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"I just need to convince Jean that it doesn't always rain in the Lake District and I can add that to my list of possibles."

 

Ha Ha  - good luck with that one.  

well I wouldn't mention to her Seathwaite (near Seatoller) in Borrowdale which is the wettest place in England and where supposedly it rains two out of every three days! 

Seriously we've spent more time caravaning in the lakes than any other place in the UK over the years and yes it does rain (heavily) but not all the time and not as bad as people make out, or perhaps you notice it more when you're there. We had over 30 days there last year from July to November and it rained about on 6 of them, and they were all spaced out. We also had the hottest 10 days there ever with temperatures above 25C and 30C even. Just be prepared for rain and take non rainy days as a extra bonus.  

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Well what do you know....just when the club are offering very cheap deals, and you could always pretend you were on the Portsmouth to Bilbao ferrry and you stand little chance of getting sea sick, although once when on the Waverly we had to turn round as the current and tide were so strong we had no headway   , from what i can see from our BH it does appear to rain a lot over the IOW

Our compromise won’t be as big as yours might have to be AD, but we have had to compromise on our holidays even over here for the last eight years really, mainly because of my parental caring commitments, and OH being very dodgy health wise for a couple of years. So our holidays have been nothing but compromise really.
The choice has been about owning dogs, and choosing not to go overseas with dogs, so we do choose to holiday in UK. Under normal circumstances, we would be coming up to around our third shortish break, looking forward to a “doing” holiday for around three weeks after Easter. After that it would be fitting in the odd week, dodging school and BH’s until second week in June, then we would tour down to SW, have a month on our favourite CL, just chilling, swimming, walking, cycling, head back home just prior to schools breaking up. Stay around home in garden over Summer school break, then away again, usually back down SW in September. It wasn’t unknown for us to spend three months out of a year in SW, we have even done weekends to Fowey back when we kept caravan down there. We went from this, to only having a maximum of four nights away from home. World turned upside down, just as my OH retired. So we are masters of compromise. We had to be just to stay sane. 
If I have to suffer in crowds to get to SW I will, even going on a Club Site rather than a CL (at the moment), it’s an event we want to see down there in September. And a few beaches I haven’t been able to swim off in far too m any years.

I just need to convince Jean that it doesn't always rain in the Lake District and I can add that to my list of possibles

Following on from my previous post, I perhaps should state that rain can change the views a bit, both were in high summer.

I will admit to having a mental block when it comes to the Lake District. Have spent only a mere five holidays there, but every one was memorable for the rain. It was very beautiful in between, but usually too misty and wet and unsafe to do what we intended. However, it might happen this year.....compromise again. I could book a Glamper for Mum and Sis at Coniston, we could pitch up with MH not far away, and we can watch the rain from inside the Glamper 👍😂

Wales can be very damp as well. (Understatement of the day🤣)

 

Maybe even on the same day.

Wales can be very damp as well. (Understatement of the day🤣)

As I gaze out at the swimming pool that used to be our back garden I can only agree with you, which is why we always feel at home in the Lake District.

Has anyone got any actual experience of the condition and facilities to be found at the self catering units at Meathop Fell? Just thinking of aged Mother-in-Law as she always enjoys Grange-over-Sands area.