Today we head north by train to Penrith , up to the lakes area , after 4 train changes ( 2 of those were in the Tube ) ,and about 6 hours we arrived in the quaint town of Penrith . It sits on the east side of the lakes district . After some shopping for food and finally getting a taxi at 7pm , we arrived at our residence for the next 5 days - this is the view out the bedroom window at about 9:30pm .
Next day we wandered around town , or hobbled more so , as I tore something in my right calf , getting down from the train to the platform at Waterloo station - not sure if it's tendon or muscle yet . Anyway , enough of that , here's one of the houses nicely decorated with flower baskets & window boxes .
Into the town centre we came to the Clock Square , cobblestone streets & old shop fronts make great scenery for us to take in .
Another attraction we found our way to was Penrith Castle - the remains of it anyway ! A lot of foundations still survive today , not so much the walls etc .
A lot of the streets are narrow cobblestone one way lanes , with houses & shops crowding in on the traffic not to mention the pedestrians .
Narrow laneways abound & are a treat to explore , just when you think you've reached a deadend , there's a smaller alley that brings you back to the main road .
This is the George Hotel , probably the biggest in town - there's more to it than this photo shows .
Another alleyway , another view , old mate having a spell on the bench seat outside the Robin Hood .
This is St Andrews Church , pretty much in the centre of town , and has some rather old gravestones around it .
This gravestone was re-erected on a new base , you can see some of the old carvings on it . It was also used to tie the bad guys to and give them a flogging apparently !!
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