Helvellyn – The Non-Scary Way

Helvellyn has been voted ‘Britain’s favourite walk’ by multiple different forums and is a popular target for many people visiting the Lake District: whether it’s their first visit or their fiftieth. England’s third highest summit,…

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Whinlatter Forest – Comb Beck Trail

Sometimes, I feel like our Wainwright bagging mission means that we miss out on some of the beautiful low level walks that the Lake District has to offer. However, after walking 20 miles in 2…

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The High Stile Ridge

Eagle eyed readers who’ve been following my blog for a few years might recognise the photo below from my blog 5 Undiscovered Lake District Walks. I’ve not actually recycled the photo: we visited the Lakes…

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Place Fell, Angletarn Pikes & Beda Fell

I don’t know about everyone else, but usually after a long drive, we like a few days to decompress and chill out at home. However, we got a surprise extra bank holiday last September a…

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Nether Wasdale

There’s almost nothing better than striding along a ridge in blazing sunshine with the Lake District stretching out as far as the eye can see in all directions. Given the typically inclement weather in the…

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