Coniston

Advantages: Chocolate Tiffin, Real Ales, Peace and Quiet
Disadvantages: I only get to go about 4 times a year

...My review is specifically about the gorgeous village of Coniston. My fiancee and I go up to Coniston about 4 times a year and have been doing for nearly five years now, so it can't be bad! The village of Coniston is situated at the North-western tip of Coniston Water, the lake where Donald Campbell famously crashed and died while attempting to break the water speed record. Unlike its more overstated neighbours (Windermere, Bowness and Ambleside), Coniston is almost unspoilt by tourism / commercialism, but that's not to say it is not a tourist resort. The local community have managed to retain the natural beauty of the town even in the face of all the visitors it receives. The roads are still narrow and winding. The buildings are constructed mainly of slate and stone - not a new-build in sight! And the water is free...

topher2604 04.01.2007 · Read review
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Review of The Lake District (England)

Floating on Lake Titicaca

Advantages: Being invited to visit authentic local people
Disadvantages: Our visits could spoil the Lake for the local people in time

...natural wonders ( if you didn't vote for the man made 7 wonders, it is too late - the voting has finished). This is the website if you are interested http://www.new7wonders.com/nature/en/nominees/southamerica/c/LakeTiticacaLa ke We stayed at the Libertador hotel in Puno which was built in the shape of a liner with all rooms having a view of Lake Titicaca. The views were stunning and we watched both sunset and sunrise from the room. This review looks at the Peru side of Lake Titicaca which is quite different from the Bolivian part of the Lake. The famous floating Uros, reed islands are particularly found in Peru and in the bay near Puno. These are a group of 42 or so artificial islands made of floating reeds (totora, a reed that grows only in the shallows of the lake). Only the Uros islanders are allowed to harvest these reeds as they are...

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Review of Lake Titicaca

A Lodge on the Lake

Advantages: Fantstic service and lovely lodges
Disadvantages: You have to go home !!!

... PINE LAKE CARNFORTH, LANCASHIRe I am very lucky as I live only 20 minutes away from this lovely location in my native county of Lancashire - UK. Pine Lake is part of Diamond Resort, a leisure company of whom I am a member, so I use the facilities here a lot - my grandkids love it!! Pine Lake is a complex a series of wooden lodges by the side of Pine Lake in Carnforth, Lancashire . It is three miles from Morecambe Bay and 19 miles from Preston and very close to the beautiful Lake District. There is wonderful restaurant, an indoor pool( with spa, sauna, steam room and children's pool) , games room with arcade type games, table tennis, pool and air hockey, tennis court, children's club, childrens indoor ( with soft play area) and outdoor play area, small shop, a health club, internet availability and a marina...

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Review of Pine Lake, Lancashire

Yewdale Hotel , Coniston : Food and drinks review.

Advantages: Could not be better positioned at the heart of Coniston.
Disadvantages: Service was slow but friendly.

...We recently spent a few glorious days walking in the Lake District and had forgotten just how beautiful it is there. Based in Coniston and renting one of the Coppermines cottages we had plenty to do during our short stay including walking up the Old Man of Coniston - thats a mountain by the way! - We also spent one day walking from Lake Coniston up into the hills to Tarn Hows which is a simply lovely mountain lake surrounded by hills and woodland. On the way back it started to rain just as we got into Coniston and so we ducked into the Yewdale Hotel and decided to have a couple of drinks and dinner while we waited out the rain. This review is therefore for the restaurant only. The hotel is a Victorian stone and slate building right at the centre of Coniston in a prominent position near the bridge and over the road from...

zoetna 08.07.2008 · Read review
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Review of Yewdale Hotel, Coniston

Eden Lake

Advantages: Powerful horror, genuinely scary
Disadvantages: Sickening to watch

...It took me at least a week to come to a semi conclusion of how I felt about Eden Lake; it took me a few days at least to get over the initial shock and emotion felt by watching it. And I have to say that the film I am about to review is like nothing I have seen before. Eden Lake, is an English film directed by a man called James Watkins, I had never heard of the film nor the director and I was not that enthusiastic about watching it, but after a day moping about alone I wanted something scary to watch and it was in the horror section of my local movie shop at a price of £4 so I thought I would give it a watch. Sometimes I just crave something to give me a bit of a scare. Horror films which are genuinely scary are few and far between and it is almost unheard of to find one which gives you more than a few jumps and actually offers...

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Review of Eden Lake (DVD)

The Lakes: Quiet and Serene?

Advantages: Brilliant acting, great storylines and scripts
Disadvantages: Lack of extras on the DVD lets this set down

...written in a bit more detail. PRICE AND AVAILABILITY As I got my copy for a Christmas present, I'm not sure exactly how much it cost or where my parents got it from. However, prices are as followed: Amazon.co.uk - £11.98 (eligible for Super Saver Delivery service) Play.com - £11.99 (free delivery) HMV.co.uk - £12.99 (free delivery) DVD.co.uk - £11.95 (free delivery) Cdwow.co.uk - £11.75 (free delivery) Zavvi.co.uk - £16.00 (free delivery) OVERALL Overall, I really did enjoy watching the first series of 'The Lakes'; the fast paced action of the first episode showed how quickly Danny fell in love with Emma and how quickly his situation changed from being full of hope for the future to being at the end of his tether with the prejudice he faces, largely because of being from Liverpool. One of the things I liked was the scenes when...

MizzMolko 09.03.2008 · Read review
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Review of The Lakes (DVD)

A Lake with a myth - Lake Kournas, Crete

Advantages: Beautiful clear freshwater lake, need a car to get there
Disadvantages: expensive sun loungers and large slippery stones to negotiate before being able to swimg

...of the Arabic word for lake . We were told it was the only freshwater lake on Crete but on some websites they state that there are two freshwater lakes so I don?t know. The lake reaches a depth of 25metres and covers an area of about 160,000 square metres There is a 360° photo view which does give an excellent idea of the lake and its setting: http://www.travel-to-crete.com/360.php?viewid=79 After visiting the toilet facilities at the tavern we headed down to the lake. It was a splendid sight. The lake was such an obvious 3 colours, clearer olive green at the shore then turquoise then as it got deeper it was a dark sapphire blue, the whole lake was surrounded by hills and the sky was bright blue ? truly idyllic. Once you waked in the water it was as clear as glass and the two boys had a wonderful time looking for interesting pebbles ( dinosaur...

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Review of Lake Kournas, Crete

A very classy lake..

Advantages: beautiful.beautiful.beautiful.
Disadvantages: none.

...**Lake Garda** Lake Garda is the largest Italian lake and it is in Northern Italy. It is between the regions of Lombardy, the Veneto and Trentino Alto-Adige or about half way between Venice and Milan. The lake is long and slim, the southern part of the lake is quite built-up and has rolling hills where as the northern part of the lake is surrounded by mountains. The scenery at Lake Garda is quite simply, stunning. It is one of the most beautiful places I have ever visited in my life so far. It really is breathtaking. The clear blue lake and the towering magnificent mountains surrounding it make it feel so untouched and sheltered. The lake is a huge tourist destination and there are some magnificent hotels surrounding it, some of which are very expensive. However you don?t have to spend a huge amount on a fancy hotel to get...

luceey 13.08.2009 · Read review
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Review of Lake Garda (Italy)

  Gorgeous Lake Garda

Advantages: Stunning scenery, glorious climate......... an almost perfect holiday
Disadvantages: Rather touristy in places

...I've long harboured a desire to visit Italy, and my dream finally came true this summer when we (my husband, 14 year old son and I) decided to spend our summer holiday in Limone on Lake Garda. Lake Garda, Italy's largest lake, is in northern Italy, not far from the city of Verona. It is divided between three Italian regions - Lombardy, Trentino and the Veneto. Due to its stunning natural beauty and warm climate, the area is a major tourist destination, with many towns and villages scattered around its shore. Limone, or Limone sul Garda, situated on Lake Garda's north-western shore, is centred around a village of narrow, winding streets, alleys and traditional stonewalled cottages. Although the name "Limone" is often presumed to be taken from the lemon groves which surround it, apparently the name is in fact derived from an old...

sheri3004 04.08.2005 · Read review
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Review of Lake Garda (Italy)

Titicaca - Visitng the world's highest navigable lake (allegedly)

Advantages: Local people, local culture, Tranquility, Beauty, Location, Adventure
Disadvantages: Altitude sickness

...Lake Titicaca is situated on the border between Peru and Bolivia and is famous for being (arguably) the highest navigable lake in the world (3812m above sea level). Even though that definition may be a tiny bit subjective, (there are higher lakes in the world and some boats can navigate in only a few inches of water), you shouldn't question that claim too loudly it if you visit - this lake is home to the flotilla of the Bolivian Navy (pretty impressive, given that Bolivia is landlocked!). Either which way, the lake is visually very impressive and immense, with a surface area of over 8000 square kilometres. My review is of my travels on the Peruvian side of the lake, since that was where I visited. Getting there The main city in this region of Peru is Puno, which is located on the Western shore of the lake. We arrived here by...

beckyXX 08.10.2009 · Read review
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Review of Lake Titicaca