180 Friday 30 June -Sunday 2nd July 2023 Barrow weekend

  Seasonal  pricing  meant  another  visit  to  Barrow  was  the  most  affordable  option  for  our  next  weekend  away. We  stayed  at  The  Lodge  Guest House  again.

We  had  breakfast at  Wetherspoon's  then  drove  over  to  Walney  Island  for  a  walk  on  the  northern  end  of  the  island.



It  was  longer  than  planned  and  gave  me  a  blister  as  I  was  wearing  trainers.


The  path  went  round  the  edge  of  the  airfield  hence  the  unusual  sign


It  thretened  to  rain  heavily  but  we  only  experienced  a  slight  shower. We  returned  to  the  car  then  had  lunch  at  a  beachside  cafe,



This  was  the  view  out  to  sea


After  returning  to  Barrow  we  went  to  a  record  shop  where  they  kindly  made  me  a  cup  of  tea  while  Simon browsed.  After  that  we  drove  to  Wraysholme  Tower. The  video  we  filmed can  be  seen  here.


We  got  a  Chinese  takeaway  for  supper. On  Sunday  morning,  we  went  to  Wetherspoon's  for  breakfast , Simon noticed  this  cat  in  a  window.


We  then  went  to  Mass  in  Barrow. The  priest  remembered  us  from  the  previous  year  and  gave  Simon  the  blessing  for  the  sick  for  some  anxiety  problems  he  was having. We  then  drove  to  Barrow Park  for  its  miiature  railway  but  decided  not  to  wait  until 2pm  for  it  to  open. We  then  drove  to  Levens  Hall  where  we  had  lunch.

We  had  a  voucher  for  the  gardens so  we  used  that. We  filmed  a  video  on  the  Hall  but  madfe  a  big  mistake  on  the  commentary  so  probably  won't  use  it. Simon  enjoyed  the  topiary.



 



Simon  visited  the  kids' playground.



We  then  finished  the  walk  around  the  gardens.





We  then  drove  to  Cinderbarrow  Miniature  railway  arriving  not  long  before  the  last  rides. We  filmed  a  video  here  despite  the  gimbel  packing  up  on  us.


We  then  drove  home  which  was  a  trial  as  the  M6  was  gridlocked. We  had  to  take  country  roads  through  Inglewhite  and  Longridge.

 




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