The Names Bond Museum Keswick

Advantages: Interesting if you like James Bond
Disadvantages: If you don't like Bond its not for you

...Keswick, but for Sat Nav purposes??. The Bond Museum , Southey Hill Trading Estate, ( Behind Cumberland Pencil Museum ) Keswick, Cumbria CA12 5NR Useful Links & Contact Info Web: www.thebondmuseum.com Tel: 01768 774044 Opinion Despite my reservations, this was actually a good day out and I found it very interesting. The staff were friendly and informative, which is always a plus when you visit these places. Well worth popping in if you are ever up in the Lakes (and not just because its raining!)....

jinxyjo 15.07.2009 · Read review
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Keswick

Advantages: Fresh air and good food
Disadvantages: Rains a lot

...Keswick launch. In effect this is water born bus, which circumnavigates the Lake, calling at a number of local beauty spots. The kids loved the ride it cost us £10 for a family ticket (2 adults and 3 children) the full journey taking approximately 50 minutes. Be advised though that on a day with even a light breeze it is not advisable to sit in the bow of one of these launches as our kids and a number of Japanese tourists found out due to water breaking over the bow and everyone sitting near. There is an enclosed cabin, which I expect would seat perhaps 20 people if the weather were poor. The lake is crystal clear and you can in some of the shallower reaches see fish from the launch. Back in Keswick not far from the main street is a museum called the Cars of the Stars which feature such celebrity vehicles as Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Mad Max...

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Review of The Lake District (England)

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)

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...

catsholiday 20.12.2008 (20.06.2009) · Read review
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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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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

Squirrel Lodge, B&B in Keswick, Lake District

Advantages: Clean, well presented and everyone polite and helpful
Disadvantages: Problems over price, some glitches with food

...Squirrel Lodge is a bed and breakfast in Eskin Street, in Keswick. Keswick is a delightful town situated in the heart of the Lake District and is an ideal base for exploring the area for activities such as walking and cycling. The town itself has a good number of restaurants, pubs and shops. The bed and breakfast is situated near to the town centre, just a few minutes walk away. It's easy to get to and the location of the bed and breakfast is very convenient. The biggest challenge can be finding car park spaces, but this is a problem for many of the establishments (and indeed locals) in the area, but we were able to find spaces not too far on each occasion. We stayed for three nights during the off-peak season, and Squirrel Lodge was generally full, although still had vacancies on a couple of nights. There are a range of rooms, twin...

julwhite 04.11.2009 · Read review
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Review of Squirrel Lodge, Cumbria

Famous cars in Keswick

Advantages: get to see famous and one-off cars up close
Disadvantages: no cameras allowed

...This place is a hidden gem! You wouldn't think of Keswick as being a tourist destination that attracts car enthusiasts, more the sort of place for hillwalkers, cyclists, lazy walks in the country.... One of the other museums in the town is dedicated to pencils for goodness sake! But This one is a cut above the rest. Granted it is not very big, and they don't have the space to display all of their vehicles at any one time, but you are always guaranteed to see a good few of your favourite cars from the movies and tv programmes. The museum is easy to find, as is signposted in several parts of the town, and is located only a minutes walk from one of the main car parks. This makes it an ideal part of any excursion to this part of the lake districts, especially on days when the weather is not so good. The time I was there, the cars...

freeridemtber 18.11.2006 (18.04.2007) · Read review
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Review of Cars of the Stars Museum, Keswick

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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