On Sunday we decided on a walk along the beaches of Bootle, Drigg, Seascale and Saltcoats. It seems like I pass signposts for these places almost on a weekly basis, but never seem to have the time to detour and visit them. Today we would devote the w…

I have been wanting to go up to Grasmoor via the Lad Hows route for some time, preferably before the clocks changed, and in good weather. With only a week left, plus the prospect of another National Lockdown, it had to be now. It was half term for ot…

The weather wasn’t too bad on Thursday, sunshine and showers, so Ged and I drove to the back road between Staveley and Bowston. We were going to walk the Wainwright Outlying Fell route up to Potter Fell. This includes Potter Tarn, Brunt Knott,…