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Nov 2021
4:56pm, 21 Nov 2021
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♪♫ Synge ♪♫
Windsor Wool I missed your original question. Gosforth has a Sainsburys! We stayed in Santon Bridge at the end of September. It doesn't meet your not-having-to-drive-for-a-meal criterion, unless you want to spend every evening in the Bridge Inn (which has a good menu), but it worked really well for us because it gave us great access to both our targeted areas of Western Fells: the ones you want to climb from Wasdale Head and the ones you want to climb from around Ennerdale Water. Gosforth would be an equally good location in terms of access to good walks. (And it does have a Sainsburys!) |
Nov 2021
5:21pm, 21 Nov 2021
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eL Bee!
Gosforth in Cumbria? It's tiny! [Confused face] Gosforth in Newcastle has a Sainsburys though |
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Nov 2021
5:26pm, 21 Nov 2021
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♪♫ Synge ♪♫
Ha! That's because it's disguised as a village convenience store. But they have a genuine tie-up with Sainsburys and stock a decent range of Sainsburys own-brand stuff. We were equally surprised. |
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Nov 2021
5:28pm, 21 Nov 2021
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♪♫ Synge ♪♫
I assumed it had been there a while, but it seems it is pretty new. talkingretail.com |
Nov 2021
5:47pm, 21 Nov 2021
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um
Buttermere was good enough for me - it had a pub although no shop. And I was staying in the hotel. Although Scarth Gap got a bit tedious. |
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Nov 2021
6:24pm, 21 Nov 2021
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eL Bee!
♪♫ Synge ♪♫ - well! I didn't know that!!
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Nov 2021
6:42pm, 21 Nov 2021
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Snoot
Also best pies at Gosforth Bakery 😋
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Nov 2021
7:38pm, 21 Nov 2021
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Windsor Wool
Thanks folks. Seems like I’ve been looking at about the right options. Velo - I grew up in Morecambe, have been to Barrow and survived but I might save your recommendation for ‘another time’! |
Nov 2021
10:51am, 22 Nov 2021
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Mushroom
The west coast path is starting to open up a bit more. New article here covering Whitehaven to Silecroft. theguardian.com |
Nov 2021
11:44am, 28 Nov 2021
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Jaks
If you are booking somewhere in Gosforth, I’d give the Globe a wide berth.
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