Castle Crag- Easy route

Castle Crag war memorial, Borrowdale

A simple “there and back” route to visit the summit of Castle Crag in Borrowdale. The area described by Alfred Wainwright in his sixth Pictorial Guide- The North Western Fells. On Location: 19th September 2010 Parking: Limited parking in Grange village or Pay and Display at the National Trust car…

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A Circuit of Easedale

Helm Crag summit with Steel Fell. Wainwright fells

A long high level route around the Easedale valley near Grasmere. The area described by Alfred Wainwright in his third Pictorial Guide- The Central Fells. On Location: 14th September 2008 Wainwright Fells: Silver How, Blea Rigg, Calf Crag, Gibson Knott, Helm Crag Parking: Pay and display parking at Grasmere village…

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The Wainwrights in Colour Film

The Wainwrights in Colour on YouTube

For the first time ever, The Wainwrights in Colour Film is now on YouTube- in full. I still love chatting to people about The Wainwrights in Colour. I can’t deny it. After all, it was a huge part of my life for over ten years. It still plays a big…

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Blencathra trig marker- an update

Blencathra summit ring

Blencathra trig ring- now gone. Blencathra trig marker. Obviously when researching the references for The Wainwrights in Colour book I could only record the elements of the sketch as they were on my visit. As the whole project took ten years to complete there will have been changes to some…

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