Accommodation
We plan to stay in the village of Askham. There are two pubs and one bed and
breakfast. All the rooms are more expensive than our accommodation in Plymouth
last year but we will all be close by each other and able to have a choice of
two pubs for the evenings.
The Punch Bowl Inn, Askham, Tel: 01931 712443
I have put a deposit of £75 per person on 5 rooms here. The accommodation is
two twin rooms, 2 doubles and a triple which is £5 a night per person more.
They have reduced their prices by £10 per person per night for us.
Queens Head Inn, Askham, Tel: 01931 712 225
The new owner has just moved in and will be in touch with me on Monday 25th
January. The accommodation here is 2 double rooms, 1 twin and a family room
which takes 4 people.
Sawmill Cottage Bed & Breakfast, Askham, Tel: 01931 712542
1 family room and 1 double, £27.50 per person per night. These rooms are
reserved for us for two weeks, which expires the day after the February
meeting.
Please will everyone book their own accommodation and inform me where they are
booking so that I know what is still available. Perhaps we can organise this at
the February meeting.
Programme
Day 1: Penrith
2 points on Mayburgh Ley: Mayburgh Henge, which
lies on a tongue of land between the rivers Eamont & Lowther, & St Peter’s
Church, Askham, close to the river Lowther. Near Mayburgh Henge is King
Arthur’s Table.
Long Meg and her daughters, magical site deep in
the country
Kirkoswald and church of St Oswald with
detached 19th century bell tower on hill above church, to warn
villagers of raid by the Scottish? St Oswald’s Well in churchyard, also ancient
grave covers with interesting carvings, including a Saxon one. Memorials to
Fetherstonhaugh family.
Countess Pillar near A66 east of Penrith. The
pillar marks the spot where Lady Anne Clifford, Countess of Dorset, bade
farewell to her mother Margaret on 2nd April 1616 near the gateway
to Brougham Castle. (I have not visited this stone)
Day 2 Keswick
Castlerigg Stone Circle is one of the most
visually impressive prehistoric mounds in Britain and the most visited stone
circle in Cumbria. Owned by the National Trust and looked after by English
Heritage. Surrounded by wonderful mountain scenery.
Near the circle is a Roman Fort, not visible
but dowsable.
Friars Crag A beautiful spot, owned by the
National Trust, where there is a memorial to John Ruskin unveiled in 1900.
Keswick Railway path between Keswick and
Threlkeld (3 miles)
Shap area
Gunnerkeld Stone Circle is mainly in ruins
though worth a visit. Permission must be asked at the farm. The M6 is very
close. Kemp Howe partly destroyed by the railway builders, therefore not so
much to see. Castlehowe Scar Stone Circle, and nearby Iron Hill Circles, and a
little further on Oddendale stone circle, a double concentric circle.
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The
Group often receives requests to carry out a dowsing survey for water, a
lost item, etc. If you would like to join in on these exercises, please let
a member of the committee know.
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