Just back from a little adventure, so I thought I’d take a few minutes to tell you about it.Recently a few friends and I completed 192 miles of the Coast-to-Coast walk which runs conveniently close to Brompton Lakes. The walk is one of Britain’s most popular long distance paths and is often described as Wainwright’s Coast-to-coast walk as it was originally described and defined by the highly regarded travel writer, Alfred Wainwright.
The walk took us 12 days in total and we stayed at a number of places along the way including various bed and breakfast establishments and seedy hotels, most of which left something to be desired in the comfort stakes. I decided to take something of a ‘Busman’s’ holiday and book our party of six in at Brompton Lakes (this rapidly increased to 10 when the groupies found out) on our way from Reeth to Richmond. Strange, you might think considering I own it, but then Brompton Lakes sits perfectly at a natural resting point on the route so I thought, why not? I saw it as a chance to get a real feel for what our guests experience and even booked a chef for the evening (and believe me, after a long slog you’re definitely in need of some good food but may not have the energy to prepare it yourself) The catering service is something we’ve recently introduced at Brompton Lakes and I must say I was very impressed. We had a thoroughly enjoyable evening, the Pino Grigio was in abundant supply as Angela my sister in law can testify. I realise I’m biased, but having experienced the accommodation along the route first hand, Brompton Lakes easily stood out as being the best!
After a good night’s sleep and an early morning stroll around the lake next to our lodge we continued our walking for a full day, finally reaching Ingleby Cross just before dusk, and Robin Hoods Bay three days later.
I’d recommend the Coast-to-coast walk to anyone – it’s a fantastic way to see some of the best scenery the UK has to offer and a stay at Brompton Lakes could help to make it an expedition to remember!
