Newcastle – visiting family August 2019
As I get older I appreciate everything that my mum did for us all as we grew up – much that I took for granted at the time! I don’t always take photographs when I go up north but this … Continued
A Photographic Journal of Lake District Walks and other walks/events
As I get older I appreciate everything that my mum did for us all as we grew up – much that I took for granted at the time! I don’t always take photographs when I go up north but this … Continued
With mixed weather forecast for today it seemed like a good idea to ‘bag’ some easier fells . . . in fact we decided to walk Sale Fell and Ling Fell as they’re close to each other but independent so … Continued
A straight forward walk today starting from the centre of Keswick. An ideal walk because of the changeable weather as it gave us the option to continue on to Bleaberry Fell or just complete a circular walk to Walla Crag. … Continued
Silver How rises above the village of Grasmere – from the Chemist shop look towards the village and there’s Silver How our goal for today. After being sunburnt yesterday on our walk to Blencathra I kept myself well covered today! … Continued
Mmh! How should the fell be named? Wikipedia calls it ‘Cat Bells’, it’s also two words on Ordnance maps, but I’ll stick to Wainwright’s version of the name ‘Catbells’! I’m trying to put some of the walks that I initially … Continued
Mmh! How should the fell be named? Wikipedia calls it ‘Cat Bells’, it’s also two words on Ordnance maps, but I’ll stick to Wainwright’s version of the name ‘Catbells’! WAINWRIGHT BOOK: The North Western Fells Book 6 DIFFICULTY: 2 … Continued
Castle Crag is the smallest of Wainwright’s 214 fells – but it didn’t feel that easy when we walked it, and I agree with Wainwright that it deserves more than just a paragraph at the end of the chapter on … Continued
A glorious day exploring the Langdale Pikes starting with a wonderful valley walk following the Cumbria Way. WAINWRIGHT BOOK: The Central Fells Book 3 DIFFICULTY: 3 WALK LENGTH: Full day DATE and START TIME: Wednesday 12th August 2015 Start time around … Continued
An exciting day ahead as we planned to climb Scafell Pike, the highest mountain in England. Wainwright [Scafell Pike 12 – Book 4] says that “The ascent from Borrowdale is pre-eminent, because not only is the scenery excellent throughout but … Continued
We have great friends and neighbours, Jane and Jeremy, who have a wonderful flat on the north Norfolk coast and very kindly let us use it too! Over the last few months we’ve used it a number of times sometimes to … Continued
Happy Birthday Pete! Pal, Mila and I, Catherine (my sister) and Isabelle (my niece) travelled up to Newcastle on Sunday 12th August till Tuesday 14th August to spend a few wonderful days with family. First stop, Mam and Pete’s (Grandma … Continued
Off on our hols! Paris here we come . . . I’d researched Paris very thoroughly from the internet and three great Paris guidebooks: Top Ten DK Paris Eyewitness Travel; Marco Polo Paris and Paris Everything you ever wanted to … Continued
A perfect day to climb Blencathra via Halls Fell before descending to Scales Tarn and ascending once more to the summit via the tricky Sharp Edge Route then finally descending via Foule Crag and Roddick Fell back to Gategill Farm. … Continued
A wonderful walk with views of Windermere, Ambleside and surrounding fells. Our route was much quieter than if we had walked from Ambleside! WAINWRIGHT BOOK: The Far Eastern Fells Book 2 DIFFICULTY: 2 WALK LENGTH: 4.9 miles (3hrs 16mins). DATE … Continued
A linear walk planned for today starting at Honister Slate Mine climbing the three summits of Dale Head, Hindscarth and Robinson, ending in Buttermere returning to Honister by bus following a route I saw on Roger and Ann Hiley’s great … Continued
A longer walk than expected but well worth it! From Stoneycroft up Causey Pike via Rowling End then following the ridge route to Scar Crags; Sail and Eel Crag (Crag Hill) before returning via Force Crag Mine and the mine … Continued
A great walk though the first half was hampered by poor visibility . . . it just means we’ll have to do it again when the views are clearer. Quite an achievement with eight Wainwright fells having been climbed – … Continued
Having driven up from Pal’s parents in Birmingham we decided to stop off at the Rheged Centre to have a quick bite to eat before setting off on our first walk of the holiday. We were lucky be able to … Continued
Today we were heading for Loweswater to meet up with Roger and Ann Hiley and their dogs, Harry and Dylan. I met Roger a few years ago when he was working at George Fisher’s in Keswick and he spent hours … Continued
Unusually today there’s only Pal and I as Mila is alway on a school trip to the Bay of Naples in Italy! It feels strange being in the Lake District without her. WAINWRIGHT BOOK: The Southern Fells Book 4 DIFFICULTY: … Continued
We drove up to the Lake District this morning after having stayed at Pal’s parents in Birmingham. This was to be our first walk in many years without Mila who was on a Latin trip in Italy, it feels very … Continued
A great little walk despite the very disappointing weather . . . though as we had the right gear we were all warm and dry despite the pouring rain! On a bright day the views would be impressive . . … Continued
An amazing day. Most people seem to do this walk in the other direction, but the ‘Collins Rambler’s Guide – Lake District’ (page 152) suggested this route, where we save Striding Edge for the descent. It says the scrambling is … Continued