I know, I know, nearly all the photos are of stunning views, but that’s the Lake District for you! Every day a new path (usually climbing up) and a new part of this incredible landscape opens up. Photos don’t really capture it.
We walked different paths from Glenridding, a village I visited twelve years ago with family, with dad as my walking partner. Parts of the Ullswater Way, Red Tarn, Place Fell, Helvellyn, Sticks Pass, Hallin Fell, Martindale, Grisedale and Angle Tarn were a few of the routes I did this time. I know dad would have enjoyed them too, especially the downhill bits!
Campsite was terrific, quiet and tucked above the village of Glenridding. Well, quiet and fairly empty until the bank holiday weekend for the Queen’s funeral. Poppy and I left about 11ish for our walk on the Friday and when we returned at about 6pm every patch of grass was occupied - tents galore and BBQs going! We just had enough space to drive off our pitch to get out the following day.
Our drive into Yorkshire was via Arnside first for views over Morecambe Bay and then, avoiding motorways, we travelled in the little blue van along the most twisty, narrow roads with sheep and cattle either side and open moorland. Luckily didn’t meet too many people travelling the other direction and was quite relieved to finally arrive in Buckden to our campsite, which is in the National Park. A super, quiet site and a network of paths to walk (with pubs on route!) I think this will do us nicely until the weekend.
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