It was a dull day so I thought I’d return to Grasmere and take a walk up Helm Crag. I parked in the lay-by on the A591 and took the footpath into Grasmere. The walk would be about six miles and take under three hours. Once back in Grasmere I st…

Brendan’s cousin Siobhan and husband, Paul, were house/pet-sitting for mutual friends Bernie and Steve at their home in the village of Sedgwick, Cumbria. We went out for lunch in Beetham then came back for a walk. A circular walk along the old canal…

I parked in the lay-by outside Grasmere. I planned to walk up to Silver How and go over Dow Bank to Red Bank, take Loughrigg Terrace path and descend down to Lake Grasmere and then take the lakeside path back towards Grasmere. A walk of about six mil…