‘A workcamp to restore an old Meeting house in the Lake District sounded enticing.’

Green shoots and recovery: Anne M Jones visits Pardshaw Hall

by Anne M Jones 6th September 2019

‘On your own? A bicycle?’ The agent for the travel company sounded incredulous and I was about to abandon my search for space, hills and air when I spotted an ad in the Friend. A workcamp to restore an old Meeting house in the Lake District sounded enticing, and the warm response to my enquiry set me off to book my bike onto a long train journey.