Windermere Lodge

2009 Season musings From kpw4v in Fallbarrow Owners (21 days old)

Well the 2009 Season is rapidly coming to a close. It literally does not seem like 5 minutes since I was speculating on what kind of season we would be in for. So how has the 2009 season been? … more

2009 site fees From kpw4v in Fallbarrow Owners (108 days old)

I have it on good authority that the site fees for 2009 will be frozen at 2008 levels. Furthermore, with the VAT rate going down to 15% (from 17.5%) owners should see a net reduction. This is a far… more

First weekend for a while From kpw4v in Fallbarrow Owners (155 days old)

This is our first weekend up at our a lodge for what seems like a very long while. Just our luck that we have dropped on a rainy weekend after all the recent good weather. Still the sun is trying to b… more

Lucy Cooks From kpw4v in Fallbarrow Owners (167 days old)

Recently some friends of ours gave us a gift voucher for our 30th wedding anniversary. The voucher was to attend a demo and dine event at a place called Lucy Cooks in Staveley just outside of Kendal. … more

Finally got my boat From kpw4v in Fallbarrow Owners (188 days old)

Made a quick dash up to Fallbarrow today to do a changeover. The journey up was quick as there was little or no traffic. Wish the same could have been said about the trip back. I guess the poor Bank H… more

Had a great week From kpw4v in Fallbarrow Owners (204 days old)

Just got back from a week up at the lodge. Was not as relaxing as I would have hoped but that is another story. It was just nice to get up in a morning without having to worry about going to work. We … more

Another sunny day From kpw4v in Fallbarrow Owners (210 days old)

Well today has been another beautiful sunny day. Let us all hope this bodes well for the summer. I just wish I had got my boat on the water but that is another story. Spent most of today just catching… more

Easter weekend From kpw4v in Fallbarrow Owners (211 days old)

Well lets hope the rest of the Easter holidays live up to Easter Saturday. Great weather, a good game of golf with my son (even though he did beat me) and to finish the day off a bbq. Just a pity the … more

Rates up another 15% From lakelandlodges in Lakelandlodges BLOG (211 days old)

Can't believe that SLP have hiked the rates by 15% for 2009/10 - water rates uo 38% - waste dispossal up 25% Talk about exploiting a monopoly position … more

New web site From kpw4v in Fallbarrow Owners (214 days old)

Well I have finally taken the plunge and decided to pay for a website. Well actually just the hosting of the site and the name: www.fallbarrowlodge.co.uk I did all the work on the design and con… more

Flying visit From kpw4v in Fallbarrow Owners (217 days old)

Just a flying visit up to the lodge this weekend. We travelled up Saturday night after watching Bolton beat the Smoggies 4 -1. The only reason for going up was to get the lodge ready for guests arrivi… more

Day trip From kpw4v in Fallbarrow Owners (225 days old)

Had a mad day trip up to Fallbarrow to get the Lodge ready for guests this weekend. A very hectic three hours ensued upon my arrival which involved making the beds, dusting, cleaning the kitchen, vacu… more

What a great weekend From kpw4v in Fallbarrow Owners (228 days old)

What a great weekend we just had. Really sunny weather, albeit a bit chilly still. Good company with friends who stayed with us for the weekend. Some good sport on TV (England wining the rugby and … more

Who is up at Fallbarrow this weekend? From kpw4v in Fallbarrow Owners (234 days old)

So who is up at Fallbarrow this weekend? We got a letter today from Peter and Tracy inviting us to view the new lodge development (Beech Hill). Also, we have been invited to the owners night and a… more

First impressions, first weekend From kpw4v in Fallbarrow Owners (246 days old)

Well this is our first weekend at the lodge for the 2009 season. Some changes, in fact lots of small changes and to be honest for the better. Firstly, though it was good to see most of staff were s… more

New Season From kpw4v in Fallbarrow Owners (251 days old)

So today, was the first day of the new season at Fallbarrow, Limefitt and White Cross Bay. Hopefully work will be all but finished on the new jetties at Fallbarrow and also the new power infrastru… more

Management change From kpw4v in Fallbarrow Owners (277 days old)

I have just learned that there has been a management change at SLP. Last year, following the departure of Graham Hodgson and others, Nigel Wimpenny (Finance Director) assumed temporary charge of SLP p… more

Beach Hill From kpw4v in Fallbarrow Owners (281 days old)

South Lakeland Parks have announced plans for some new lodges at Fallbarrow. The announcement has met with some negative reactions from some Forum members (http://southlakelandowners.freeforums.org/).… more

All closed up From kpw4v in Fallbarrow Owners (296 days old)

All the SLP sites (in the Lakes at least) are now closed as of last weekend. They will not open again until the first weekend in March. I always ask myself during the closed season, do i miss the lodg… more

Twitter From kpw4v in Fallbarrow Owners (305 days old)

I have recently discovered something on T'internet called "Twitter". For a while I must admit I did not get what Twitter was all about, and then I suddenly did. I am not going to try and explain it in… more

End of the season (Part 2) From kpw4v in Fallbarrow Owners (310 days old)

Well on New Years day our last renters for the season vacated our lodge and we finally shut up the place for the winter break. On arriving at Fallbarrow, the maintenance staff (yes they were on duty o… more

End of the Season From kpw4v in Fallbarrow Owners (315 days old)

Well, the 2008/9 Season is coming to an end. It has by any measure been a roller coaster of a season. As I have previously stated, we did not look forward to the start of this last season due to the d… more

Review so far From kpw4v in Fallbarrow Owners (366 days old)

Well, here we are towards the wrong end of yet another season. It was a season to be honest that started off full of foreboding. We were locked in a bitter dispute with the site owners (South Lakeland… more

Actvity on the forum From kpw4v in Fallbarrow Owners (400 days old)

The South Lakeland Owners Forum ( http://southlakelandowners.freeforums.org/) has been pretty quiet of late. It is scary to think that it is almost 12 months since the forum was set up. There are now … more

Been a bit windy From kpw4v in Fallbarrow Owners (426 days old)

Due to the poor weather forecast, we were not planning on visiting our lodge this weekend, but had to pay a brief visit to prepare the place for a late rental booking. I also wanted to check on my boa… more

Summers end? From kpw4v in Fallbarrow Owners (434 days old)

There is often much debate as to when Summer ends and Autumn begins. People living in the South seem believe the Summer extends into September. My wife will have none of this. She is a teacher and ret… more

Just back from Holiday From kpw4v in Fallbarrow Owners (461 days old)

Just in case anybody was wondering why I have not updated this blog for a number of days, it is because I have been away on holiday. We went over to Ireland and visited Dublin for a few days and then … more

Trepidation From kpw4v in Fallbarrow Owners (483 days old)

Well today for the first time we welcomed a family of almost complete strangers as renters of our lodge. I say almost as we have got to know each other reasonably well via e-mail and me and my wife we… more

A benefit of the high price of fuel From kpw4v in Fallbarrow Owners (485 days old)

A few weeks ago I wrote on this blog about the high cost of fuel. Specifically, I ranted and raved about how much more it was costing me to fill up with diesel. Not too many months ago diesel was 90 p… more

It has been a while From kpw4v in Fallbarrow Owners (492 days old)

It has been a while since I last posted on this blog. Despite my lack of regular posting June was record in terms of people visiting and page views. For all of you have taken the time to read these ra… more