I don’t know what “pegging out” means to you, but in my native Lancashire it refers to the time honoured job of pegging the washing out on the line.

Why do I love pegging out?

I thing there are 3 main reasons.

1. It takes me back to my childhood, to the days before tumble dryers, when the world seemed a very simple place ( as it does to most young children I think)
2. I love the idea that I’m saving money by not using the tumble dryer. All those Kilowatt hours being saved from the clutches on British Gas.
3. If I’m pegging out, it must be a dry day in the Lakes. It is probably even a sunny day in the Lakes. Every dry , sunny day is something to feel very happy about. Especially in the Lakes, as it does sometimes rain here (no rain, no Lakes as we say)

Here’s today’s washing on the line.

It’s bath mats, towels and hi tech wicking garments on my line today- not exactly the strange flannels and woolies you see on Call the Midwife  (I love that programme- they are big fans of Pegging Out ).

It’s another really lovely Lakes day today. If you want to visit, our cottage, Brockstone, is available for short breaks. You can read about our Lakes Holiday Cottage on Trip Advisor here.

Looking out of the window this morning, the sky is blue, the sun is coming up and the birds are singing. All thoughts of sitting at the desk catching up on paperwork have gone. It’s a day to get outside.

We’re promised several days of glorious sun. Usually we’d be getting ready to open White Moss House for our bed and breakfast guests, but we’re having a break this year. We are still letting our wonderful Lakes holiday cottage, Brockstone, and it is available for short breaks in March and early April. We might spend today in the garden up at Brockstone cottage.

It’s such a sunny spot it’s an absolute joy to “work” up there. It’s just a few hundred yards from White Moss House by footpath ( though it’s over a mile by road). It’s also a few hundred yards by road (well, track) from the next nearest cottage, but it feels quite remote when you are there as you can’t see any other buildings and only walkers and their dogs go past. I’ll take my camera, but meanwhile, here’s a photo of Brockstone in the autumn. It could be you opening that gate to a wonderful Lake District break in the next few weeks!

BT permitting, we should have free unlimited Broadband at our Lake District holiday cottage by 3rd April.

Guests have always been welcome to use the free WiFi at White Moss House, but for even greater convenience we have persuaded BT that they can put a phone line into our cottage. The engineers have not yet been out to check where the cottage is, but we are optimistic that the lovely people at BT will not be daunted by the (relative) isolation of beautiful Brockstone.

Those of you who follow this blog (and there must be quite a few, as we’ve had over 21,000 visits) might like to know that we’ve started a new blog for Brockstone, our Lake District Cottage with amazing views .
Much more to come here. You could bookmark the page and come back from time to time.

This is the photo , taken by me in January 2012, that I’ve edited to make the banner heading. Not bad eh? It is, of course, Helm Crag and Grasmere taken from the shore of Grasmere, just 10 minutes walk from our holiday cottage and White Moss.

For more circular walks from White Moss click here.

I’ve just been looking through photos from last March. Here’s one I took at Brockstone Cottage on 24 March 2013. Those of you familiar with the walk from Grasmere to Rydal will recognise the gate with the unusual fastening. It’s just below our Lakes holiday cottage. One day I’m planning to write a blog post with photos about gates and their fastenings- there so many different types – I find it fascinating. Maybe I’m a bit of a sad case.

Rydal Water from our Lakes Holiday Cottage March 2013

Snow, grey skies, grey lake in March last year….quite a contrast to the one I took and posted on our blog yesterday.

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Our Lakes Holiday Cottage, Brockstone, doesn’t have any guests staying this week, so we’ve taken the chance to do some gardening there- mostly pruning and cutting back. Everything seems to be growing there right now, (including the snowdrops which are lovely, and the daffodils that are just coming out.)

We took a very well earned cup of tea on the terrace. You can see Rydal Water down below in the background. You could have this view next week! The cottage is available at just £290 for a 4 night midweek stay, or £290 for a 3 night weekend stay. If you can stay a week, it’s £450.

Not great photos technically, but you get the picture!

Easter is late this year so we’re hoping that it will be warm and sunny. Our Lakes Holiday Cottage, Brockstone, would be a great place to stay for your Easter break.

The days will certainly be long. My research tell me that there will be 14 hours 13 minutes of daylight on Easter Sunday. In the Lakes, the sun will rise around 6 am and the sun will set around 8.15 pm.

This means that with a little luck,  you will be able to sit out on the terrace in the morning having breakfast watching the sun come up over Rydal Water, and then you’ll be chilling after a day’s walking having supper and a drink watching the sun set over Wetherlam, the Coniston Fells and Silver Howe.

Here’s a photo of the view from our Lakes Holiday cottage terrace in winter. You can sit for hours watching the shifting light and clouds. The views are amazing . You can read some of our reviews here.

A week at Easter either 12- 19 April or 19-26 April is just £790, all bills included.

Why not contact us and make a booking?

I set off from White Moss in the sunshine this morning. From Loughrigg Terrace you can look back to White Moss, and if you lift your eyes and look, you can see our Lake District Holiday Cottage, Brockstone. Can you see it in this photo? It’s right in the middle, on the side of Nab Scar, in a clearing between two sets of trees.

If I swing the camera down a little you would see Grasmere Lake to the left and the River Rothay running by.
Here’s another view .

And here is more of a close up view. All these are taken on a great little walk, which you can do from the door of our Lakes Holiday Cottage.

You can stay here in March for just £290 for a four night midweek break, – one of our last minute offers. You can read more about walks from White Moss and Brockstone Cottage here.

Have you got a week or a few days free in your diary in March? If so you could take advantage of our last minute offers and stay in our Lake District cottage with amazing views our special last minute rates.

Stay any time from now until Friday 28 March ( last night available is Thurdsay 27 March), and take advantage of our special offers.

7 nights £450

3 nights at a weekend £290

4 nights midweek £290.

This photo shows Brockstone Cottage. In the past it was two cottages for Rydal Estate wokers and their families. Now it is one cottage just for you!

All bills are included. Towels and bedlinen provided. The beds will be made up and ready for you on arrival. The log fire will be laid. For more information you can see our Grasmere holiday cottage on the Home Away website ( formerly Holiday Rentals) or on the Holiday Lettings website , where our cottage gets 5 Stars from Trip Advisor.

Please email esuedixon@gmail.com for more information, or ring us on 015394 35295.