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<p>Christmas in the Lake District is everyone's idea of a great place at a good time. Travelling here is a different matter. I drove without too much trouble (detours on M62 due to an accident) to south of Blackburn where I knew there would be a fast charging station. I did have a 5 minute wait before one of the six chargers became free but I got charged.</p>
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<p>The final hour of the  journey was uneventful and I arrived at the cottage just before dark. Gary &amp; Caroline had settled in about an hour before me.</p>
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<p>Our walk the following day was from the cottage front door up to <a href="https://www.walklakes.co.uk/walk_254.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">High Dam</a>. It was a good introduction to the steep slopes and streams which typify this area.</p>
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<p>More of a Tarn than a lake. It was a short steep hike up to the Dam. The water from the lake was used to turn a water mill at the bottom which made bobbins for the Lancashire cotton industry.</p>
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<p><a href="https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/places/stott-park-bobbin-mill/?utm_source=Google%20Business&amp;utm_campaign=Local%20Listings&amp;utm_medium=Google%20Business%20Profiles&amp;utm_content=stott%20park%20bobbin%20mill" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Stott Bobbin Mill</a> is just across the road from the cottage. Unfortunately it's closed from November to March.</p>
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