Gavel Fell, Blake Fell & Burnbank Fell

The Lake District isn’t too bad on a bank holiday, if you know where to go. Popular spots like Cat Bells, Grasmere and Ambleside are to be avoided at all costs, but heading up a…

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Haycock, Caw Fell, Lank Rigg, Crag Fell & Grike

We spent last weekend exploring the Lake District and bagging some more Wainwrights. I can hear what you’re thinking – we must be crazy to head to the Lake District over the Easter Bank Holiday…

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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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Low Fell & Felbarrow

Low Fell and Felbarrow are the type of hills that could be easily overlooked if they weren’t Wainwrights, that most illustrious category of fell. Perched on the western fringes of the Lake District, these small…

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Whatever the Weather: a Week in the Western Lakes

We’re very lucky to live close enough to the Lakes to be able to hop across the A66 for day trips to Ambleside or Keswick every few weeks. But the truly wild and remote side…

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