Recently the English Lake District has been hit with some of the worst rain falls in over 100 years, making many locals homeless and taking the life of a hero police officer. Our thoughts are for them all as they attempt normality, if that’s possible with Gordon Brown’s kind donation – oh please!
But the community, as with all in a crisis, has pulled together and with a cheery face the affected areas battle forward and work together to rectify and rebuild their lives. But what of the tourist industry, will it be affected by this local disaster? Will people stop visiting our lovely cottages in the Lake District? No of cause not! Some of the cottages near the effect areas may be full, as these are being offered as temporary accommodation (well we hope), but surrounding areas will be ‘business as usual’, someone’s got to keep the cogs turning.
Realistically, let’s face it, visitors and tourists love a good sight-seeing tour and great – just make sure you pop a donation in the local collecting boxes before you go back to your lovely warm holiday cottage. The Lake District is a major attraction in its own right, throw in a couple of disasters and people will love it even more, that’s life – folk can’t help being curious, they will want to see the left over residue of real life drama and why not, let’s make more money out of it, every little bit helps!
This isn’t a TV production though and people’s lives have seriously been affected, lifetime memories have been washed away and the period of mourning needs to be given time. So when booking your holiday cottage in the Lake District and when planning your day trips, please have consideration. This is the Lake District after all and one thing is guaranteed on your visit… rain.
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