Grasmere: Village of surprises 

Thank you, it was a lovely day and the children really rose to the occasion.

Thank you. We enjoyed making it.

Thank you. It is a bit different to my normal type of video, but great fun to do.

Thank you Erin. In that case you'll be pleased to know that Eric will be back wandering the lakes later this month.

Thank you. Despite the difficulties caused by Storm Dennis at the time, it was a very enjoyable video to make. I'm pleased it has been so well received.

Thank you. It was a lovely video to shoot. When I popped into the jigsaw shop last year the lady in there greeted me with the words, 'Great to see you again, try not to get lost this time!'

@@jonathancraigguides fantastic lovely

Thank you.

Thank you. I hope you have many happy days out on the fells. Stay safe and enjoy every footstep.

Thank you. I'm glad that you enjoyed it.

Thank you Rebecca. Hope you have a fabulous time when you get there. A couple of the shops have changed hands, but there are still 30,000 jigsaws to be had, and the Gingerbread tastes just as good as ever.

Thank you. The children had great fun doing it.

Thank you. It was great fun to do.

It's a lovely place. I hope you have a really good time. The autumn colours make it even more stunning.

Thank you Sam. Not sure whether me and the BBC would get on. I like to do my own thing too much!

Thank you. I have to agree with you on all counts. Thinking of Grays Elegy takes me back to my youth and studying his work for our English Literature exams.

Thank you. There is an old saying, never film with children and animals. Well I have to say that I have little experience with animals, but the children were a delight, and we all had great fun doing it.

Thank you. October is a great time to visit. It is, so my wife used to tell me, a very romantic place to be in early autumn. Hope you have a really great time.

Thank you +earlzy100 Personally I don't like it, I'm not keen on ginger, but a friend of mine will drive 40 miles on a Saturday to buy it. Actually parks in Grasmere, goes to the Gingerbread shop, buys loads, and then goes home. She could buy online, but she doesn't as she enjoys the drive. The shop was busy while we were filming.

Thank you. There is a Buddhist centre at Conishead Priory, which is just outside the National Park close to the town of Ulverston. I have not been, but I know it is a place of pilgrimage for many hundreds of Buddhists from all around the globe. The Priory has had an interesting history. It originally dates from the 12th century, and over the last 800 years has had many uses, including as a Monastery and Hospital, a private residence, a hydropathic spa, a sanatorium for sick and injured miners, and a wartime hospital for wounded soldiers.

Hello Michael. It is a Canon 1100D, which is a DSLR, although not the highest range. The reason I use it is because it takes a 1280 x 720 shot, which offers options for You Tube and other online platforms which do not use as high resolution. It is easy to carry, and has been able to withstand a number of knocks and accidents. In the past three years, whilst sitting on a tripod, it has been knocked over the side of a mountain (a sheep was interested in it) charged by a goat, and got very, very wet. It has a long battery life, and is easy to use and focus. There are better video cameras, and there are smaller video cameras, but I like my Canon.

To me, Wainwright Fells are a bit like food. You have to be in the right mood to enjoy a particular dish. EG: I love a pizza on a Saturday night in winter, but not so keen on them midweek in summer for some reason. With fells, it all depends on the time of year, the weather, and basically how I'm feeling. Of course, the reality is that once on the fell they are all wonderful, it is just that some are more wonderful than others. I love Bowfell. I am a big fan of the ascent of Skiddaw via Ullock Pike and Longside Edge. The Coledale Round has long been a favourite, especially Causey Pike, an absolute joy in the right conditions. However, I also love some of the lower fells. I've ascended School Knott well over 5,000 times - even so, I look forward to the next time I walk it. But, if I had to pick a favourite I'd say it would have to be Loughrigg. That has not always been the case, when I was younger Bowfell would always get my vote. Oh, and mustn't forget the Northern Fells, especially Carrock Fell, which is not only different in character to those surrounding it, but also has much human history attached to it.

@@jonathancraigguides thanks, I've done bowfell too but it was a misty day, I'll be doing the coledale round in the summer hopefully

@@josephdoctor6202 Hope you enjoy them.

Thank you Biker Paul. You are allowed to nit pick at Christmas. Or as a friend of mine put it one day when discussing Windermere (with or without the word Lake), I really doesn't matter what you call it, when you fall in it is still very wet!!