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Deborah Williamson Posts: 8 Joined: 8th Apr 2008 Location: USA | quotePosted at 06:48 on 12th April 2008 Ron: I looked at the website, and the tour sounds wonderful! Oxford is in my plans, and I'll be checking into the tour as my plans get more firm. Thank you all, again, for the warm welcome and the great information - AND all the smiles that accompanied my readings! |
Linda Hawkins Posts: 14 Joined: 12th Apr 2006 Location: England | quotePosted at 07:22 on 12th April 2008 Hello Deborah and welcome. I totally agree about the Lake District and its associations with writers such as Beatrix Potter and William Wordsworth. If you get the opportunity, try to visit Wordsworth's old School in Hawkhead. It pre-dates WW by several decades and is now a fabulous little museum with a very knowledgeable and engaging tour guide. It only costs a couple of pounds and still retains an austere, scholarly abeince. In particular, on the second floor is the Headmaster's tiny study - you can almost smell the fear of the quivering miscreants awaiting their punishments outside the room. WW has scribed his name on a desk too, which you can still see. Hill Top in Sawrey, home of Beatrix Potter is an absolute delight too but is so popular that visitors have 'timed entry' into the house - well worth the wait though! Once again, welcome Deborah. |
| Linda Hawkins Posts: 14 Joined: 12th Apr 2006 Location: England | quotePosted at 07:27 on 12th April 2008 Just correcting a couple of typos here folks - It is of course Hawkshead not 'Hawkhead' and I meant Ambience not 'abeince' - six lashes from the Head I fear...  |
Sue H Posts: 8172 Joined: 29th Jun 2007 Location: USA | quotePosted at 15:24 on 12th April 2008 On 12th April 2008 07:27, Moribundian wrote:
I'm sure Ron won't be that hard on you, Mori. |
Ron Brind Posts: 19041 Joined: 26th Oct 2003 Location: England | quotePosted at 19:25 on 12th April 2008 At least Mori knows where his mistakes are, more than can be said for you lot! |
Peter Evans Posts: 3863 Joined: 20th Aug 2006 Location: UK | quotePosted at 21:15 on 12th April 2008 We dont need to find our mistakes, we know a man who can. lol |
MariaGrazia Posts: 711 Joined: 25th Mar 2008 Location: Italy | quotePosted at 10:47 on 13th April 2008 Welcome among us, Deborah  |
| Ana Posts: 103 Joined: 18th Mar 2007 | quotePosted at 14:12 on 13th April 2008 I will also say hello to you Deborah!!! |
| Deborah Williamson Posts: 8 Joined: 8th Apr 2008 Location: USA | quotePosted at 00:04 on 14th April 2008 Thank you all again for your wonderful suggestions and for the new welcomes. I'd rather watch this forum than watch the televison - y'all are much more entertaining. You never fail to make me chuckle. I had read about the timed entry at Hill Top and felt it would be worth the wait - I'm glad to hear it is. Is there any chance the crowds will be at all smaller in the early part of the summer? I think my plans will be June 17-July 10, but that's subject to change. I'd read that the school term ends around the later part of July - of course, that doesn't affect the thousands that come from the US or other places. I was so fortunate when I visited London a few years ago - we managed to hit a pocket of "non-touristy" days - no lines at the London Eye, Tower of London, Hampton Court - really no lines anywhere. I don't know that I could be twice-blessed like that. Of course, I won't be spending much time in London at all - I do want to see a couple of places associated with Jane Austen and John Keats, but otherwise I'll basically be there when I arrive and when I leave. |
| Sherri Whetzel Posts: 5 Joined: 4th Apr 2008 Location: USA | quotePosted at 21:41 on 14th April 2008 Deborah, you are very lucky! Enjoy and please write after your trip with suggestions. |
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