A 22km round trip for a pint and to redeem a sedentary afternoon.Route: from the cottage to the mid-Lorton crossroads and turning left for Hopebeck rising gently and then descending to the main road. Turning left towards Buttermere and gently uphill to Lanthwaite Green and then mainly downhill until a final rise to enter Buttermere village. Randomly selecting the newly reopened Buttermere Court Hotel for a pint initially outside and then moving in out of the drizzle and falling coincidentally into a conversation with a Kendal cycling couple. Back after a single beer thus not trying the also newly reopened Bridge Hotel, in case T’s energy levels later slumped, along the main road along Lorton Vale.Conditions: cloudy and eventually, a very fine drizzle.
Pub: the Buttermere Court Hotel (née Fish) for Allendale Wagtail and Corby Brewing Company APA.
