It rains in the Lake District. It rains a great deal, in fact, and it is the reason the place is so green. We have long since stopped apologising for it.
Stay in
The first choice, and the best, is to stay put. Pick a chair by the fire, find a book from the shelf and let the afternoon go. Tea arrives at four, and so do cake and a second pot.
Go out anyway
A waterproof, a pair of boots and a short walk to see the waterfalls at their best. The fells look different in the rain, softer and more private. Come back wet and happy and take a long bath.
The fells look different in the rain, softer and more private.
Look around the villages
Bookshops, bakeries and small museums are all excellent places to sit out a shower. Pick a village, park and wander without a plan.
By evening the cloud usually lifts. If not, dinner is at seven and the fire is still lit.
