On Location 15th January 2016. Coledale near Braithwaite, North Western Fells region. Fells climbed none. Parking in layby on Whinlatter road. Route map: click on the arrow to play the route. Free GPX data and other route publication options available by clicking in the Plotaroute.com link at the bottom right.…
Friday 4th December 2015 A quick ascent of Arnison Crag. It was a day away from the studio, the first in what seemed likes ages, but with a bit of planning I was able to combine several jobs into one trip and I timed it just right. I even had…
A recent period of high pressure over the country has given us a rather warm and settled period of autumnal weather. The colours of the foliage on the trees has been the best for many a year and this has been mixed with some days of mists which really put…
This a short descriptive blog of our route and photographs taken today- 20th October 2015. Hopefully you will find it useful if you plan a visit. Start at Bowless Visitor Centre Car park on the B6277 Middleton in Teesdale to Alston Road just past Newbiggin. The bonus to living here…
Date: 13th October 2015 Parking: Limited car parking available at Kentmere church (honesty box) GR 456042 Fells on this route: Yoke, Ill Bell, Froswick, Thornthwaite Crag. Route map: click on the arrow to play the route. GPX route available with other formats for free by clicking in the Plotaroute.com link at…
Date: 9th July 2015 Location: Whinlatter, The North Western Lake District. It has been some time since I ticked off the last required reference for my Wainwrights in Colour project, well that is those ones where I needed to see the actual view that Wainwright used in the Pictorial Guides.…
Date of this walk: 13/5/2015 Start: Car park (free) at Threlkeld Facilities: Two pubs in Threlkeld village: The Horse and Farrier and The Sally Inn Walk route: Shown below. To download GPX files or other formats for this route for free click here With an appointment in Keswick arranged for mid-morning on Wednesday I planned…
A relatively easy short walk through Smardale Gill Nature Reserve. On Location: 11th April 2013 Parking: Limited parking in the small hamlet of Smardale. Please be considerate to farmers and other users of the byway. GR: NY74060 08230 Route map: click on the arrow to play the route. GPX route available by clicking…
