Exploring the Cumbria coast - Messing about on the Railway

 One of the reasons for ending up at Ravenglass was the theRavenglass and Eskdale Railway running between Ravenglass and Boot.

I have a soft spot for these small railways and we have visited several over the last few years. this time it  was just a short walk from the campsite to the railway so the railway cafe became a bit of a base for me whenever I found myself craving a coffee and some alone time with my spinning wheel.

We travelled the line from end to end, explore the mill and the museum and generally got our fix of steam.

One thing I hadn't realised was that the railway is celebrating its 150 years anniversary this year.

The last time I was here was for the 100th Anniversary !! now I'm giving my age away :-)

                                      Retro Filter, Something I rarely use but I think it fits here.

                                     

               I had to stop for lunch, who knew that clotted cream comes in a little glass jar, tasted good.

I was a little surprised to find needlework in the museum  but small cross stitch kits were sold in the 1990's to raise funds for the railway.

Finally we spotted that one of the engines that had been on the railway for the Gala the previous weekend was now making its way home.