More Tea, Less Beer! (April 7th 2007)

Oh no, what a Great Cockup! The Snooty Fox at Uldale doesn't do lunchtime fud anymore (except for Sunday!).



Hairy had planned a walk past Chapel House reservoir to Uldale to have a snack with the Screature, which came unstuck as he was living in the past. [He used to live in Torpenhow, years ago, and the Fox did light lunchtime snacks then- of which he often partook!] The sands of time have marched on and now either less tourists or lethargy on the part of the publican means there's no grub at the Fox - except in the evenings.


H. wearing posh wellies at Chapel House. He didn't need 'em!
Hairy's ears got a bashing as they arrived famished. (The S had been "de-badgered" at Will's hairdresser's in Cockermouth and was ready for a good nosh. Hairy gets scalped there too but he doesn't need his roots doing!)



Luckily for the H.ster, the craft shop has a tea-room which does rather tasty fud so his ears weren't too bashed. Plus, we were able to sit with them at a very convenient outside table and snaffle tit-bits they passed down to us. Yummy! According to them both, this is the best tea room for views in the whole Lakes as it takes in the complete panorama from Carrock Fell in the east to Skiddaw and beyond in the west. Naturally H. could name them all - show off. (We could've too, as he's taken us up all of 'em in the last few years.)


It looks so inviting, doesn't it? I didn't go in though - as if...
The stroll was easy peasy, so it doesn't rate a mention really. It's a good wrinkly doddle stroll.