David, Grace, Sarah and Emma Bellis

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Up in the Lake District we stayed in a lovely self-catering cottage in Bassenthwaite. The girls enjoyed helping look after the animals. Here are the ducks heading home for the night:

Sarah & David went on the Go Ape zipline at Whinlatter:

Then from Elizabeth's we went for dimsum in Manchester,

for a muddy outing at Trentham,

and fun at the Crocky Hole: