Walking

Most visitors to the Lake District will at some time or the other visit the villages of Ambleside and Windermere, which provide a mecca for tourists all over the world. While in summer it means that the streets can get pretty busy, with the landscape the way it is, you can still disappear off the…

While many of you are coming on holiday to slog up mountains and scramble up scree, there are some who may enjoy a more tranquil, yet still rewarding, local walk.  Look no further than this little gem of a walk – it’s even ideal on rainy days or days when you still want to get…

Now this is a bit of a complicated walk to describe, so from the outset, I’ll say (as with all walks) take an OS Map with you.  Even so, you’ll probably get lost.  We did!  However, we found our mistakes to be happy accidents as the scenery was just gorgeous everywhere we went and the…

Tarn Hows is probably on most people’s must-do list when visiting the Lake District.  And no wonder.  The tarn is unbelievably pretty, surrounded as it is by majestic mountains and a variety of trees and woodland which frame the edge of the idyllic water.  An easy, level walk takes you right round the tarn and…

If you’re up for a totally enthralling walk that gives you awe-inspiring views within a very short space of time, then take a trip up to Levers Water.  You can combine this with a route that heads further on up to Coniston Old Man, or you can simply enjoy Levers Water by itself, for a…

Coniston to Torver Walk time: Approximately 1 and ¾ hours to Torver, slightly shorter and downhill back!   An Xmas walk from Coniston to Torver was the highlight of our first stay (before all the DIY began!!) in Puddleduck – it combines so many lovely aspects, from the jaw-dropping scenery of the Old Man and…