if you are looking for a place to camp this season then when not try out our new United Kingdom campsite finder, with places to stay, site reviews and photos
Posts Tagged ‘england’
UK CAMPSITE FINDER
Wednesday, February 17th, 2010High Street
Monday, March 30th, 2009High Street from Mardale Head, is a challenging walk and in my opinion is one of the best walks I have ever done in the English Lake District. Starting from the free car park at Mardale Head at the top of Haweswater Reservoir, walking up Rough Crag & Eagle Crag which is famous as been the home of the only nesting Golden Eagle in England & Wales. Then the last climb up Long Stile to the summit, with on a clear day you can see fantastic views of the Helvellyn range
CALGARY THREE MAN CAMPING TENT
Thursday, March 12th, 2009185T Polyester Flysheet with taped Seams
Unique hexagonal shape providing increased living area space compared to traditional structures
Small pack size ideal for motor cycle campers
Semi geodesic structure providing strength and stability
Storage compartment for additional storage space
Auto-flo ventilation system for enhanced comfort
8.5mm fibre-flex poles
compact carry bag for easy transportation
to buy this tent please visit our Calgary Tent page
photo of Calgary three man tent
Caravan Holiday day 6 – Buttermere
Friday, September 7th, 2007Photograph of Butteremere Lake
The last day of our holiday – gutted. We were depressed with the thought of going home, so it was just a short walk around Buttermere lake, the classic combination of lakes and mountains has made this popular with visitors since the beginning of tourism in the English Lake District. A visit to Buttermere is principally for its natural attractions – as the area offers some of the best walking country in Cumbria. There is a path around the perimeter of the lake, and great walks to the summits of Haystacks and Red Pike.
Caravan Holiday day 5 – Walla Crag
Friday, September 7th, 2007On day 5 we walked from Keswick and onto Walla Crag, a fell near Keswick with a height of 1243 feet. The fell is a very popular short walk from Keswick Town and gives excellent views over Derwentwater Lake. We walked over the top to Ashness Bridge and Surprise view and down to the Ladore farm shop for a superb jam & cream scone. We then traveled back to Keswick via the launch. We decided to have a game of pitch n putt in Keswicks Hope Park, as normal due to my superior golfing skills it was no surprise who won.
Caravan Holiday day 4 – Wordsworth
Friday, September 7th, 2007Rest day – Not , our good ladies had arranged a day out visiting Dove Cottage the home for a number of years for William Wordsworth. It was’nt as boring as first seemed, and turned out to be a fascinating insight into Wordsworth, his family and friends. Their is also a Wordsworth Museum in Grassmere with some of the nation’s greatest treasures from the age of Romanticism including original manuscripts, eighteenth and nineteenth century local landscapes, portraits of Wordsworth, his contemporaries and family processions.
Ann & Paula outside the 400 year old Dove Cottage
Caravan Holiday day 3 – Scarfell Pike
Thursday, September 6th, 2007The Big One the ! 3206 feet above sea level (Englands highest mountain) lads back at TGS would be proud of us . We started our walk from Seathwaite farm, then crossing Stockley Bridge turning left and following the path to Esk Hause, then onto Scarfell Pike. Visibility was good and the view from the top was a just reward for all of our effort. We returned to Seathwaite farm via the corridor route passing fantastic views of Great Gable and Napes Needle.
Photograph taken from the summit of Scarfell Pike
Caravan Holiday day 2 – St. John in the Vale
Thursday, September 6th, 2007On day two of our holiday we put on our walking boots and had a leisurely stroll to the church of St. John in the Vale then after looking around this lovely old church which can trace its orgins back to the 1500’s we then made our way along to Highrigg and then onto the Kings Head Inn at Thirlspot for our lunch
Picture of Amy, Fiona & Ann outside of St. John in the Vale Church
Caravan Holiday day 1 – Castle Crag
Thursday, September 6th, 2007The last week in August we spent a weeks walking holiday staying in a caravan at Dalebottom Farm, just outside of Keswick. Unlike the rest of this summer the weather was fine most days giving us a chance to do a lot of walking with some fantastic views of the Lake District. Our first day was spent walking from Rosthwaite to the summit of Castle Crag. Caste Crag is a North Western fell and the smallest ‘Wainwright’ in the Pictorial Guides. At just 951 feet high, (the only Wainwright below 1,000 feet) it could be assumed to be an easy climb, particularly as there is a lot of low level walking from the edge of Derwentwater and through the valleys of Borrowdale. However, Castle Crag has steep faces and imposing crags, and a sharp ascent to the grass-covered summit where there are excellent views of the Borrowdale Valley.
After our walk to Castle Crag we returned to our Caravan for a Barbecue to celebrate the birthday of one of our friends, what a great start to our holidays.
the above photograph was taken from the top of Castle Crag looking to keswick & Skiddaw in the distance
Helvellyn from Thirlspot
Tuesday, August 7th, 2007
just back from one nights camping in the lake district. We camped on a small farm next to the Kings Head Inn at Thirlspot near Keswick. We took the old pony route as described in Wainwrights Pictorial Guide book 1. Straight up from the back of the farm to the top of white side which is 2600 feet of ascent. We walked from there along to Lower Man and then onto the top of Helvellyn which is 3118 feet high the 3rd highest peak in the Lake District. The weather was again not kind to us and visabilty was low which spoilt any view from the top but our waterproofs kept us dry. We stopped at the wall shelter at the summit for a rest and our lunch. We then carried on down over Browncove Crags down the staircase route and back along to Thirlspot. This walk took aprox 5 hours to complete from start to finish