Riding round Bassenthwaite Lake, a short tour at the end of my day; the route is a mixture of country lanes between Skiddaw and the lake, then a fast main road, the A66 between west Cumbria and the Pennines. The circuit crosses the lake outflow, the River Derwent, at Ouse Bridge near a lake beach popular with fishermen and a marina. Bassenthwaite Railway station is now a restaurant with a steam locomotive parked prominently outside.
