Autumn snow at Low Force

Low Force Teesdale in snow

Autumn snow at Low Force. On Location 9th November 2016 Parking at Bowlees in the roadside layby. (Free) Route map: click on the arrow to play the route. GPX route available by clicking in the Plotaroute.com link at the bottom right . From Bowlees it was a short walk across the…

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Autumn Falls

High Force Teesdale in autumn. Teesdale waterfall

Teesdale Waterfalls in Autumn 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…

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A Cracking day on Yoke

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…

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An Alpine Adventure

Hopegill Head

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.…

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Blencathra’s best.

Hall's Fell ridge Blencathra

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…

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Smardale Gill

Smardale viaduct

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…

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