Sunday stroll around Grasmere

Grasmere Lake, always a favourite, clear reflections, and Spring on its way with catkins out already.

A bit of rain, then a rainbow.....and some chaps messing about on boats; one caught a 24lb pike! Glad I wasn't swimming with that thing around!

January 2014, and amble round Buttermere

Buttermere, one of my favourite, small but beautifully formed, with the fells coming round down to the shores, and the views out to the West just lovely.

A quiet day with few others around, this usual honeypot was so tranquil and calm. A perfect bimble....

Christmas 2013

Christmas and New Year 2013

Some lovely days despite the wild winds, and rain...these are from a flat low level walk around Naddle and St John's in the Vale; lovely for a quick stroll out when the weather is a bit inclement for the tops.

4th November and the sky is blue, the air crisp, and even a dusting of snow on the highest fells....what a fabulous day!

Bonfire night at Newton Rigg tomorrow, fireworks against the backdrop of the northern fells....how wonderful will that be?

Summer 2013

Long may Summer of 2013 continue, haven't we had a ball!

The Gables

A great day out on a Wainright walk through Gillercomb, Base Brown, Green Gable, across Windy Gap and over Great Gable, returning via Sty Head Tarn

This walk start out at Seathwaite, and walk next  to the now disused mines for Borrowdale Graphite - top quality graphite, and the original reason why the Cumberland Pencil Company has been making pencils locally for over 180 years.

It's also where the term 'wad' comes from, as Borrordale Graphite was more expensive than gold, it was brought out under armed guard to made into moulds for cannon balls. So pure is the graphite, that the cannon balls made from the moulds were more spherical than our enemies cannon balls, and could travel further - giving us the edge in warfare...including at the battle of Trafalgar.

First peak - Base Brown, no view, the sun hasn't burnt off the mist yet

On to Green Gable, and Windy Gap - it was...

And there's our route up onto Great Gable

and lunch at the top

and the sun finally burnt through the a magnificent view of Sty Head Tarn

A great day out!

Sunsets - we all love them!

Thanks to Peter & Becky Crispin for these - taken from Brocklebeck cottage

And thanks to Karen Sutton for this perfect one across Derwent Water...

And this is Debbie Craggs from Catbells

Thanks to all our guests for sending in your favourites - we love seeing them all!