Arts based courses in deepest darkest Cumbria

Advantages: Small, friendly, relatively inexpensive.
Disadvantages: Does not offer a stereotypical "student lifestyle"

...Upon arriving at the main campus (the Fine Art department has a seperate, small campus) you will be struck by it's small size, but suprisingly modern design. A modern building, surrounded by trees and set above and just outside the city centre. The Institute offers a variety of Arts based degree courses, from Fine Art and Media Production to Journalism (full course details can be found at http://www.cumbria.ac.uk) and it also teaches a variety of post-16 educational courses such as ND's and A Levels, all in subjects related to the arts. All the course tutors and professionals in their own subject, but I will not go into too much detail about the courses as they are all so different, however I will say that most of them are practical in nature and all have specialist facilities within the campus. The campus has good facilities, all...

Missnaomi 16.08.2005 · Read review
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Marymoose meets some alpacas!

Advantages: I LOVE alpacas, they're so cute! A great place to meet some alpacas!
Disadvantages: Not so cute in the summer, no babies, alpaca wool is expensive, might get muddy!

............................................................................. Intro The best thing about having visitors (well, apart from that if you?re lucky they?ll pay for a nice meal for you) is planning an itinerary. Living in Cumbria we have a great choice of places to take our visitors, although as people come up again and again it can be harder to choose where to go, based on where we?ve taken them before! With my parents and friends coming up for a weekend I decided that we?d go to Rheged as they?d love the shops there, but I needed somewhere else for us to visit, and the Alpaca Centre was what I decided as it?s very near to Rheged, in Stainton just outside Penrith. The first time hubby and I visited the Alpaca Centre was in the winter a few years ago when we visited with my best friend and her husband. We all...

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Langdale Pikes Report

Advantages: Beautiful scenery, fresh air...
Disadvantages: None

...District National Park is set within Cumbria, in the North West of England. Here is housed England?s highest, Scafell Pike, but we are not going there today ? that is another review. You get here by heading up ? or down, depending on which way you travel, the M6 and taking Junction 36 for the southern end and 40 for the northern side. Okay? all happy? So, we are here ready to discover the Langdale Pikes further? The Pikes are: Harrison Stickle (2403 feet high) Pavey Arc ? and it?s famous rake Jack?s Rake (2288 feet) Loft Crag (2270 feet) Pike o? Stickle (2323 feet) Thunacar Knott (2351 feet) Wainwright said, ?No mountain profile in Lakeland arrests and excites the attention more than that of the Langdale Pikes,? and I quite agree. People of all ages grace its hill tops every day, from novice walkers, curiously following...

Borg 01.06.2009 · Read review
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Amazon.co.uk

Advantages: Wide Range, Cheap, Quick Delivery
Disadvantages: Cheap Looking Site

...I've only quite recently begun shopping with Amazon, the main reason being receiving vouchers from survey sites and from on here. It's now one of the first sites I look at when making a purchase. ~~~ Products ~~~ Amazon.co.uk stocks a massive variety of products. So far everything I have searched for has been available to buy on the site, although most of the things have been quite common like DVD's and games. I can't think of anywhere that stocks as much stuff as Amazon, maybe not even Ebay. ~~~ Prices ~~~ The prices on Amazon are very competitive and are usually the cheapest place to but DVD's and games, again being usually cheaper than Ebay, I have no doubt that this is the case for many other products. The main down side is that cash back sites don't offer cash back for Amazon, or am I on the wrong cash back site...

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Amazon.co.uk

Advantages: Wide choice and easy to use
Disadvantages: Wishlists disappear

...I am sure there is no one here who would not know what Amazon.co.uk is, but, on the off chance... Amazon.co.uk is a website that started originally as an online book store. Now over the years it has grown and developed to sell a whole range of items. Including, Electrics, DVD's, CD's, Appliances, Toys, Games and many more. Layout and Navigation ---------------------------- Amazon.co .uk has an orange/blue and white theme throughout; it's clear and well laid out. There is a search bar at the top of the page to type in what it is you're looking for. You can narrow this down by category. One feature I really like about Amazon is the suggestions that appear on screen, you can see what other people who brought the product you are viewing also looked at, so if you have similar tastes, might show you a great product to go with what...

chugglebunny 30.10.2008 · Read review
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A very cheap day out for the family.

Advantages: A great day for the whole family.
Disadvantages: none

...I have lived in Cumbria for many years now and I have never visited the Aquarium of the lakes, until recently. It was my nephews birthday and he really wanted to visit, which is something that also pleased me as I had been meaning to visit for a long while now. ADMISSION PRICES Adult £5.75 Child £3.75 with a money off voucher obtained for a local news artical. I thought this was very reasonable, and I was told that I could have made a further saving if I had purchased a combined Aquarium and Boat ticket. So if you decide to go you may as well go the whole hog and go by boat, as it is still very cheap. The boats travel from Bowness, Ambleside and Haverthwaite, they will ferry you from either of these destination to Lakeside. I found the prices very reasonable for the boat trips, but I wish I had combined the aquarium and the boat as...

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Choo Choo! No One Horse Open Sleigh For This Santa!

Advantages: Fantastic Scenery, Unique Christmas activity, Just Wonderfull
Disadvantages: Just one, the carriages are tiny, which while it adds to their charm could be an issue for some

...definitely recommend it. Other Information South Tynedale Railway, Alston, Cumbria, CA9 3JB. Telephone 01434 381696. 5 minutes walk from the centre of Alston, Cumbria. More information including timetables, current prices, history of the railway and contact info can be found at www.strps.org.uk...

Rhiana 22.08.2009 · Read review
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Amazon.co.uk review

Advantages: Inviting, helpful, good site layout
Disadvantages: Not the cheapest for certain things

...The entire amazon company is probably one of the best know, most used and most visited websites on the internet. It was one of the first major companies to sell goods over the net and was one of the companies that survived the dot com bubble burst of the late 90's. Jeff Bezos founded Amazon.com, Inc. in 1994, and went online the following year. At first it was just selling books, but soon started to sell video tapes, CD's, video games and, eventually, DVD's. Now it has websites for the UK (which I'll be reviewing here), Japan, Germany, France and China. When you get to the front page, you'll notice that is very inviting. Lots of bright colours set on a white background makes the site look very clear. It doesn't feel cluttered though, even though there is a lot to look at, everything is well organized. From here you can choose from...

Walter_Kovacs 07.01.2009 · Read review
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Shopping for Books (AGAIN!) on amazon.co.uk

Advantages: Sells lots of books including out-of-print and limited editions; can't find it? Ask! Free SUPER SAVER DELIVERY now applies when purchase over £15 of "eligible products"
Disadvantages: I forget passwords and their re-verification proceedure is bewildering; items can be expensive; must CHOOSE Super Saver Delivery to receive it; SUPER SAVER DELIVERY you WAIT FOREVER

...March 2004. I took on board the comments particularly that, although there are MANY reviews of the site, a "prospective buyer" will not want to read HUNDREDS of reviews to get the information they require, so EACH review should be as informative as possible and include all essential information. Many people associate AMAZON with Entertainment Media (Books, CDs, Films. Games) and are surprised to realise that Amazon.co.uk is now MUCH MORE. As my TITLE clearly states that I am discussing the purchase of BOOKS on AMAZON, I will be discussing THIS in much more detail. However, it is worth noting that AMAZON have been expanding their range, so I will include brief details of what is available. The website has a brand new featured category link (featured in turn as you change pages) in the top corner of the page to entice you to explore...

jesi 10.02.2004 (26.10.2005) · Read review
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Fall for a day by the lake

Advantages: An inexpensive day out that suits all the family
Disadvantages: Quite hilly

...towards the upkeep of the site and there is no entrance fee to the park and gardens, the price for car parking is £3.50 up to 2 hours, £4.50 up to 4 hours and £7 for the day - National Trust members are free. These prices are still reasonable for the area as parking in Bowness etc is difficult to find and expensive. The walk to and from the car park is quite steep but the rangers operate a golf buggy to ferry anybody who has difficulties with the walk. ~WHERE IS IT?~ Fell Foot is at the very southern tip of Lake Windermere at Newby Bridge just of the A592. ~HOW DO YOU GET THERE?~ BY BUS Stagecoach in Cumbria 618 Ambleside-Barrow-in-Furness (connections from Windermere ) CYCLING There are cycle routes on the National Cycle Network website (www.cycle-routes.org/ ) FERRY There is a ferry link from Fell Foot to...

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