Lake District – Cathedral Quarry Walk (Part One)
On the Tuesday, as we wanted a little rest from the exertions of Scafell Pike, we decided to do a
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Lake District Week – Slater’s Bridge
This bridge is said by some to be prehistoric, but it actually primarily dates from the sixteenth century and was
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We thought that we’d start our hunt for food in the Wainwright, a CAMRA award winning pub. There were seven
Read MoreKeswick – Golden Lion
It took a few attempts to find somewhere to eat tonight, but we ended up at the Golden Lion which
Read MoreLake District Week – Scafell Pike
Today we climbed Scafell Pike, which is the highest mountain in England, and it stands at 978 metres above sea-level.
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I don’t really run quiz questions on this ‘fascinating’ blog. But today there’s a first. It’s a guess what Gordon
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The Pack Horse in Keswick, where we decided to celebrate our brave day of walking to the top of Scafell
Read MoreKeswick – George Hotel
The location for this evening’s meal was the George Hotel in Keswick. The pub’s menu was quite large, indeed probably
Read MoreLake District Week – Keswick Greggs
We’re climbing (well, walking up) Scafell Pike today, so I had a long think about where I could get the
Read MoreLake District Week – Ennerdale YHA
We weren’t staying at Ennerdale YHA, but there was some tempting signage which meant that we did have a little
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