{"id":746,"date":"2020-02-28T11:48:09","date_gmt":"2020-02-28T11:48:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/international\/?p=746"},"modified":"2020-05-23T22:10:55","modified_gmt":"2020-05-23T22:10:55","slug":"lake-district-a-green-oasis-and-a-great-escape","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/international\/2020\/02\/28\/lake-district-a-green-oasis-and-a-great-escape\/","title":{"rendered":"Lake District – a green oasis and a great escape"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Last October (2019) we had a coach trip to Lake District with the Students Union<\/a> (SU), and it was a lovely memory. This green haven doesn’t disappoint!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What you need to do to get on a free trip like this is to go on the Give it a Go page<\/a> by the SU, choose the event, log in at the site with your university email, and book a place! Make sure you sign up early for any trip or there will be no spaces left. Another way, if the International Office<\/a> is the organiser of the trip, you’ll get an email directly from them, and just need to reply to sign up! (check the link out! you’ll see a list of free trips you’ll likely go on!) <\/p>\n\n\n\n

A walk around Windermere, Lake District<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Expect to see a lot of tourists as Lake District<\/a> is a much loved<\/strong> travel destination in the UK. We saw a lot of families with kids, and Chinese tourists too. I guess there must be a significant influx of Chinese tourists to Lake District, since there were many signs at restaurants and places of interest written in Chinese.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The trip took us to Windermere area. Lake District is huge comprising 4 major mountainous areas (or towns to be precise). Beside Windermere town, there are also Keswick, Ambleside, and Bowness-on-Windermere. Take a look at this video and you’ll agree with me how beautiful Windermere looks!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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