Birthday in the Lake District

Keswick and Latrigg Around the time of my birthday I like to take a few days off and head up to my favourite place in the world, the Lake District….

A nice walk from Grasmere – Lion and Lamb

No excuses needed for me to head up to the Lake District, this time I was up there with my aunties and uncles for Grasmere Beer Festival 2016. As my…

From Hellvellyn to Striding Edge and Red Tarn

The Lake District – Hellvellyn Climb

This particular visit to the Lake District was quite a sad occasion, my aunt had recently passed away and as a family we thought the Lake District would be a…

Whinlatter Forest cloudy day

Whinlatter Forest – Mountain Bike Ride

So after a few outings on my new bike we ended up visiting the Whinlatter Forest park to check out some of the trails they have on offer. As this…

Looking back towards Patterdale

Patterdale to Grisedale, Exploring The Lake District

Having passed through Patterdale so many times and not actually stopping I thought it would be a nice idea to park up and do some exploring of this fantastic looking…

Wast Water in the Lake District

Climbing Scafell Pike in The Lake District

So me and my friend have been getting back into walking/rambling, recently we climbed up a few smaller mountains and hills in Cumbria and Yorkshire such as the trip I…

View from Hallin Fell

Visiting the Lake District

As much as I possibly can I try to visit the Lake District, without a doubt it is my favourite place to visit in England. There are two main reasons…