Day 8: Walton to Carlisle

An interesting night with 9 of us crammed in the cosy bunk barn (actually a converted dog kennel). John is on the sofa in the tiny sitting room, which is equipped with a collection of wartime helmets and a handy 1942 instruction manual for American servicemen in Britain ("the British can't make a cup of coffee, but you don't know how to make a proper cup of tea", "Never point out to a Frenchman that they surrendered").
We were disappointed to find that the Centurion Inn at Walton has closed, but we were able to eat good home-cooked food in the grand dining room in the Farmhouse. And there's a swallow's nest in the washroom - the chicks are watching us!