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      <description>&lt;img alt=&quot;&quot; src=&quot;http://www.skiddawhouse.co.uk/uploads/img4eb04ca9c9de0.jpg&quot; /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;&quot; src=&quot;http://www.skiddawhouse.co.uk/uploads/img4eb04cec1bbde.jpg&quot; /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;&quot; src=&quot;http://www.skiddawhouse.co.uk/uploads/img4eb04d33d4844.jpg&quot; /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 01 Nov 2011 19:49:36 +0000</pubDate>
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      <link>http://www.skiddawhouse.co.uk/modules/news/article.php?storyid=36</link>
      <description>&lt;strong&gt;La Casa Skiddaw: &amp;iquest;D&amp;oacute;nde, que y como?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Abierto desde abril 2.007 como un hostal juvenil, est&amp;aacute; afiliado a la Asociac&amp;iacute;on de Hostales de Joventud de Inglaterra y Gales (Youth Hostel Association &amp;ndash; YHA).  Ve informac&amp;iacute;on a &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.yha.org.uk&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;http://www.yha.org.uk&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Tenemos 22 camas en 4 dormitorios, una sala com&amp;uacute;n, una sala de juegos, un cuarto para botas (&amp;iexcl;donde se puede dejar las botas ensuciadas por el barro!), cocina totalmente equipada y trascocina.  No hay electricidad de red/internet ni se&amp;ntilde;al de movil.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Ubicado en El Distrito de los Lagos, Cumbria, entre las aldeas de Bassenthwaite al Norte y Threlkeld al Sur.  El pueblo m&amp;aacute;s cerca es Keswick.&lt;br /&gt;Latitud: 54&amp;ordm;39&amp;rsquo; norte&lt;br /&gt;Longtitud:  3&amp;ordm;6&amp;rsquo; oeste (el sol se levanta 12 minutos m&amp;aacute;s tarde que en Greenwhich)&lt;br /&gt;Altitud: 450m &amp;ndash; el hostal de la red YHA m&amp;aacute;s alto de Inglaterra y Gales.&lt;br /&gt;Altidud del monte de Skiddaw:  916m&lt;br /&gt;Parada de autobus m&amp;aacute;s cerca:  Thelkeld. Un paseo a pie de 2 horas (ruta Penrith &amp;ndash; Keswick &amp;ndash; X50) o Bassenthwaite (tamb&amp;iacute;en 2 horas a pied) al Norte para ir hac&amp;iacute;a Carlisle.&lt;br /&gt;Parada de tren m&amp;aacute;s cerca: Penrith&lt;br /&gt;Tiendas m&amp;aacute;s cercas: Keswick (2 horas a pie al Sur)&lt;br /&gt;Skiddaw House est&amp;aacute; situada en la ruta de larga distancia &amp;ldquo;The Cumbria Way&amp;rdquo; o Camino de Cumbria.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Introducci&amp;oacute;n al Distrito de Los Lagos &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_District&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_District&lt;/a&gt; (en Ingl&amp;eacute;s) o &lt;a href=&quot;http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Distrito_de_los_Lagos&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Distrito_de_los_Lagos&lt;/a&gt; (en Espa&amp;ntilde;ol)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;iquest;Porque visitar  La Casa Skiddaw?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Caminar a pie o en bicicleta en una zona de belleza natural extraordinaria.&lt;br /&gt;Relajarse en naturaleza silvestre y dormir en la casa m&amp;aacute;s aislada de Inglaterra&lt;br /&gt;Jugar a las cartas y/o tomarse algo al lado de la estufa de madera, haciendo amigos con gente de todo el mundo.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Como llegar&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;En tren&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;De Londres Euston, varios trayectos directos a Penrith con Virgin Trains.  El viaje dura 3,5 horas, en la linea Londres &amp;ndash; Glasgow.  Hay varios trenes al d&amp;iacute;a pero a veces hay que cambiar en Preston o Lancaster.  Cuando salgas de la estac&amp;iacute;on en Penrith coge el bus X50 (uno cada hora d&amp;Iacute;as laborables y s&amp;aacute;bados, cada dos horas los domingos) hac&amp;iacute;a Keswick.  Baja del bus despu&amp;eacute;s de unos 30 minutos a pie llegas a Thelkeld al pub &amp;ldquo;Horse and Farrier&amp;rdquo;  y  luego camina unas dos horas.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;En autocar, con National Express:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Desde la estac&amp;iacute;on de autocares de Victoria, Londres (unos diez minutos de la estac&amp;iacute;on de ferrocarril) hay un servicio de autocar directo al d&amp;iacute;a a Keswick (el viaje dura 9 horas) y 2 a Penrith (6 horas por la noche, 7 horas y cuarto por el d&amp;iacute;a ya  que  hay que esperar en Birmingham).  Luego coge un bus a Threlkeld (ver arriba) or camina 2 horas desde Keswick.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;En coche:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Desde Londres, coje la autovia M1 hac&amp;iacute;a Birmigham, sal de  la M1 en la salida 19 cogiendo la M6, siga hac&amp;iacute;a Birmigham y luego hac&amp;iacute;a Manchester, luego Carlisle.  Sal en Penrith, salida 40 y coge la A66 hac&amp;iacute;a Keswick.  Dejas  la A66 ant&amp;eacute;s de llegar a Keswick, a Threlkeld despu&amp;eacute;s de 12 millas o 19.5km.  Pasa por la aldea hasta El Blencathra Field Centre &amp;ndash; Centro Campestre de Blencathra.  Se puede dejar el coche en el parking al final de la carreterra y camina una hora a La Casa Skiddaw House.  Alternativamente coge el autovia M1 de Londres hasta Leeds, despu&amp;eacute;s coja la A1 hac&amp;iacute;a Newcastle-upon-Tyne, pero deja el A1 a Scotch Corner, coje el A66 hac&amp;iacute;a Penrith y luego sigua las direccciones  de arriba.  Si no hay atascos, se tarda unas 6.5 horas desde Londres.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Por avion:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Los tres aeropuertos internacionales mas cerca a Keswick son Glasgow, Manchester y Newscastle-upon-Tyne.  El guia &amp;ldquo;Rough Guide to the Lake District&amp;rdquo; recomienda m&amp;aacute;s el de Manchester aunque no hay un raz&amp;oacute;n clara al respecto.  Hay var&amp;iacute;os trenes directos desde el aeropuerto de Manchester or Machester Picadilly a Penrith.  Para llegar a Penrith desde Newcastle, cambia a Carlisle.  Hay trenes directos a Penrith desde Glasgow Central pero hay que tener en  cuenta que el aeropuerto de Glasgow Prestwick est&amp;aacute; relativamente lejos de Glasgow.  En cualquier caso el viaje dura apr&amp;oacute;ximadmente 2 horas.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Como British Telecom no nos llega aqu&amp;iacute; en la sierra, nos pueda contactar en &lt;a href=&quot;mailto:skiddawhouse@yahoo.co.uk. &quot;&gt;skiddawhouse@yahoo.co.uk. &lt;/a&gt; Ya tenemos un tel&amp;eacute;fono mobil: 07747174293.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;iexcl;Esperamos verle pronto!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Martin y Marie-Pierre&lt;br /&gt;Skiddaw House &lt;br /&gt;Bassenthwaite&lt;br /&gt;Keswick&lt;br /&gt;CA12 4QX&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;(&amp;Uacute;ltima actualizaci&amp;oacute;n 10 de enero 2011)&lt;br /&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 01 Nov 2011 19:40:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <description>Skiddaw House: gdzie? co? jak?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Ponownie otwarty w kwietniu 2007 r. jako schronisko mlodziezowe o podstawowym wyposazeniu i pietrowych l&amp;oacute;zkach, afiliowany przy Youth Hostel Association (Anglia i Walia) . Wiecej informacji na &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.yha.org.uk&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;http://www.yha.org.uk&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;22 l&amp;oacute;zka w 4 sypialniach. Wsp&amp;oacute;lna sala, pok&amp;oacute;j gier, pok&amp;oacute;j gdzie mozna zostawic zablocone kalosze. W pelni wyposazona kuchnia. Nie ma pradu z sieci, nie ma zasiegu dla telefon&amp;oacute;w kom&amp;oacute;rkowych.  &lt;br /&gt;Znajduje sie w Krainie Jezior (Lake District), w Cumbrii, pomiedzy wsiami Bassenthwaite na p&amp;oacute;lnocy i Threlkeld na poludniu. Najblizsze miasto &amp;ndash; Keswick.&lt;br /&gt;Szerokosc geograficzna &amp;ndash; 54o39,p&amp;oacute;lnocna&lt;br /&gt;Dlugosc geograficzna &amp;ndash; 3o6,zachodnia (slonce wschodzi 12 minut p&amp;oacute;zniej niz w Greenwich)&lt;br /&gt;Wysokosc &amp;ndash; 450 m npm; najwyzej polozone schronisko mlodziezowe w Brytanii.&lt;br /&gt;Wysokosc g&amp;oacute;ry Skiddaw &amp;ndash; 916 m npm&lt;br /&gt;Najblizszy przystanek autobusowy &amp;ndash; Threlkeld, 2 godziny marszu (linia Penrith-Keswick X50), albo w kierunku p&amp;oacute;lnocnym - Bassenthwaite , okolo 2 godziny marszu w kierunku Carlisle.&lt;br /&gt;Najblizsza stacja kolejowa &amp;ndash; Penrith.&lt;br /&gt;Najblizszy sklep &amp;ndash; Keswick (2 godziny marszu na poludnie)&lt;br /&gt;Skiddaw House znajduje sie na szlaku the Cumbria Way&amp;rdquo;.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wiecej o Krainie Jezior mozna znalezc on line w Wikipedii &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kraina_Jezior&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;http://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kraina_Jezior&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Informacje o szlaku Cumbria Way na stronie&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ramblers.org.uk/info/paths/cumbria.html&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;http://www.ramblers.org.uk/info/paths/cumbria.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Dlaczego wybrac sie do Skiddaw House?&lt;br /&gt;By wedrowac pieszo albo na rowerze wsr&amp;oacute;d przepieknej przyrody.&lt;br /&gt;By zrelaksowac sie wsr&amp;oacute;d dzikiej natury i spac w najodleglejszym domu w Anglii.&lt;br /&gt;By grac w karty i  pociagnac lyczek siedzac przy piecu opalanym drewnem, zawierajac przyjaznie z ludzmi z calego swiata.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Itd. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Jak sie tam dostac?&lt;br /&gt;Pociagiem:&lt;br /&gt;Ze stacji Londyn-Euston kilka bezposrednich polaczen do Penrith pociagami Virgin. Trasa Londyn &amp;ndash; Glasgow, podr&amp;oacute;z trwa 3 i p&amp;oacute;l godziny. Opr&amp;oacute;cz kilku bezposrednich polaczen mozna tez wybrac droge z przesiadka w Preston lub Lancaster. Po wyjsciu ze stacji w Penrith trzeba wziac autobus X50 (w robocze dni jezdzi co godzine, w niedziele &amp;ndash; co dwie) w kierunku Keswick i &amp;ndash; po okolo 30 minutach &amp;ndash; wysiasc w Threlkeld Horse &amp;amp; Farrier&amp;rdquo;. Nastepnie dwie godziny marszu. Og&amp;oacute;lne informacje o pociagach sa na stronie: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.nationalrail.co.uk&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;http://www.nationalrail.co.uk&lt;/a&gt; lub pod numerem telefonu: 0845 7484950. Informacje o pociagach Virgin: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www..virgin.com/trains&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;http://www..virgin.com/trains&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Autobusem, Krajowym Ekspresem (National Express)&lt;br /&gt;Z dworca autobusowego Victoria w Londynie (tylko 10 minut pieszo od stacji kolejowej) raz dziennie odjezdza bezposredni autobus do Keswick (podr&amp;oacute;z trwa 9 godzin) oraz dwa rejsy do Penrith (6 godzin jazdy noca i 7 godzin 15 minut w ciagu dnia, bo jest post&amp;oacute;j w Birmingham). Nastepnie trzeba wziac lokalny autobus do Threlkeld albo z Keswick isc pieszo 2 godziny.&lt;br /&gt;Informacje o autobusach Krajowego Ekspresu: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.nationalexpress.com &quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;http://www.nationalexpress.com &lt;/a&gt; albo pod numerem telefonu: 0870 5808080.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Samochodem &lt;br /&gt;Z Londynu autostrada M1 na Birmingham, p&amp;oacute;zniej M6 w kierunku Manchesteru, p&amp;oacute;zniej Carlise, zjazd w Penrith i droga A66 w kierunku Keswick. Z A66 trzeba zjechac sporo przed Keswick, skrecic w prawo na Threlkeld, przejechac przez wies  i dojechac do Blencathra Field Centre. Samoch&amp;oacute;d mozna zostawic na parkingu na koncu drogi asfaltowej i przejsc 1,5 godziny do Skiddaw House. &lt;br /&gt;Mozna tez z Londynu pojechac M1 na Leeds, nastepnie A1 w kierunku Newcastle-upon-Tyne, ale trzeba zjechac w Scotch Corner, wziac A66 w kierunku Penrith i dalej droga z Penrith. &lt;br /&gt;Jesli nie ma kork&amp;oacute;w jazda z Londynu zabiera okolo 6 i p&amp;oacute;l godziny. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Samolotem&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Trzy miedzynarodowe lotniska najblizej Keswick to Manchester, Glasgow i Newcastle-upon-Tyne. Przewodnik po Krainie Jezior &amp;ndash; The Rough Guide &amp;ndash; zdaje sie najbardziej polecac Manchester. Z lotniska Manchester i z Manchester Picadilly jest kilka bezposrednich pociag&amp;oacute;w do Penrith. Zeby sie dostac z Newcastle do Penrith trzeba sie przesiasc w Carlise. Sa tez bezposrednie pociagi z Glasgow Central do Penrith, ale trzeba pamietac, ze lotnisko Glasgow Prestwick jest dosc daleko od Glasgow. We wszystkich przypadkach podr&amp;oacute;z trwa okolo 2 godzin. &lt;br /&gt;Jako ze dosc trudno skontaktowac sie z nami za pomoca British Telecom  mozna do nas pisac na adres &lt;a href=&quot;mailto:skiddawhouse@yahoo.co.uk&quot;&gt;skiddawhouse@yahoo.co.uk&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt; Mamy tez numer kom&amp;oacute;rkowy: 07747174293.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Do zobaczenia niebawem!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Martin i Marie-Pierre&lt;br /&gt;Skiddaw House&lt;br /&gt;Bessenthwaite&lt;br /&gt;Keswick&lt;br /&gt;CA12 4QX&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;(ostatnie uaktualnienie 10 stycznia 2011)&lt;br /&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 01 Nov 2011 19:10:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>SKIDDAW HOUSE REPORT 2011</title>
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      <description>Skiddaw House had its best year ever in 2011 achieving 1500 overnights. The months of April, May and June were particularly fruitful but the poor July and August weather had a negative effect on business.&lt;br /&gt;  Improvements to the fabric of the building continue with the installation of insulation on the walls and the ceilings using environmentally friendly British sheep wool. The beneficial effect was so noticeable that the Trustees had their warmest October night ever in the House. Insulation work will continue over the winter. The effect of all this will be to further reduce the carbon footprint of Skiddaw House.&lt;br /&gt;  There has been a great improvement in the look, d&amp;eacute;cor and comfort of the bedrooms, in particular the large end bedroom.&lt;br /&gt;  The beneficial effect of the photo voltaic cells continued over the summer with the gas fired generator being idle until October.&lt;br /&gt;  In 2011 Bill Sellers resigned as Chair of the Skiddaw House Foundation. The Foundation would like to express their grateful thanks to Bill for his dedicated and selfless service to the cause of Skiddaw House. Words cannot be found to adequately acknowledge Bill for his dedication. He will continue to be involved in the Foundation as long as he feels able to continue positively. The position of Chair is being filled by Terry Sloane from Keswick.&lt;br /&gt;  Another servant of Skiddaw House; John Martin has resigned as Volunteer co-ordinator. John has provided sterling work over many years. The Foundation will be for ever in his debt. If anyone can provide voluntary help please do not hesitate in contacting the resident wardens.&lt;br /&gt; The Foundation also thanks the landlord John Waugh for his continued support and encouragement.&lt;br /&gt;  Do consider visiting Britain&amp;rsquo;s only mountain hut. You will be welcomed by Martin and Marie-Pierre. Skiddaw House is an ideal base for star gazers, ornithologists, mountain bikers, walkers and seekers of peace and tranquillity. &lt;br /&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 01 Nov 2011 19:03:29 +0000</pubDate>
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      <description>undefinedundefinedundefinedundefined&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot; class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;strong &gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 16pt;&quot;&gt;Skiddaw House mode d&amp;rsquo;emploi&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot; class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;em &gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;(prononcer&lt;br /&gt;[skid&amp;ocirc;])&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot; class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;em &gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;&quot; class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;Ouvert depuis le 6 avril 2007. 22 lits r&amp;eacute;partis dans 4 chambres. Salle&lt;br /&gt;commune, salle de d&amp;eacute;tente, salle de chaussures (pour d&amp;eacute;poser ses chaussures de&lt;br /&gt;marche boueuses !). R&amp;eacute;chauds et batterie de cuisine. Pas d&amp;rsquo;&amp;eacute;lectricit&amp;eacute;-secteur,&lt;br /&gt;pas de r&amp;eacute;seau pour les t&amp;eacute;l&amp;eacute;phones portables &amp;agrave; moins de 20 minutes de marche.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;&quot; class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt;&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;&quot; class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt;&quot;&gt;Situ&amp;eacute;e dans le district des&lt;br /&gt;lacs, comt&amp;eacute; de Cumbria dans le nord de l&amp;rsquo;Angleterre, entre le village de&lt;br /&gt;Bassenthwaite au&lt;span &gt;  &lt;/span&gt;nord et celui de&lt;br /&gt;Threlkeld au sud. Ville la plus proche : Keswick.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;&quot; class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt;&quot;&gt;Latitude : 54&amp;deg;39&amp;rsquo; nord&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;&quot; class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt;&quot;&gt;Longitude : 3&amp;deg; 6&amp;rsquo; ouest (le&lt;br /&gt;soleil se l&amp;egrave;ve 12 minutes plus tard qu&amp;rsquo;&amp;agrave; Greenwich)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;&quot; class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt;&quot;&gt;Altitude : 1550 pieds (470&lt;br /&gt;m&amp;egrave;tres)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;&quot; class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt;&quot;&gt;Altitude de Skiddaw Mountain :&lt;br /&gt;3054 pieds (916 m&amp;egrave;tres)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;&quot; class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt;&quot;&gt;Arr&amp;ecirc;t de bus le plus proche :&lt;br /&gt;Threlkeld, &amp;agrave; 2 heures de marche (ligne de bus&lt;br /&gt;Penrith-Keswick-Workington/Cockermouth, X50), ou Bassenthwaite vers le nord&lt;br /&gt;pour prendre la direction de Carlisle (2 heures de marche aussi).&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;&quot; class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt;&quot;&gt;Gare la plus proche : Penrith.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;&quot; class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt;&quot;&gt;Magasins les plus proches :&lt;br /&gt;Keswick (2 heures de marche, vers le sud)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;&quot; class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt;&quot;&gt;Skiddaw House est situ&amp;eacute;e sur&lt;br /&gt;le sentier de grande randonn&amp;eacute;e &lt;strong &gt;&amp;ldquo;the&lt;br /&gt;Cumbria Way&amp;rdquo;&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;&quot; class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt;&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;&quot; class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt;&quot;&gt;Introduction au Lake District&lt;br /&gt;sur le wikipedia fran&amp;ccedil;ais : &lt;u&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: blue;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://fr.wikipedia.org/Lake_District&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;http://fr.wikipedia.org/Lake_District&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;&quot; class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt;&quot;&gt;Page web en fran&amp;ccedil;ais sur les&lt;br /&gt;GR du nord de l&amp;rsquo;Angleterre : &lt;u&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: blue;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.visitenc.fr/displaypage.asp?page=335&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;http://www.visitenc.fr/displaypage.asp?page=335&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;&quot; class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt;&quot;&gt;Page web en anglais sur le&lt;br /&gt;Cumbria Way : &lt;u&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: blue;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ramblers.org.uk/info/paths/cumbria.html&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;http://www.ramblers.org.uk/info/paths/cumbria.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;&quot; class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt;&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;&quot; class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;strong &gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 14pt;&quot;&gt;Pourquoi y aller&lt;span &gt;  &lt;/span&gt;?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;&quot; class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt;&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;&quot; class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt;&quot;&gt;Pour faire de la randonn&amp;eacute;e&lt;br /&gt;p&amp;eacute;destre et VTT dans un cadre magnifique.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;&quot; class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt;&quot;&gt;Pour buller dans une nature&lt;br /&gt;sauvage, et dormir dans la maison la plus isol&amp;eacute;e d&amp;rsquo;Angleterre.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;&quot; class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt;&quot;&gt;Pour jouer aux cartes et&lt;br /&gt;savourer une boisson devant le po&amp;ecirc;le &amp;agrave; bois, en faisant la connaissance de gens&lt;br /&gt;du monde entier.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;&quot; class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt;&quot;&gt;Etc&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;&quot; class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt;&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;&quot; class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt;&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;&quot; class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;strong &gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 14pt;&quot;&gt;Comment s&amp;rsquo;y rendre ?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;&quot; class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt;&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;&quot; class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; font-family: &amp;quot;sylfaen&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;serif&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;En&lt;br /&gt;train :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;&quot; class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt;&quot;&gt;Depuis Paris, Lille ou&lt;br /&gt;Bruxelles, prendre l&amp;rsquo;eurostar, renseignements sur &lt;u&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: blue;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.eurostar.com&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;http://www.eurostar.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/u&gt;ou au 08 92 35 35 39. Arriv&amp;eacute;e &amp;agrave; Londres-StPancras.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;&quot; class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt;&quot;&gt;Depuis Londres, plusieurs&lt;br /&gt;liaisons directes en train entre la gare de Londres-Euston (&amp;agrave; 10 minutes &amp;agrave; pied&lt;br /&gt;de la gare de StPancras) et Penrith, par la compagnie Virgin. Dur&amp;eacute;e du trajet :&lt;br /&gt;3 heures 30 environ. C&amp;rsquo;est la ligne Londres-Glasgow.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;&quot; class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt;&quot;&gt;Devant la gare de Penrith,&lt;br /&gt;prendre le bus X50 (un bus toutes les heures en semaine, toutes les 2 heures le&lt;br /&gt;dimanche) en direction de Keswick (prononcer &lt;em &gt;[kezik]&lt;/em&gt;), mais descendre &amp;agrave; Threlkeld &amp;ldquo;Horse &amp;amp; Farrier&amp;rdquo; (dur&amp;eacute;e&lt;br /&gt;du trajet 30 minutes), puis 2 heures de marche.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;&quot; class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt;&quot;&gt;Renseignements sur les trains&lt;br /&gt;: &lt;u&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: blue;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.nationalrail.co.uk&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;http://www.nationalrail.co.uk&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/u&gt; ou&lt;br /&gt;(0044) 20 7278 5240.&lt;span &gt;  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: blue;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.virgin.com/trains&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;http://www.virgin.com/trains&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;&quot; class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt;&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;&quot; class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; font-family: &amp;quot;sylfaen&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;serif&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;En&lt;br /&gt;bus National Express :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;&quot; class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt;&quot;&gt;Depuis la gare routi&amp;egrave;re de&lt;br /&gt;Londres-Victoria (10 minutes &amp;agrave; pied de la gare des trains), une liaison directe&lt;br /&gt;par jour pour Keswick (dur&amp;eacute;e 9 heures), et une liaison directe de nuit pour&lt;br /&gt;Penrith (dur&amp;eacute;e 6 heures), et une liaison de jour pour Penrith avec changement &amp;agrave;&lt;br /&gt;Birmingham, arriv&amp;eacute;e Penrith 17 H 20. Ensuite prendre le bus jusqu&amp;rsquo;&amp;agrave; Threlkeld&lt;br /&gt;(voir indications ci-dessus), ou depuis Keswick 2 heures de marche.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;&quot; class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt;&quot;&gt;Renseignements sur les trajets&lt;br /&gt;de la compagnie de bus National Express : &lt;u&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: blue;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.nationalexpress.com&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;http://www.nationalexpress.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;span &gt;  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;&quot; class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt;&quot;&gt;A&lt;span &gt;  &lt;/span&gt;noter que la compagnie de bus Eurolines qui&lt;br /&gt;relie les pays d&amp;rsquo;Europe entre eux, arrive &amp;eacute;galement &amp;agrave; la gare routi&amp;egrave;re de&lt;br /&gt;Victoria. Voir &lt;u&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: blue;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.eurolines.fr&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;http://www.eurolines.fr&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/u&gt;,&lt;br /&gt;ou 08 92 89 90 91. Moins cher que l&amp;rsquo;eurostar mais &amp;eacute;videmment plus long&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;&quot; class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt;&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;&quot; class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; font-family: &amp;quot;sylfaen&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;serif&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;En&lt;br /&gt;voiture :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;&quot; class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt;&quot;&gt;Depuis Londres, prendre&lt;br /&gt;l&amp;rsquo;autoroute M1 en direction de Birmingham, puis la M6 en direction de&lt;br /&gt;Manchester puis de Carlisle (prononcer &lt;em &gt;[karlail]&lt;/em&gt;),&lt;br /&gt;la quitter au niveau de Penrith, pour prendre la A66 en direction de Keswick.&lt;br /&gt;Quitter la A66 avant d&amp;rsquo;arriver &amp;agrave; Keswick, tourner &amp;agrave; droite pour aller &amp;agrave;&lt;br /&gt;Threlkeld, traverser le village en direction du &amp;ldquo;Blencathra Field Centre&amp;rdquo;&lt;br /&gt;(centre d&amp;rsquo;&amp;eacute;tude et d&amp;rsquo;h&amp;eacute;bergement qui offre des cours sur l&amp;rsquo;environnement et la&lt;br /&gt;nature). On peut se garer tout au bout du chemin avant d&amp;rsquo;effectuer 1 heure et&lt;br /&gt;demi de marche &amp;agrave; pied. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;&quot; class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt;&quot;&gt;Alternativement, depuis&lt;br /&gt;Londres prendre la M1 jusqu&amp;agrave; Leeds, puis la A1 direction Newcastle-upon-Tyne,&lt;br /&gt;mais bifurquer au&lt;span &gt;  &lt;/span&gt;niveau de Scotch&lt;br /&gt;Corner, prendre la A66 en direction de Penrith, et depuis Penrith m&amp;ecirc;me route.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;&quot; class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt;&quot;&gt;Compter 6 heures de route&lt;br /&gt;depuis Londres (environ 300 miles ou 480 km) ou 7 heures 30 depuis Douvres.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;&quot; class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt;&quot;&gt;La vitesse sur les autoroutes&lt;br /&gt;anglaises est limit&amp;eacute;e &amp;agrave; 70 miles/heure (112 km/h). Le gasoil est pluscher que&lt;br /&gt;l&amp;rsquo;essence, respectivement &amp;pound; 1.07 et &amp;pound; 1.03 le litre en juillet 2009).&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;&quot; class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt;&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;&quot; class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; font-family: &amp;quot;sylfaen&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;serif&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;En&lt;br /&gt;avion : &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;&quot; class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt;&quot;&gt;Les trois a&amp;eacute;roports&lt;br /&gt;internationaux les plus proches sont Manchester, Glasgow et&lt;br /&gt;Newcastle-upon-Tyne. Le guide &amp;ldquo;Rough Guide&amp;rdquo; (cousin du Routard) semble&lt;br /&gt;recommander plut&amp;ocirc;t Manchester. Plusieurs trains directs entre Manchester&lt;br /&gt;Airport ou Manchester Picadilly et Penrith. Pour aller de Newcastle &amp;agrave; Penrith,&lt;br /&gt;changement &amp;agrave; Carlisle. Train direct de Glasgow Central &amp;agrave; Penrith, mais&lt;br /&gt;attention, l&amp;rsquo;a&amp;eacute;roport de Glasgow-Prestwick est loin de la ville. Dur&amp;eacute;e du&lt;br /&gt;trajet environ 2 heures.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;&quot; class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt;&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;&quot; class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt;&quot;&gt;Vous pouvez nous contacter sur&lt;br /&gt;: &lt;u&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: blue;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;mailto:skiddawhouse@yahoo.co.uk&quot;&gt;skiddawhouse@yahoo.co.uk&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/u&gt; ou par&lt;br /&gt;t&amp;eacute;l&amp;eacute;phone (portable) : (00 44) 7747174293. Skiddaw House, Bassenthwaite,&lt;br /&gt;Keswick, Cumbria, CA12 4QX,&lt;span &gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;Royaume-Uni.&lt;span &gt;   &lt;/span&gt;A bient&amp;ocirc;t !&lt;span &gt;     &lt;/span&gt;Marie-Pierre &amp;amp; Martin.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;</description>
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      <description>It has been another successful year for Skiddaw House. Business reached 1490 over nights. These are the best figures the House has achieved surpassing the best year under the old system. Britain&amp;rsquo;s only mountain hut is being discovered and Martin and Marie&amp;rsquo;s fantastic hospitality is being recognized.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;BUILDING PROGRESS&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Work was done in the spring to cure the bulge in the front of the house and to stabilize the floor of Wagtail, which had an alarming &amp;ldquo;bounce&amp;rdquo;. This has now been completed and safety is assured. With much volunteer and professional labour, a new woodshed has been constructed. This will provide dry fuel for the house, ensuring more efficient usage  of valuable resources. Plans are afoot to complete the repair of the roof and the installation of an environmentally friendly solar system. This work is scheduled for March 2010.&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;VOLUNTEER LABOUR&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Under the continued leadership of John Martin from Carlisle, volunteers have contributed enormously to the improvement and maintanence of the House. Again the contribution of useful labour has been over 800 people hours of unpaid input.  The list is long. One of the obvious improvements is the repair of the boundary wall at the front of the property. A considerable amount of time and expertise has contributed to that project. As previously mentioned there was great volunteer input into the provision of the woodshed and its contents. Work has been carried out to improve and maintain the copse that provides a vital habitat to the flora and fauna of the area and thus enhancing the local environment. Other unseen and less glamorous work has been carried out on the drainage system and continuing damp prevention. The Foundation would like to thank John for his fantastic leadership. Indeed the Foundation is hugely grateful for the wonderful and generous contribution that our volunteers have provided. If anyone would like to contribute their time, enthusiasm and expertise please do not hesitate in &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.skiddawhouse.co.uk/modules/news/article.php?storyid=10&quot;&gt;getting in touch&lt;/a&gt; with Skiddaw House.&lt;br /&gt;  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;COMMUNICATIONS  &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;One of the most important unseen improvements is an online capability. It is now possible to book online either via the YHA website at &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.yha.org.uk&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;www.yha.org.uk&lt;/a&gt; or via email at &lt;a href=&quot;mailto:skiddawhouse@yahoo.co.uk.&quot;&gt;skiddawhouse@yahoo.co.uk.&lt;/a&gt; This improvement is also seen as an essential safety feature for all those who live and stay at Skiddaw House.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;EDUCATION&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Heather Crompton has done sterling work in promoting Skiddaw House within Cumbrian schools. Hundreds of school children have benefited from the Skiddaw House experience. Repeat visits have been made by the American School in London giving their pupils a view of England that they can take with them in their world wide adventures. Skiddaw House offers youngsters a wonderful and unique opportunity at what is a very modest cost. If you are looking for an opportunity in giving youngsters a fascinating experience then please do not hesitate in contacting us.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;THE FUTURE&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We can only have a future if Skiddaw House is used by walkers and cyclists. However if you are interested in ornithology or even in star gazing, then Skiddaw House offers some wonderful opportunities. The busier the House is the more assured its future will be. We have plans to continually improve the House and make the Skiddaw House Experience a very memorable one for all concerned. However like all charitable organisations, the Skiddaw House Foundation needs financial support to fulfill its obligations. If you would be willing to donate to Skiddaw House please do not hesitate in &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.skiddawhouse.co.uk/modules/news/article.php?storyid=10&quot;&gt;contacting us&lt;/a&gt;. The Foundation would like to thank our landlord John Waugh and his family for their continuing generous support of the House and the Foundation over the last year. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 07 Jan 2010 10:40:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <description>&lt;strong&gt;SKIDDAW HOUSE&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Genie&amp;szlig;en Siedie gemuetliche Unterkunft des Skiddaw Hauses in den wundeschoenen Bergen des Northern lake District norwestlich von England. Diese einfache Ferienunterkunft wird von der naturlichen reinen Sch&amp;ouml;nheit der landshaft umgeben und bietet eine erstaunliche Aussicht. Sie hat gemuetliche Kommunalr&amp;auml;ume, zwei-stoeckige Betten in den klenieren Schlafzimmern und eine vollausgeruestete Kueche. Sie ist der ideale Ausgangspunkt f&amp;uuml;r Erforschungen in der Bergregion Skiddaw Blencathra und den Berglehnen northern Fells.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Skiddaw House: Was? Wo? Wie?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Das Skiddaw House ist vom 1. M&amp;auml;rz bis zum 31. Oktober geoeffnet und gilf als basis Jugend ferienunterkunft mit grundlegendem Komfort und ist Mitglied der Jundgendherbergenen-Organisation (YHA) von England und Wales. Informationen in der Webseite: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.yha.org.uk&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;http://www.yha.org.uk&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Oktober und November: ausschlie&amp;szlig;lich f&amp;uuml;r komplete Vermietung (an Gruppen) Januar und Februar : geschlossen&lt;br /&gt;Beinhaltungsraum, spezieller Ausziehraum von Fussbekleidung (z.B. Dreckige Stiefel!), Kocherd und Utensilien zum kochen, Raum fuer Geschirrw&amp;auml;sche. Elektrscher Strom von Generator, Signal fuer Handys in Entfernung von 20 minuten zu fuss.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Befindet sich: in der Seeregion )Lake district von Cumbria) zwischen dem Dorf Bassenthwaite (im Norden) und dem Dorf Threlkeld (im Sueden). N&amp;auml;here stadt; Keswick.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Geographische Breite: 54&amp;deg;39&amp;acute;&lt;br /&gt;Geographische Nordl&amp;auml;nge: 3&amp;deg;6&amp;acute; westlich (Sonnenaufgang 12 stunden spaeter als Greenwich)&lt;br /&gt;H&amp;ouml;he: 450 meter, das hoechste Gebaeude der YHA in Gro&amp;szlig;britannien.&lt;br /&gt;H&amp;ouml;he des Berges Skiddaw : 916 meter&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Bushaltestellen in der Naehe:&lt;br /&gt;Threlkeld, 2 Stunden zu Fuss (Linie Penrith-Keswick-Workington/Cockermouth: X4 und X5&lt;br /&gt;Das Skiddaw House befindet  sich auf dem  bekannetenden wanderweg &amp;ldquo; Cumbria Way&amp;rdquo; ( 112km)&lt;br /&gt;Informationen ueber den Lake District ( Seeregion) finden sie in der web- enzyklop&amp;auml;die &amp;ldquo;Wikipadia&amp;rdquo; in englisher Sprache: &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_District&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_District&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Die Webseite ( in englischen Sprache) beinhaltet informationen ueber dem bekannetenden Wanderweg &amp;ldquo;Cumbria Way&amp;rdquo;: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ramblers.org.uk/info/paths/cumbria.html&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;http://www.ramblers.org.uk/info/paths/cumbria.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Warum lohnt sich ein Besuch im Skiddaw Haus?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Sie haben die Moeglichkeit in einer aussergerwoehnlich natuerlichen Naturschoenheit zu wandern oder fahrrad zu fahren.&lt;br /&gt;Sie koennen sich in der wilden Natur entspannenIhren Schlaf adgelegeren Unterkunft Englands geniessen.&lt;br /&gt;Sie koennen Karten speilen und ein heisses getraenk neben dem Holzofen geniessen und folglich Bekanntschaften mit Personen aus aller Welt machen. Usw..&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Wie kommt man zum Skiddaw Haus?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Mit dem Zug:&lt;br /&gt;Von London-Euston bestehen Direcktfahten mit Virgin Zuege nach Penrith. Die Fahrt der Linie London-Glasgow Dauert 3-4 Stunden. Wenn sie aus der Sation Penrith herauskommen, nehmen sie die Busse X4 oder X5 (jede 1 Stunde von Montag-Samstag, jede 2 stunden Sonntags) mit Richtung Keswick.&lt;br /&gt;Sie steigen in der Staion Threlkeld &amp;ldquo;horse and Farrier&amp;rdquo; aus (nach ungef&amp;auml;hr 30 minuetiger fahrt) und gehen ungef&amp;auml;hr 2 stunden lang bis zum Skiddaw Haus.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Allgemeine Informationen &amp;uuml;ber Z&amp;uuml;ge: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.nationalrail.co.uk&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;http://www.nationalrail.co.uk&lt;/a&gt; or 0845 7484950&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Informationen &amp;uuml;ber Virgin Z&amp;uuml;ge: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.virgin.com/trains&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;http://www.virgin.com/trains&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Mit dem Bus- Buslinien National Express:&lt;br /&gt;Von der Station London Victoria (nur 10 minuten zu Fuss vom Bahnhof), besteht t&amp;auml;gliche direkte Busfahrten Nach Keswick (9 stunden reisedauer) und f&amp;uuml;r Penrith (6 Stunden Reisedauer &amp;ndash; Nachtfahrten). In Anschluss nehmen Sie den lokalen Bus nach Threlkeld (siehe oben) oder sie wandern 2 Stunden von Keswick. Informationen &amp;uuml;ber den Busse National Express: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.nationalexpress.com&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;http://www.nationalexpress.com&lt;/a&gt;, or 0870 5808080&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Mit dem Auto:&lt;br /&gt;Von London aus, folden wir autobahn M1 Richtung Birmingham, dann die M6 Richtung Manchester und dann Richtung Carlisle. Wir nehem den Ausgang zu Penrith und fahren auf die A66 Richtung Keswick. Wir fahren von der A66 runter, bevor wir Keswick erreichen und wenden rechts nach Threlkeld. Wir fahren durch das Dorf bis wir das blencathra Field centre erreichen. Sie koennen 1hr Auto am Ende der Strasse parken und ca 1 &amp;frac12; Stunden bis zum Skeddaw Haus wandern.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Mit dem Flugzeug:&lt;br /&gt;Die beiden naeheren internationale Flueghaefen nach Keswick sind Machester und Newcastle-upon-Tyne. Das Buch &amp;ldquo;Rough Guide&amp;rdquo; ueber den Lake District empfiehit den Flueghafen von Manchester.&lt;br /&gt;Vom Machester-Picadilly, koennen sie mit dem Zug nach Penrith fahren, und den Zug entweder in Preston, oder Bolton, oder in L:ancaster wechsein.&lt;br /&gt;Wennsie vom Flughafen Newcastle nach Penrith fahren wollen, und brauchen nur den Zug in Carlisle zu wechseln. In beiden Faellen, dauert die Reise ca. 2 Stunden.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Kontakt-e-mail: &lt;a href=&quot;mailto:skiddawhouse@yahoo.co.uk&quot;&gt;skiddawhouse@yahoo.co.uk&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Website: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.skiddawhouse.co.uk&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;www.skiddawhouse.co.uk&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Web bookings: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.yha.org.uk &quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;www.yha.org.uk &lt;/a&gt; ( from March 2009)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Tel/ :SMS: +4407747174293&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wir erwarten sie in Kuerze!&lt;br /&gt;Martin and Marie-Pierre&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Skiddaw House YHA&lt;br /&gt;Bassenthwaite&lt;br /&gt;Keswick&lt;br /&gt;CA12 4QX</description>
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      <description>&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: bold;&quot;&gt;Christmas and New Year 2008&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We are offering reduced rates at Christmas and New Year. Please read on for further details.&lt;br /&gt;</description>
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      <description>&lt;img align=&quot;left&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; src=&quot;http://www.skiddawhouse.co.uk/uploads/img47829a8a1dae0.jpg&quot; style=&quot;width: 107px; height: 71px; margin-right: 7px;&quot; /&gt;Early summer 2008 - we have been pleased with the numbers of visitors at Skiddaw House, and have had many volunteer work days, and visits from organised work parties, which have been very productive.</description>
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      <description>&lt;img align=&quot;left&quot; style=&quot;width: 134px; height: 68px; margin-right: 7px;&quot; src=&quot;http://www.skiddawhouse.co.uk/uploads/img48c6e1c631b80.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; /&gt;Grampus Heritage Training have recently booked a week-end visit with us at the end of May. They are interested in the regeneration of our wooded area at the back of the hostel.........</description>
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