Roman and prehistoric remains uncovered by new road construction

[Imperial Dave]

Hardknott well worth a visit...although last time I was up there I was on my bike.......ouch

I came down Hardknott pass on a bike, one lad with us had steel rims on his wheels and they got that hot because of the brakes that his innertube melted and he got a puncture!

I was going the other way so the only thing that melted was my thigh muscles!

[Jim Webster]

Hardknott well worth a visit...although last time I was up there I was on my bike.......ouch

I came down Hardknott pass on a bike, one lad with us had steel rims on his wheels and they got that hot because of the brakes that his innertube melted and he got a puncture!

I was going the other way so the only thing that melted was my thigh muscles!

That I can believe!

[RichT]

Hardknott is great - got to walk to it of course! Ravenglass has a smattering of Roman stuff too. A bit further up the coast Maryport is well worth a visit for the Senhouse Roman Museum

[Jim Webster]

The Harbour at Whitehaven is quite nice. Indeed the town has been tidied up a bit since John Paul Jones tried to burn it down but discovered that he'd not got any matches and tried to borrow them from locals

[Patrick Waterson]

The Harbour at Whitehaven is quite nice. Indeed the town has been tidied up a bit since John Paul Jones tried to burn it down but discovered that he'd not got any matches and tried to borrow them from locals

Apparently Jones' raiding party also stopped for a drink or three at the nearest pub while on their hunt for matches.  Eventually finding some, they set fire to a coal ship, hoping it would create a harbour-wide blaze - but as soon as they left for their own ship the townsfolk brought up two fire engines (such as they were back then) and extinguished the fire.

[Tim]

Mr T, thanks for that - Senhouse looks a definite...