Photo
reports from the North Lakes Tour 2024
Monday 16th to Thursday 19th September 2024
The tour participants enjoyed some glorious weather in the Lake
District - blue skies, sunshine and calm Autumn air.
Three day programme:
Tour to the Southern Lakes and the Lakes Motor Museum via Ullswater,
then over Kirkstone Pass to Bowness on Windermere. Returning via
Hawkshead, Brantwood, Coniston, Ellterwater, Grasmere and Keswick
to Penrith.
Tour to and a trip on the Ravenglass and Eskdale Railway via Ambleside
and the two passes of Hardknott and Wrynose. A relaxing return trip
on "Old Ratty" followed by the Western route back via
the Honister pass, Derwentwater and Keswick to Penrith.
Tour into Teesdale via the Hartside summit, Alston, to the Highforce
Hotel for an end of tour Brunch and visit to High Force Waterfall.
The tour was arranged by Tony Smith with a three day programme of
visits in the North of the Lake District based at the North Lakes
Hotel & Spa near Penrith.
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Lakeland
Motor Museum near Newby Bridge
1960 MGA Roadster in Police specification.
1966 Amphicar.
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Donald Campbell's
land speed car, Bluebird
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Restored
Bluebird in the Coniston museum.
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Route back
to Keswick.
Reflection of the peaks near to Ambleside.
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Passing Ulswater
to the Kirkstone Pass.
View of Skiddaw from Ashness Bridge.
Going towards Buttermere on Honister Pass.
Watendlath Tarn.
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Blockage
on Hardknott Pass.
Visit to
Ravenglass & Eskdale railway.
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High Force
on the River Tees drops 70ft (21 metres) into a plunge pool.
Cloud inversion on the route to High Force.
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Open road
ahead with views of the fells.
Tudur Jones alongside his MGBGTV8.
Farewell parking at High Force.
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Mike Lane with Jackie Tasker in their RV8 on the V8 North Lakes
Tour 2024.
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Stunning
evening skies.
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