Saturday 11 November 2023
When you read the writings of hillwalkers and outdoor explorers of the 1930s and 40s, some of them, such as the legendary Tom Weir, described some of their more desperate traverses of the landscape as ‘horsing’… Well, this round is certainly ‘horsing’! If you want to undertake it, you’ll need really good, strong ankles and great balance! Read the rest of this entry »
Sun 3 Sep 23
Still a few of Wainwright’s Outlying Peaks to do so, on a nice day at the start of September, I decided to nip down Swindale (next valley to Haweswater) and decide which of my two walks I had left to do there would be the lucky winner. As I arrived down Swindale, I decided I fancied doing the simpler of the two walks. I’d brought my proper (film) camera for Swindale’s wonderful gorge at the head of the valley! Read the rest of this entry »
I’m currently very lazily ticking off Wainwright’s Outlying peaks – I have been for the last few years really. This, however, wasn’t a new one – I did it years ago but, as it’s very local to me, thought I’d go and have another look at it as the access isn’t totally straightforward so I thought I might be able to make a post out of it. Therefore, this post covers two walks this year on it. This is a very small and easy hill but quiet and pleasant…
Having to make a red-faced apology here! The access is fine, although not altogether obvious – just I took the wrong route last time!
Tue 18 June 2019
I’d been having a read of my Outlying Wainwrights book as I have a few to finish and saw this round which, in the book and on the map, looked really nice. Now I’ve got my precious old Nissan Sunny back after his month-long (and very expensive) MOT, it was time we went car-camping! 🙂 Read the rest of this entry »
Richard and I have been having a bit of a campaign on Whitbarrow on the south Lakes road. We’ve generally started from Beck Head but, while on one of the walks, we found another carpark near a farm halfway along the fell – depends on which paths you want to use… Read the rest of this entry »
Wed 27 Jan 2018
Richard and I were on a visit to our ‘winter residence’ – our favourite warm hotel in the Lakes, the Castle Green Hotel in Kendal. There was much snow around and I fancied something uphill, even if I didn’t make a summit, so decided we’d do Gurnal Dubs up a tempting looking lane from the A6 side. Read the rest of this entry »
Tue 12 & Wed 13 December 2017
Richard and I have just come back from our favourite winter Lake District Hotel – Castle Green at Kendal. We did as much walking as my knackered leg would allow but what with that and the weather, nothing high or difficult. Read the rest of this entry »
Tue 14 Mar 2017
Richard and I were staying at our favourite hotel in Kendal again and, after he’d walked with me on the Monday, he couldn’t face another day ploutering around Outlying Wainwrights so he went off to Windermere on the train and I went and did this round. Like the t’other Wasdale Round next to it which I did last time, I enjoyed the remoteness of this one too… not sure about Wainwright’s route though! Read the rest of this entry »
Richard and I were staying at the lovely Best Western ‘Castle Green Hotel’ in Kendal – becoming a favourite of ours, especially in cold weather as it’s convenient, well equipped and very warm, quiet and comfortable.
I’d had a terrible day chest-wise the day before re-doing part of my earlier Potter Fell round as I needed to do Brunt Fell – I was basically knackered all the way round. I decided to pick the easiest day out of all the remaining Outlying Wainwrights I had to do in the area – Richard went boozing in Kendal instead as this isn’t his sort of thing! Read the rest of this entry »
Mon 9 May 2016
One of Richard and my favourite new places to stay in the Lake District is the Brook House at Boot in Eskdale. Eskdale is full of gorgeous walking of all types. On our first day we decided to bag some more of my outlying Wainwrights – I saw that my remaining ones in that area could all be done without taking the car out of the carpark at the hotel – always a good thing in my book…
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