Nestling beneath the Langdale Pikes are the Old and New Dungeon Ghyll bHotels/b, separated by the Stickle Barn. At any of these hostelries, one can refresh oneself in a truly magnificent setting. ... The name 'tarn' is derived from the Viking 'btjorn/b', meaning 'teardrop' - an appropriate description of these often tiny pockets of water. The word 'Langdale' is also, like many other Cumbrian place names, of Viking origin. At the next road junction, turn right and continue up ...
After a sunny breakfast, we hoisted sails and had a very peaceful, if uneventful trip up Hakefjord, the deep straight separating the island of bTjörn/b from the mainland and soon we were passing under the large spans of bTjörn/b bridge and ... There was a ghastly looking bhotel/b on the water and a large, modern, soulless mall adjacent to the guest harbour. As I pointed out to my sourfaced husband, we were not there for the ambience, it was strictly practical and I promised to be ...
