High Dam & Finsthwaite Tower
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. ...
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Elterwater with Sue
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...
Blea Tarn & Side Pike
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. ...
School Knott & Grandsire
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. ...
Gummers How with Cows!
A quick solo walk up to Gummers How and down to the tarn, returning by the road. ...
Roudsea Wood Walk For Paul
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...
Derwent Water Ramble
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...
South Walney Nature Reserve with John & Friends
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. ...
BBC Gardeners’ World Live
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...
Bellringers’ Walk around Urswick
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...
