After all my groaning about going camping we did have a good time. The weather was soggy and horrible but we managed to get the use of their conference centre which is an old converted barn for a few days which was great. The kids didn't care about the rain and still managed to get out and run around, splashing in muddy puddles and streams and playing on the adventure playground. It is a lovely place although I didn't manage to get out and get any pictures!!

There were only three families (all the fair weather campers decided against it...softees!!). One of these came down from the Scottish borders where they had moved to so we hadn't seen them for a while but it was actually quite relaxing not having too many people. The group of kids all seemed to get on with each other and we had none of the usual bits of bickering and sulking. We had a wander into Ambleside on one of the days but the rest of the time was spent chatting, playing and drinking decent coffee.

Still.... very glad to be back home in my own bed, my back can't cope with camping for too long!!