Happy memories

[Gill]

Hi
What is everyones happiest memories of the Lake District?

[Guest]

swimming in Derwentwater and picnics (whether the sun was shining or not!)

[Guest]

Meeting my fiancé at Nicol End five years ago...

[wilt]

My happiest memory is when I climbed my first 'peak' - which was Castle Crag, in the Jaws of Borrowdale. I looked around and saw all those other peaks around and looked in my newly bought Wainwright to see what they were called. I then had to walk on all of those other hills and soon came to call them fells - and to look on the Keswick area as home.

[Guest]

I got engaged at Surprise view in Borrowdale - came back for our honeymoon and stayed at the Prince of Wales Hotel in Grasmere (now Thistle Grasmere) NICE!!!

[Guest]

Was camping at the foot of Bull Crag, just outside of Grange, woke at five and watched the sun come up over the dewent water valley from halfway up the crag.

Beautiful

[GrumpyGirl]

When me and the B/F used to snog around the back of st Johns church. (we were like about 13 or something lol) :wink:

[rockandrollnomad]

Around the summer of 66/67 learning to swim in Derwentwater, I remember there was a special area for swimming but the changing rooms on stilts were demolished around this time. Some years later I swam to Lone tree island from this location with my half cousin.

[Arty]

One of my best memories was late one August about 20 years ago, when I was camping with my girlfried next to the rugby field. One evening we took the "moonlight" launch around Derwentwater. It was nearly dark when we set out, then launch stopped in the middle of the lake and we enjoyed the most amazing views under the light of a nearly full moon. Sheer magic!

That girlfriend is now my wife and we still visit Keswick whenever we can, although no longer camping!

[Sue P]

That's nice, Arty. I used to take the late night circular trip about once a month. A good way to relax and chill after a hot summer day.