Still playing catch-up a little bit, so images from our (not particularly recent - but next on the list) visit to Patterdale in the Lake District, Cumbria, England.
[Note: Photography is not permitted inside Dalemain Mansion itself - but the guided tour is interesting and fun. Patterdale Hall is not open to the public].
(Shot raw and processed using: DxO PL Elite/ ViewPoint/ Nik Collection, Adobe LrC/ PS with Tony Kuyper Panels and Topaz Labs Studio 2. Compilations feature: R7 - Karen and R5 - Phil).
You can find out more about Dalemain Mansion by clicking
Here.
Phil and Karen
1. There is evidence of a settlement at Dalemain in Saxon times and a Pele tower was built on the site during the reign of King Henry II. The old hall itself dates back to the 12th century.
2. In 1679, Sir Edward Hasell purchased Dalemain and it has remained in the family since. The Georgian front, built to enclose the old house within a central courtyard, was completed by his son in 1744 and the garden façade rebuilt in 1748 to match the new front. Founded in 2005, the annual 'World's Original Marmalade Awards and Festival' is held at Dalemain. (Delicious, locally crafted marmalades can be purchased from the on-site shop at eye-watering prices).
3. Meanwhile, Patterdale Hall dates back to 1624, when the Lordship of Patterdale was purchased from the Threlkeld Family by Joan Mounsey of Greystoke for her son John. Later, in 1848, William Marshall commissioned a much grander house which replaced (most) of the old structure. The bell ensures a prompt start!
4. Today the Patterdale Hall Estate is an
Outdoor Pursuits Centre. Facilities include a
touring camper van site (where we stayed in Frank!) and lodges which afford access the otherwise private estate grounds/ waterfall woods. (There is also private access available to a small area of shore on nearby Ullswater lake).
5. View across Ullswater (a lake around 7 miles long and 0.75 miles wide) towards Helvellyn (3,116ft in elevation, the 3rd highest mountain in the Lake District).
6. Lunch time - a welcome 'comfy' rock to sit on with a pleasant view on offer. (Note the lake cruiser is blended from another R system photo - so, genuine-ish).
(Sources: Dalemain Mansion, Wikipedia).
