Rutland Water: one of my favourite places to go

 Now that Saturday French school is off for summer, and with last Saturday proving a scorching hot day, I suggested we went to Rutland Water, partly for the beach, but also partly for a lovely bike ride as a family.

We parked near the beach (Sykes lane), which was convenient as it meant we did not have to carry our packed lunches in our backpacks, but it also meant we could not go all around the peninsula as I would have liked as we were out of time. As it was hot, it was not ideal to continue pedalling past midday.

Maintenant que mes filles n'ont plus école française le samedi matin pour le reste de l'été et que la météo de samedi dernier s'annonçait très ensoleillée, j'ai suggéré d'emmener la famille faire encore une balade à vélo à Rutland water, où se trouve également une plage!

Nous nous sommes garés près de la plage (Sykes Lane), ce qui nous a permis de laisser nos paniers repas dans le coffre de la voiture. Néanmoins, sa position éloignée de la péninsule du lac nous a empêchés d'en faire le tour comme je l'aurais souhaité. Il faut avouer que la chaleur, surtout passé midi, ne donnait plus très envie de pédaler.






The hardest part was the steep hills past Whitwell.
La partie la plus difficile, les pentes à l'ouest de Whitwell.



After we got back, we could have our picnic and then enjoy a dip in the water! Some visiteurs were even cooking on barbecues!

Une fois revenus, à midi environ, nous avons pu pique-niquer avant de piquer une tête! Certains visiteurs faisaient même des barbecues, autorisés sous certaines conditions.


The beach is usually open for the whole summer, though algae sometimes causes it to shut. But the sandy bit makes it feel like the proper seaside! Needless to say it was very busy that day!

Généralement, la plage ouvre tout l’été. Néanmoins, elle est sujette aux algues, qui provoquent parfois sa fermeture. Le sable donne l’impression d’être réellement au bord de la mer! Inutile de vous dire qu'il y avait un monde fou!

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