Checking ahead for the weather, the forecast of rain was pretty grim for the whole of the Lake District. So we opted for a day at the seaside and visited Whitby where the forecast promised sunshine. We walked the 199 steps to elevated views of the seaside town and visited English Heritage site Whitby…
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Day 6 – Buttermere
Having viewed Buttermere from the Rannerdale Knotts, we were eager to return for a walk around one of our favourite lakes. Wanting an easier day, we strolled around the lake and took time for Dave to take some long exposure photos. Our waterproof shoes were truly tested during the walk to and from the lake…
Day 5 – Walla Crag via Ashness Bridge
With our new found energy for climbing to a view, we returned to Derwentwater to walk Walla Crag. We parked at National Trust’s Great Wood car park and commenced our walk which hugged the shoreline of the lake before veering towards the road and through a fern covered path towards Ashness Bridge. We detoured to…
Day 4 – Yorkshire Dales and Keswick
The weather was not looking great for Day 4 and with both needed an easier day after walking Derwentwater and Rannerdale Knotts. We decided on taking a drive through the Yorkshire Dales and getting some pictures of the GTI in the Dales (N.B David got photos, while Ashleigh stayed in the car where it was…
Day 3 – Rannerdale Knotts
On previous trips to the Lake District we have never really looked for walks that involved elevation gain. Being two unfit individuals we have always opted for lakeside walks but on our last trip we got a taste for it with views over Coniston Water. We opted for Rannerdale Knotts as the elevation gain…
Day 2 – Derwentwater
For our first day of walking, there was only one place on our agenda – Derwentwater. We love everything about this lake. We were determined to walk around the entire lake on this occasion as previously we have been distracted by the Mary Mount Hotel bar menu and views of Catbells, and usually head back…
Day 1 – Arrive at The Cow Byre
The vehicle for this trip is our 2007 Golf GTI. A more comfortable car (in theory) than our 2009 Civic Type R that has made the 2 previous trips to the Lake District. The Type R has a larger boot and is a shade faster to 60 than the GTI. However the DSG gearbox in…