If you are seeking solitude and a place to really escape the busy pace of life, then are are fewer places better to do it in England than Mosedale Cottage. This bothy is located in …
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Exploring The Mountain Bothies In The Lake District
The Lake District is by far the most visited national park in the UK. An estimated 18 million people visited the area in 2022 alone. Despite this, it is still easy to escape the crowds, …
Continue readingWhy You’ll Love This Buttermere Circular Walk
There is a good reason as to why The Lake District is the UK’s most visited national park. The mountain scenery, which has been carved by glaciers and rivers over thousands of years, is surely …
Continue readingWhy You’ll Love Your Stay At Warnscale Head Bothy
That is a bold claim to include as a title I know. After visiting Warnscale Head Bothy recently though, I have as much confidence in it as I do predicting that train fares will increase …
Continue readingWhy Visit The Northern Fells Of The Lake District?
The Cumbrian Mountains of the Lake district offer some of the most dramatic scenery in all of England,Wales and even Scotland for that matter. An estimated 18.4 million tourists visited the national park in 2022 …
Continue readingThe Skiddaw Circular Walk- Why This Is The Best Route.
Skiddaw doesn’t need much of an introduction. At 933 metres in height, it is the fourth highest mountain in England and demands your admiration as you enter The Lake District from the A66. There are …
Continue readingWalking Binsey Fell- The Most Northerly Wainwright
As you might have guessed from the name of this website, I love exploring parts of the UK that are far away from the madding crowds. Before venturing two hundred miles north during a teacher …
Continue readingThe Stunning Blencathra Circular Walk
Visiting the northern Lake District without scaling either of the two biggest mountains of Skiddaw or Blencathra is a bit like driving through Glencoe for the first time without stopping to admire the view. They …
Continue readingStaying At Lingy Hut Bothy- A Night In The Clouds
If you’ve ever driven the A66 into Keswick from the M6, then I’m sure you’ve admired the view to your right. The hulking masses of Blencathra and Skiddaw are impossible to ignore as they loom …
Continue readingDevil’s Bridge Falls: 5 Reasons Why You Must Visit
World famous. This is how the Devil’s Bridge Falls is described both on its website and at the ticket office. I’m not entirely sure that’s true and wonder how they could qualify this claim. Have …
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