In June Brendan and I went to the NEC in Birmingham to see the BBC Gardeners’ World Live exhibition. We went to the very first one in the early 1990’s, it was small and informal, and you could go up and chat to presenter Geoff Hamilton, a…

On Saturday the bell ringers met up in the Hawkshead Primary School car park for a walk to Blelham Tarn, Wray Castle and Latterbarrow. A walk organised by Andy, the Barrow, St. James Tower Captain, and led by Linda (Ulverston, St. Mary’s.) The…

A Barrow St. James bellringers’ walk around Urswick, organised by Tower Captain, Andy. The 6.5 mile circuit that would take four hours, and preceded the Furness and South Lakeland Branch monthly ringing meeting at the church in the afternoon. W…

It was a nice day, so Ged and I did a walk up to Bigland Tarn and Bigland Barrow. A four mile, easy circular walk that takes less than two and a half hours. I parked in the lay-by almost opposite the start of the walk, at Haverthwaite on the B5278 ro…

I drove to Old Dungeon Ghyll NT car park in Great Langdale to walk over to Blea Tarn and returning via Side Pike. Good weather was expected today. The walk was about five miles and would take three hours. Always a good little walk with great views. J…

Tuesday was once again a good weather day, so I drove with Ged via Windermere, Rydal Water, Grasmere, Thirlmere and Crummock Water en route to Buttermere. All the lakes had wonderful reflections as we past them, so we stopped at a couple of them to t…

It has been four months since my last post. Unfortunately plantar fasciitis has meant that I have not been able to do any walks over the whole of the summer. Thankfully a steroid injection in my heel has reduced the inflammation and I have now starte…

We set off early to get the sunrise at Elterwater. We arrived at Elterwater NT car park around 8am and headed down the footpath. We were just going as far as Chesters By The River, then heading back again, with a couple of detours. The walk was about…

A quick solo walk up to Gummers How and down to the tarn, returning by the road. Less than two miles in about an hour. Jo. …

A circular, 8 mile walk from Honister with Sue, taking the back route to Haystacks with views down into Ennerdale, a detour to Warnscale Bothy, then on to Dubs Hut and Fleetwith Pike. We parked at Honister NT car park, next to the slate mine. I had d…

The forecast was for perfect mountain weather, blue skies and new powder snow! I made an early start and It had just got light, but had stopped snowing by the time I reached Wythburn car park. The 5.7 mile walk took me five hours, but I took lots of…

On Wednesday Sue and I had planned to drive to Finsthwaite and walk to Finsthwaite Tower and High Dam, a walk of just under 6 miles. (Walk 7 ‘Finsthwaite Tower and The Knott’ from Greenwood Trails, www.ruslandhorizons.org, adding a detour…

We parked opposite the weir near The Swan Hotel at Newby Bridge, in time for the sunrise. We would then walk to High Dam and Finsthwaite Tower. The walk was just under six miles and took about four hours, no difficulties. Jo. …

On Monday we parked in the spaces opposite the bus stop at the turn off for the north end of Thirlmere. Ged and I planned to walk up to Raven Crag and then up to Great How. A walk of 5.6 miles. On the drive the weather was very cloudy until we had re…

On Monday Sue and I drove to Greenodd to walk to Roudsea Wood and Mosses NNR. The morning was cold and frosty, but very still. We would walk both of the Nature Trails. The walk would be 5.8 miles and take us 3hrs 50 mins. An excellent walk to repeat…

My friend Paul Bryden died on October 4th 2023. On the day of his funeral, in his memory, I decided to go on a walk to his favourite place. I packed a thermos flask of ‘mighty fine coffee’, a cheese and chilli jam sandwich and played Stee…

On Thursday Brendan and I drove to Miller Bridge car park in Ambleside to walk to Rydal Cave, Rydal Water and Grasmere. A walk of eight miles. The 8 mile walk took us three and a half hours, but that included the stop in the pub. We had a walk around…

A solo walk up to School Knott and Grandsire, which are on either side of School Knott Tarn. A three and a half mile easy walk which takes about two hours. Today was wind free so the tarn had some lovely reflections. I had last done this walk in Sept…

A walk in the South Walney Nature Reserve with John and some friends from Hest Bank. Plus a coffee break at Clarissa’s lighthouse cottage. Always a nice local walk. Jo. …

Early on Thursday morning I drove to the Kirkstone Pass in rain and very low cloud and fog. I went past Lake Windermere and couldn’t see it! Once over the Pass the low cloud was higher and Brothers Water and Ullswater were in view. Thankfully t…

After a holiday in Barbados, a month long chest infection, followed by a bad back, this is my first walk since the middle of February. I decided on a walk around Wastwater tackling the notorious Wasdale Screes ‘path’. The walk is about 8….

A walk with son, Tom, from Whitehaven to St. Bees along the cliff top path, taking the train from Barrow. This is the first time we have done it in this direction, usually we start at St. Bees. From station to station it is 9 miles and takes about fo…