What's in the Box?
Final day in Cumbria and we find out where the bad weather has really hit. This is a soggy, muddy walk where lakes are forming where there should be no lakes.
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| Lake District has a new lake |
It's a tough slog across sheep fields. Some decent sea views and the main item of interest, the Bronze Age Stone Circle on Birkrigg Common. Of course Mrs M labels it "no Stonehenge".
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| Mrs M - no lover of piles of old rocks |
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| The pile of old rocks |
Only the pub can save the day. The General Burgoyne doesn't look as ancient as it actually is. The add-on conservatory making it not look out of place on a modern housing estate.
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| Robinsons Tied House |
The guide book tells me to go looking for the beam, with the carved date 1631.
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| TW |
The landlady noticed me mooching around and reveals its true hidden curiosity. The fine fireplace contains a cupboard dated from William III's time. You'll never guess what it contains?
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| Dizzy Blonde, with the fireplace in the distance |
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| What's in the Box, William? |
Only a China-man's skull!
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| Questions need to be asked |
Is it real? Yes!
How did it get there? Presented to a former customer in the 1930s on his retirement from the local munitions factory.
Does he always wear a hat? Yes, and it changes, dependent on season.
Only in British Pubs!
Walk Details
Distance - 7 Miles
Walk Inspiration - Best Pub Walks in the Lake District, Walk 24
Geocaches - 1
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