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Ask the Expert
Sam Pollard We caught up with Sam, our marketing assistant, to find out what he loves most about summer in the Lake District and where he’s heading for the best vegan and vegetarian dishes. Tell us a little bit about you and your relationship with the Lake District.
this time my love and knowledge of the Lake District has continued to grow.
I grew up in Cheshire but have been visiting the Lake District with my family for as long as I can remember. We spent many weekends and school holidays walking, cycling and exploring all that the Lake District has to offer. About 5 years ago we were lucky enough to buy a lodge just outside of Bowness and since then the Lake District has become a second home to my family.
As myself and my brother have grown up and moved out of our family home in Cheshire the Lake District has become the place that we get together. When we are all together we spend all of our time outdoors doing all the same things we loved to do when we were growing up, continuing to discover more of the incredible possibilities that the Lake District has to offer.
For the last three years, I have been studying design at Northumbria University and have been fortunate enough to spend this last year living and working in the Lake District, in
What’s your favourite thing about the Lake District in Summer? Summer is my absolute favourite time of year to be in the Lake District, the
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long days and better weather allow you to be out for longer. Whether I am out hiking up some of the incredible peaks, riding my bike on the fantastic trails or sitting in a beer garden soaking up the sun. As me and my friends from school have grown up we have spread out over the country with some people living in Exeter all the way up to Scotland. For the last couple of years in summer all of my friends have come up to stay with me at our lodge, it is an amazing way for us to all keep in touch and with so many possibilities of things to do we never find ourselves bored.
