Best Western Coastal Waters Motor Inn, Lakes Entrance

Advantages: Sticky Toffee Pudding - The Taste
Disadvantages: Sticky Toffee Pudding - The Diet Starts Next Week

...in it is another matter. THAT WEATHER Yes, let’s get this bit out of the way first. With the exception of high summer, I have now visited The Lakes in all seasons (well, all school holidays anyway), and I have to say that I now know how the lakes got there! It never fails to amaze me how hurt people seem when they complain that they ‘went there but all it did was rain’. Well, HELLO, wake up and smell the coffee guys!! If I remember my geography, The Lakes represent an example of radial drainage and a watershed, where the combination of a coastal climate and high ground encourage clouds to disgorge themselves of their contents – i.e. it rains a lot. Having said that, I’ve also enjoyed my best autumn ever in The Lakes – every single day was glorious with colours to rival NEW England, let alone the old one. One tip though; if you see a photo... Read review

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Advantages: Location and scenery and activities
Disadvantages: Having to take your own towels

...HARTSOP HALL COTTAGES I have now been to the Lake District for my annual family holiday twice, the first time in mid winter with snow on the ground, and the most recent one in August. The summer holiday was excellent, in excellent surroundings, having spent a week at Dovedale Cottage, which is one of two cottages at Hartsop Hall Cottages. The cottage itself is excellent and highly recommended. For those of you that know the Lake District, it is situated at the foot of the Kirkstone Pass, and close to Brothers Water and Ullswater. Going up the Kirkstone Pass gives you some excellent views of the surrounding countryside, but if you go during the winter months, the Pass can be rather perilous and often is closed to traffic DOVEDALE COTTAGE DETAILS Dovedale Cottage is situated on a working hill farm and is attached... Read review

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Advantages: Stunning scenery, variety of activiites, great wines
Disadvantages: Frequent storms in summer, can get very busy

...with hikers and walkers. ********************************************************************** THE SPAS Most of the spas are found on the northern shore of the lake. The best knwon and msot highly regarded is the one at Heviz, a few miles away from the twon of Keszthely. The resort opened at the end of the eighteenth century and is like a lagoon just off the lake; in fact it is the world's second largest thermally heated lake. The temperature of the water is usually around 30 degrees Celsius, regardless of season and so powerful are the properties of the water reputed to be that the visitor is limited to twenty minutes in the water in any visit (it may also be related to the fact that the waters are slightly radioactive!. The mud is said to be just the thing for "locomotive disorders". A pier goes out into the lagoon with a shop... Read review

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