Smardale Nature Reserve

The start of October was a bit weird weather wise. It felt like we were caught in limbo between summer and autumn, with the leaves starting to turn but temperatures staying at 18 degrees celsius,…

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The Coledale Round

Back in September we spent a weekend in the village of Braithwaite near Keswick. Originally, Sam was going to be running an ultra marathon on the Saturday, but the event was postponed for reasons unknown.…

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King’s Howe & the Bowder Stone

After our luck with the weather when we climbed Helvellyn, the forecast took a bit of a nosedive the following day. With the weather set to veer between dry and raining, we decided to stick…

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The Pasture Beck Round

A few months ago, we set out on the Pasture Beck round from Hartsop. It’s a six and a half mile hike which can be done easily in a half day, and bags four Wainwrights:…

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Allonby Beach

The Cumbrian coast is often unfairly overlooked. With the Lake District so close by providing a handy beacon to visitors from far and wide, the county’s coastline is completely devoid of the the hordes of…

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