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Tag Archives: Cumbria
Views of the Lake District – Hard Knott and the Roman Fort
During a recent visit to the Lake District to climb Scafell Pike with my eldest son Josh; we were fortunate enough to be out on one of those perfect spring days that we’ve seen precious little of lately. The day … Continue reading
Posted in Lake District
Tagged Britain, Cumbria, history, lake district, lakeland fells, landscapes, nature, outdoors, photography, photos, random, romans, travel, walking, writing
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The Last Snow of Winter
Towatds the end of March of this year, I headed over the fells above Whinlatter Forest near Keswick just as dramatic skies raced in from the North West and brought the last snow of winter to the mountains of the … Continue reading
Posted in Lake District
Tagged Cumbria, hiking, lake district, landscapes, mountains, nature, outdoors, photography, snow, travel, weather, writing
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Bike Trails of the Lake District – Whitehaven to Keswick
This is a ride along what is effectively Day One of the Coast to Coast or C2C long distance bike trail that heads from Whitehaven on the Irish Sea Coast to Sunderland (or Newcastle upon Tyne) by the North Sea. … Continue reading
Posted in biking, Lake District, outdoors, travel
Tagged biking, Britain, C2C, Cumbria, cycling, England, Europe, forests, holidays, Keswick, lake district, lakeland, landscapes, nature, outdoors, photography, travel, United Kingdom, vacation, Whitehaven, writing
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In the Lake District – Views of Borrowdale and Newlands
This is a walk I did last week in the Lake District, beginning and ending in the quaintly named village of Little Town in the Newlands Valley just south of Keswick. In true Lakeland style the weather came in with a … Continue reading
Posted in Hiking, Lake District, outdoors, Uncategorized
Tagged Britain, Cumbria, England, Europe, fellwalking, hiking, lake district, lakeland, lakeland fells, landscapes, mountains, nature, outdoors, photography, photos, The Wainwrights, travel, United Kingdom, views, wainwrights, walking, wilderness, writing
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Lake District Walks – Skiddaw from the North
Skiddaw in the northern Lake District above Keswick was the first mountain I ever climbed – at the age of about seven I think it was – and when my son Josh first expressed an interest in fellwalking it was his first … Continue reading
Posted in Hiking, Lake District, outdoors, travel, Uncategorized
Tagged Britain, Cumbria, days out, England, Europe, fellwalking, hiking, holidays, Keswick, lake district, lakeland, lakeland fells, mountaineering, mountains, nature, outdoors, photography, Skiddaw, The Wainwrights, travel, United Kingdom, vacation, walking, wilderness, writing
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Walks in the Lake District – Scafell Pike
This track leads steeply up to pass a copse of trees. It was a warm day when I did this walk and it made for hard work in the sheltered confines of the valley but the view back down to … Continue reading
Posted in Hiking, Lake District, outdoors, travel
Tagged Cumbria, England, fellwalking, hiking, lake district, lakeland, lakeland fells, mountaineering, mountains, nature, outdoors, scafell pike, The Wainwrights, travel, United Kingdom, walking
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