We have had a long spell of dry weather so Sue and I decided on a walk up Barton Fell from Pooley Bridge to explore The Cockpit Stone Circle and generally have a mooch around before heading to Arthur’s Pike and Bonscale Pike without the risk of…

Thursday was going to be a hot, sunny day so I drove to Hartsop and was walking for 7.30am. I had planned to walk up to The Knott, Kidsty Pike, High Raise, Rampsgill Head, Rest Dodd and The Nab. A walk of 9 miles. The 9 mile, 6 fell walk took me 7hrs…

Today I parked in the lay-by near Muncaster Castle and took the lane up to Muncaster Tarn and Fell. The weather had been very dry so the extra walk to Silver Knott, which is usually quite boggy, and down to Muncaster Head Farm, was on the cards. I wo…

The dry weather was continuing so Sue and I drove to Ashness Bridge in order to walk up to Walla Crag, Bleaberry Fell, High Seat and High Tove, continuing down to Watendlath cafe and returning along the valley floor. It was an ideal day to tackle The…