today and I got on with digging in some manure in the garden whilst Denis was on soup duty and made a very tasty leek and potato soup for lunch mmmmmmmmmmm.

2011-12-12T21:57:00.000Z

There is a lot of talk of sightings of the elusive big cat both here in Cumbria and in other parts of the country.
The secret of spotting the rare beast is----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------big pause!!!!!!! get it?

2011-12-10T13:18:00.000Z

Well its that time of the year again so I have put up the outside tree and Helen and her mum are busy with decorations inside Buckle Yeat, very festive!!!

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2011-12-06T11:31:00.000Z

Freezing cold this morning with snow on the tops and a heavy frost on the windscreen, Kendal yesterday and coming back up Banneriggs Near Windermere the road was treacherous with snow and ice.
A special day today it's mum-in-law Margaret's birthday she is ?? years old today, best not reveal her age I would be inviting trouble, we are off out to lunch so will take some pictures later.

2011-12-03T12:11:00.000Z

Its a wild and wet morning, which is a shame because its the Hawkshead Christmas Fair this weekend, it was all beginning to come to life when I was down getting the papers this morning.

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A selection of Tarn Hows pictures

2011-11-16T14:41:00.000Z

The things people say part 3. A lady who was staying with us was picked up by a family member and introduced her as " my son in laws wife" that will be your daughter then!!

2011-11-14T14:37:00.002Z

Not a lot of people are aware of the giant pandas in the Lakes

2011-11-11T14:37:00.000Z

Today it is so gloomy and dark we have the outside lights in the afternoon.
These picture were taken the other day on a walk we had, we parked in Coniston village and then walked a part of the Cumbrian Way before branching off up to Tarn Hows, round the tarn and then back down the road into Coniston.

2011-11-07T11:33:00.000Z

The things people say part 2 a couple checking out yesterday morning and planning a return trip next April the gentleman turned to his wife/partner and said "when is your birthday?" OOPS IF LOOKS COULD KILL!!!

2011-11-05T13:10:00.000Z

A late night last night!! the sat nav curse struck again, one gentleman took a full hour and a quarter to get from Newby Bridge to Sawrey, don't ask!!
I stumbled on this web site dedicated to the villages of both Near and Far Sawrey, what a good idea take a look
The new village web site

2011-11-04T12:11:00.001Z

The 1st weekend in December Hawkshead is the place to be for the festivities, why not combine it with a 2 night stay at Buckle Yeat @ £70 per room per night B&B

Hawkshead Christmas Fair

Moss Eccles looks like it is covered in some kind of scum but it is thousands of pine needles which have drifted to one end of the tarn

2011-11-02T13:14:00.000Z

The autumn colours are looking good in the late season sunshine, I took the top picture this morning and the other two were taken by Joyce who stayed last week.
The movie Miss Potter was on again at the weekend and last night Celebrity Antiques Road Trip featured a visit to Hill Top, this must be the reason there is an awful lot of disappointed Potter fans turning up to find the house closed.

2011-10-30T14:12:00.000Z

It must be getting to the end of the season, the clocks went back last night, Peter Potters house closes tonight and we had the annual Sawrey bull run this morning, i tried to video it but failed miserably. So here are a couple more of Joyces sunrise shots, better than the last I think

The photographer Joyce under a clock of the same name on Carnforth Station before or after a brief encounter
( the film of the same name was shot on Carnforth Station)

Carnforth Station

2011-10-28T22:26:00.000+01:00

The things people say! at breakfast the other day a young Australian guest said "so kippers! they are small sausages, right?" bless, good job she asked!

2011-10-26T18:03:00.000+01:00

A spectacular few days weather wise and as its half term all the better.
There has been some wonderful sunsets and sunrises this week and I have been trying to snap them but to no avail, they never seem to come out as good as they look.
These were taken by Joyce a regular customer of ours, and I think you will agree they are brilliant.

2011-10-26T11:16:00.001+01:00

THE AFOREMENTIONED QUIZ NIGHT HAS BEEN CANCELLED DUE TO UNFORESEEN CIRCUMSTANCES, IT IS HOPED TO BE RESCHEDULED FOR JANUARY

2011-10-24T16:36:00.002+01:00

Far Sawrey
There will be a Quiz Night at the Braithwaite Hall on Saturday 29th October 7.30 pm. Organized by Alan Hilton. Entrance £5 Adults and £2 under 16, to include Pie and Peas supper. Bring yer own booze or go thirsty. As much a social get together as a serious quiz, GRAND raffle and a chance to catch up on the gossip..

2011-10-24T14:09:00.000+01:00

Its the main halt term holidays this week so lots of visitors in the village searching for Hill Top, I think we have the best of the weather today, dry and breezy.
We took a walk down the dub then through Castle Wood yesterday afternoon, the autumn colours seem to be on hold, it looked like the trees were changing colour weeks ago but they are still not at their best.
We spotted these large fungi (jokes welcome) in the hedgerow.

2011-10-20T13:54:00.001+01:00

What a week, we had the police on Sunday searching for a missing lady who had stayed on a number of occasions at Buckle Yeat, fortunately she was found fit and well later that night in Ambleside, then on Monday high winds brought a tree down on a couples car as they drove up Coopers Lane again fortunately no injuries but looking at the damage in the pictures below they were very lucky.

Very cold this morning

2011-10-18T15:03:00.000+01:00

Winter weekends at Buckle Yeat, stay 2 nights in December Fri/Sat for a total of £140 for 2 people including breakfast, limited availability so book early by clicking on the link below

Winter weekend offer

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dec

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What a lovely day!! it started good and then just got better, in fact I cut the grass for the final cut of the season, in fact thats the 3rd time I have given it its final cut.
We had a party book in mid-week and they turned out to be a band, the politest group of musicians you could wish to meet check out the link and there is a couple of tracks to listen to, I have to say I quite like them. Wakey Wakey

2011-10-13T15:12:00.000+01:00

At last a dry day!!! I have even put Mr McGregor out for a stint on the bench, first time for ages.
I had rare trip to Hawkshead this afternoon and took these pictures,

2011-10-12T10:45:00.000+01:00

Dreary weather at the moment, we did manage a quick walk down towards Esthwaite Water last night but the roads are like a quagmire due to the work the electricity people have been doing, it rained all night so it may have washed some of the mud off the road, the contractors have just about finished.

An optimistic sign!!!!

2011-10-09T16:49:00.000+01:00

A couple of autumnal pictures from the other day

2011-10-07T15:12:00.000+01:00

All this work is apparently going to improve the quality of the electricity supply in the village

What a difference in a day although 10 minutes after getting back from a walk to the tarns the heavens opened

2011-10-06T13:07:00.001+01:00

Last week it was all BBQ talk and heatwaves!! no wonder we are always talking about the weather

2011-10-05T22:15:00.000+01:00

We are into a real windy wet spell of weather. A full house tonight but it is a bit quiteter than we are used to a sign of the times no doubt.
Our normal walks are a bit difficult at this time of the year, finding a gap in the weather to coincide with the arrival of guests is not always ideal.

2011-10-03T16:05:00.006+01:00

After the Indian summer we are truly into Autumn all of sudden with cooler temperatures and a stiff breeze.

2011-09-30T15:59:00.000+01:00

What is going on with our climate??? the leaves are turning and dropping but the sun is shining bright and the temperatures are in the twenties, today is the hottest September day on record and tomorrow we are promised the hottest October day on record!!! Not complaining

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The weather is still being described as "unsettled", it beats me as it has been settled in this pattern for weeks!!

2011-09-23T10:23:00.001+01:00

A couple of arty close up shots

2011-09-21T10:23:00.000+01:00

At last a dry day and although the grass was very wet I managed to get all the grass cut and even get a walk in.
Work in progress!! I think they have gone overboard with the signage.

Sawrey Marrow Show 2011

2011-09-19T12:29:00.001+01:00

Sawrey Marrow show was held on a Sunday for the first time and they had a great turnout and hopefully raised lots of money for the upkeep of the Sawrey Institute.

These are just a few pictures from the event.

After the show most people pitched up at the TBA for a few drinks and some supper.

2011-09-19T12:25:00.001+01:00

A couple of dodgy geezers

I won a bottle of wine in the raffle and these stunning peppers won 3rd prize

Chris won the heaviest marrow class and here he is being presented with his prize by Anthony of the TBA who sponsored the event

2011-09-17T13:30:00.000+01:00

2011-09-16T16:02:00.000+01:00

Its usually the way a misty start turns into nice sunny day, and that was yesterday, today the opposite, it is dreary, damp, dark and cold!! other than that its fine.
I have been off to Kendal this afternoon and back on the ferry, all the signs say the ferry is closed and have done for a couple of days but it is operating normally, its obvious it is not a private enterprise but a council run operation, they must losing revenue just because the signs are wrong

2011-09-13T14:28:00.000+01:00

As suspected the storm we had forecast never quite lived up to its billing although we had power outage (cut) for a couple of hours yesterday.
The Isle of Man guests were sadly unable to travel, all sailings were cancelled, however another couple due to leave felt uneasy driving so they filled the vacant room for a couple of nights.
Its a bit brighter today although breezy with the odd heavy shower

2011-09-11T12:46:00.000+01:00

Pouring down again this morning with a forecast of high winds, the remnants of a hurricane apparently, great just as we have guests due to arrive from the Isle of Man tomorrow, I will be very surprised if the boat is not cancelled.
We had a couple of on-line reviews within 24 hours of each other, one was saying they enjoyed their stay but not room 2 because of uneven floors ( 300 year old cottage!!!) and the other couple recommending room 2, it just goes to show you cannot please all the people all of the time.

2011-09-09T11:28:00.000+01:00

Yesterday afternoon all of a sudden the clouds cleared and the sun shone, it was the Westmorland County Show so at least they had a good day, the torchlight procession takes place in Kendal tonight but it looks like that will be a wet one.

These are a couple of pictures from our walk down to Cunsey yesterday
The beck is in full spate

This is another post box the painter man has spruced up, as you can see it is a Victorian model.

Sue and Dan from the States checked out this morning and asked me to give a shout out to their friend Tom back home

2011-09-07T11:49:00.001+01:00

Matthew is participating in an event in London to raise money for Water Aid.

The aim is to carry 20 Litres of water (without spilling), 5 miles across London on foot, the more money raised, the less water they have to carry.
There will be mystery puzzles to solve on the way and a photo challenge to attempt.
Any donations would be greatly appreciated, click the link below to donate
Water Aid Donations

2011-09-05T11:53:00.000+01:00

Still no computer so using the one we have available for our guests to use.
On the weather front Saturday was awful with rain all day and yesterday was a brilliant sunny warm day, we headed off on the old favourite walk last night before supper aka Moss Eclles. Today sunshine and heavy showers.
These roses are a couple of specimens we have growing at home.

2011-09-01T22:31:00.002+01:00

Big problems with my computer and the man who can fix these things has been today and picked it up so fingers crossed

2011-08-28T10:55:00.000+01:00

A quick walk up to Coopers Lane to Moss Eccles last night before settling down to watch the football, most enjoyable, the walk was quite nice as well.

2011-08-26T14:06:00.000+01:00

We had a nice evening out last night,we went racing to Cartmel. the rain stayed off and we backed the odd winner, how civilised!!

Cartmel Races

2011-08-24T15:47:00.000+01:00

Its a wet old day today and lots of damp Potter hunters around, we have a power cut for the last 2 hours or should I say power outage!!!! thats seems to be the new terminology these days, any way its all back on now.

It was the Hawkshead Agricultural Show yesterday and the weather was perfect, we had walk down to the show and it was very well attended and these are a few pictures from the show

2011-08-22T16:24:00.001+01:00

Sunny today lets hope the weather holds for Hawkshead Show tomorrow.
We had a walk down to Esthwaite Water last night and you can now walk from Ees Bridge to the car park near the fish farm or what was the fish farm, it is now called Esthwaite Water Trout Fishery. They have opened up the path and placed duck boards at the boggy places but they have also made the car park pay and display!!!

2011-08-20T18:02:00.000+01:00

Well I feel I can mention the footy today after a good win for the reds at Arsenal this lunchtime, long may it continue.
We had a really nice sunny day then all of a sudden the rain arrived.
The blog is know being followed in 28 countries the latest added to the list is Russia.

2011-08-19T13:36:00.000+01:00

Another rare day without departures or arrivals so we sneaked off for an hour and drove down to Finsthwaite, Check out this link for some myths and Legend The Finstwaite Princess We parked up and walked up to and around High Dam, it was a bit cloudy but it is a stunning setting, a bit like Tarn Hows but not as many people and free parking.

A rare picture of us both

2011-08-18T11:37:00.000+01:00

Misty mornings usually make for good days and yesterday was one of those days, today is looking the same.
These are a couple of early morning pictures of Esthwaite Water, the first from our bedroom window.

2011-08-16T17:36:00.000+01:00

Another damp day I'm afraid. the forecast is supposed to be a getting better kind of day but it has not really happened.
We had Bill Jill and Alfie the dog in last week, thet had a bit of an incident around Bowness Bay apparently, Alfie loves swimming and ran into the lake and proceeded to try and round up the ducks, it took 40 minutes to get him out and a crowd had gathered to watch, they even had to radio the steamer to stop it coming in a hitting Alfie. Bill said there was a round of applause when they finally got Alfie on dry land, I am keeping an eye on you tube becase there were lots of poeple filming the ecapade

2011-08-12T14:07:00.000+01:00

BBC antiques expert Anita Manning and comedienne Jenny Eclair were out and about in Sawrey today, they were spotted coming out of the Tower Bank Arms, they look to be filming some sort of daytime TV antique/celeb road trip programme in vintage sports cars, the picture below sort of spoils the road trip theory !!

2011-08-09T15:51:00.000+01:00

Its a fantastic sunny day in Sawrey with lots of visitors about, Hill Top has sold out once more leaving a lot of people disappointed.
I had to nip of to Hawkshead this morning and the hanging baskets outside the Queens are brilliant.

2011-08-08T14:42:00.000+01:00

Sunshine and showers today, heavy showers at that.
These are a couple of pictures of Moss Eccles we took the other night on our walk

2011-08-06T13:10:00.000+01:00

Congratulations to one of neighbours Haley who is the head brewer at local micro brewery Cumbrian Legendary Ales, her beer Loweswater Gold won the award Champion Golden Ale of Britain apparently she is the first lady brewer to win such a prestigious award, well done and cheers!!

Champion Golden Ale Of Britain

As if by magic regular blog watcher Brian has fixed the damage on the post box

2011-08-04T13:34:00.000+01:00

Yesterday a contractor from the Royal Mail turned up to paint the post box, he was a nice bloke who clearly took pride in his work, we supplied him with tea and biscuits to keep him going.

Before

And after!

2011-08-03T13:18:00.000+01:00

No departures or arrivals yesterday so we set off on a long walk over Claife Heights through to Barngates and then back towards Tarn Hows before dropping down towards Hawkshead along the footpath that runs by Black Beck and then along the road by Esthwaite Water to Near Sawrey

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A bit of serious walling in evidence here

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As we come to the end of July the main holiday season is in full swing with lots of people visiting Hill Top next door, we have a full house again and yet more Australian visitors due in, we have had more Aussies this year than any other nationality apart from Brits of course

2011-07-28T12:18:00.000+01:00

This is an early morning shot of Buckle Yeat in full sunshine.

We had a trip across the ferry to Kendal yesterday and I overheard a conversation in the next car and the man said to his wife " I'll be honest when I was following the signs to the ferry I thought Ferry was a village"

2011-07-25T15:12:00.000+01:00

A fantastic sunny day yesterday and likewise today, it was hard enough trying to take pictures of the lumbering Vulcan bomber on Saturday but yesterday with the Red Arrows speeding across the sky it was an altogether different challenge, we only have a little pocket camera so I was just pointing and shooting and hoping for the best, I ended up with a few shots of sky only but did get some decent shots, lots more on the facebook page.

United Nations again this week, guests from America,Australia, Germany and a couple who live in the United Arab Emirates

2011-07-24T12:12:00.000+01:00

Al last a taste of summer! it was a good day yesterday and an even better one today. We trekked up to Scale Ivy and took these pictures of the Vulcan bomber. Today its the Red Arrows so we hope to repeat the walk later

Bowness on Windermere

You can just see Near Sawrey at about quarter past

2011-07-22T15:22:00.000+01:00

What started with trimming the clematis in the back garden sort of grew into a major clear out, we had so much rubbish I had to borrow a trailer to move it. It lets loads more light in and opens up more ground for planting, and Denis is salivating at which plants to put in.

Windermere Air Festival this weekend so hopefully clear skies and we can get up onto Scale Ivy to watch some of the displays.

2011-07-19T13:13:00.000+01:00

We have just had a torrential shower and had to supply Mr Mac with a brolly
He is doing well raising a few pounds for Macmillan Cancer Support if only we could hit a dry spell he would do even better.

2011-07-18T11:42:00.000+01:00

Terrible spell of weather at the moment, rain and wind, the only saving factor is it seems to be all over the country.
An eventful weekend with a guest ending up in Lancaster Hospital and his wife stranded there unable to drive back so Saturday night I was a hospital taxi service and drove to Lancaster to pick her up.

An international theme this week with guests from India, Japan and a family from Reunion Island in the Indian Ocean.

2011-07-16T17:22:00.001+01:00

Hill Top car park from an usual angle!!

A colourful display in the back of Buckle Yeat

2011-07-15T12:08:00.002+01:00

Mr McGregor has new focus for the next couple of weeks, the money he raises for a while will be passed on to one of our neighbours Ann who is raising money for Macmillan Cancer Support
Macmillan Cancer Support

Macmillan Cancer Support

2011-07-12T16:14:00.000+01:00

Seeing Double

Happy birthday, Mary from Atlanta, nearest the camera.

2011-07-10T13:09:00.000+01:00

We had a good walk yestreday over Claife Heights and along the shores of Windermere paying a visit to the Claife Viewing Station, The vvictorian viewing station is owned by the Natioal Trust and they are currently trying to make it secure and are open to suggestions as to what it could be used for.

Helen assures me this is a wild orchid

Claife Station

The view from Claife Station

St Peters in Far Sawrey

2011-07-09T12:57:00.000+01:00

Its fantastic sunny day and we have no departures or arrivals so we will be able to get a walk this afternoon.
This is a final shot of Mr McGregor, he is to be replaced tomorrow with a new model, this one is going in to retirement.

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It must be the most scenic public highway in the land.

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Oooh Moss Eccles was literally bubbling with rising fish the other night!!!

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Esthwaite Water

Moss Eccles Tarn

2011-07-02T16:26:00.002+01:00

A Lily in Buckle Yeat garden

The foxgloves are everywhere

Estwaite Water

2011-06-30T11:23:00.007+01:00

This is a selection of flowers and baskets around Buckle Yeat

Mr McGregor on duty as usual

2011-06-28T12:51:00.000+01:00

We had a very enthusiastic visitor all the way from Tasmania staying last night and she has wrote and had published a book which she kindly presented to us. The book is called Six Months In Wonderland, we shall read and review, a bit like Richard and Judy I guess (not) www.sixmonthsinwonderland.com

2011-06-26T15:51:00.000+01:00

A goldfinch feeding on some seed heads taken by regular visitor Brian.
Brian and his wife Joyce were telling me that their new dentists now offers gift vouchers!!!! I'm not the most imaginative gift buyer but I could imagine the reaction if I bought Helen a dental gift voucher for a Christmas or birthday present.

2011-06-25T10:44:00.002+01:00

Its the Rose Queen Gala today at Esthwaite Primary school in Hawkshead today, hope the weather improves.

2011-06-23T14:31:00.000+01:00

A sunny start but the rain has arrived this afternoon, a couple of rooms available tonight before we fill up for the weekend.

Tony and Lorna wanted a picture of their guide dog Kerry stood in front of the garden but she would insist on sitting down!!!! I guess its all in the training

We had a visit from this Japanese lady who stayed with us many years ago, she always pops in to say hello when she is in the village.

2011-06-21T17:04:00.002+01:00

This new map feature is self explanatory

2011-06-21T12:43:00.000+01:00

A couple of shots of Windermere from the other day.

A carpet of wild foxgloves

2011-06-20T18:08:00.000+01:00

A couple of regular guests Brian and Joyce took these pictures the other day on Ullswater, they are of a Red breasted Mergansar and family on a swimming lesson

Catch me if you can

All aboard

2011-06-17T15:16:00.000+01:00

Breaking News

The rabbits fight back Mr McGregor kidnapped