Tag: south east

  • Wansfell Pike from Troutbeck

    Wansfell Pike from Troutbeck

    This is a lovely 2.5 mile walk from Troutbeck, in the South Lakes up to Wansfell Pike (a Wainwright fell), above Ambleside and with wide ranging views across Helvellyn, Coniston Old Man, Red Screes, Garburn Pass, Windermere, Rydal, Grasmere and Morecambe Bay. It can easily be extended to include Baystones (another Wainwright) which adds another…

  • Penny Rock Beach, Grasmere

    Penny Rock Beach, Grasmere

    Penny Rock Beach, on the shores of Grasmere, is one of our regular family outings. You can combine it with a walk from White Moss, Rydal Caves or up Loughrigg Fell. Or just head straight to the beach for fun in the sun! We love to take a picnic, our swimming stuff and our friends…

  • Buckstones Jump, Rydal

    Buckstones Jump, Rydal

    Buckstones Jump near Rydal has been on our list for a long time, and finally we made it there today!  What an awesome little spot!  It’s a short walk up from Rydal and offers a great little beach area, with stones on one side and grass on the other.  There’s waterfalls and pools to swim…

  • Reston Scar, Staveley

    Reston Scar, Staveley

    Today’s walk took us to Reston Scar, which is just above Staveley village.  It’s a beautiful 2 mile circular loop walk, taking in Black Crag and Reston Scar.  With views out over Ings, Staveley and the mountains beyond. It finishes in Staveley village playground and / or the Eagle & Child pub!

  • Fairies Cave, Whitbarrow

    Fairies Cave, Whitbarrow

    Today’s walk was a short (less than 1 mile) adventure to see if we could find the Fairies Cave, near Whitbarrow Scar in South Lakeland. It’s a small but very interesting limestone cave, hidden in the beautiful woodland surrounding Whitbarrow Scar.

  • Bluebells at Brown Robin Woods, Grange

    Bluebells at Brown Robin Woods, Grange

    We headed for an easy 1 mile walk in Brown Robin Woods Nature Reserve, in Grange over Sands.  And, being the end of April, the bluebells were out, which made this walk very pretty indeed.

  • Nannypie Lane, Sedgwick nr Kendal

    Nannypie Lane, Sedgwick nr Kendal

    Locals know this place most commonly as “Nannypie Lane”, although officially it’s called Wilson Place.  This stretch of the River Kent is near Sedgwick, on the outskirts of Kendal and is a fantastic place to have a family walk and / or a picnic on a hot sunny day. 

  • Coniston Coppermines

    Coniston Coppermines

    Today we visited the Coniston Coppermine valley and admired its rugged, worked landscape, waterfalls and also explored a couple of the tunnels.