David Hall Lake District Walks

The Lake District Walks From walkthefells.net

8th September 2010

A sunny afternoon on Silver How
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6.8 mile \ 1500 ft ascent

A591 - Grasmere - Alan Bank - Wray Gill - Silver How - Spedding Crag - Dow Bank - High Close - Loughrigg Terrace - Grasmere - Penny Rock Wood - A591 - Grasmere - A591

5th September 2010

Three fells above Loweswater

5.9 mile \ 2900 ft ascent

Fangs Brow - Burnbank Fell - Blake Fell - Carling Knott - Holme Beck - Fangs Brow

4th September 2010

Caw Fell to Steeple, from Ennerdale

11 mile \ 3100 ft ascent

Bowness Knott - Ennerdale Water - Silvercove Beck - north ridge to Caw Fell - Little Gowder Crag - Haycock - Scoat Fell - Steeple - Long Crag - Lingmell - Woundell Beck - Ennerdale Water - Bowness Knott

3rd September 2010

A circuit of Derwent Water

9.5 mile \ 500 ft ascent

Portinscale - Nicol End - Fawe Park - path below Cat Bells - Brackenburn - Manesty - Lodore - Barrow Bay - Shoreline path to Keswick - Portinscale

31st August 2010

Buckbarrow and Seatallan

5.3 mile \ 1800 ft ascent

Harrow Head - Gill Beck - Buckbarrow - Cat Bields - Seatallan - Cat Bields - Gray Crag - near Windsor Farm - Harrow Head

30th August 2010

Three Shire Stone to Wetherlam and Greenburn

10.1 mile \ 3400 ft ascent

Three Shire Stone - Wet Side Edge - Fairfield - Grey Friar - Fairfield - Great Carrs - Swirl How - Prison Band - Swirl Hawse - Wetherlam - Swirl Hawse - Sheepfold - Greenburn Reservoir - Greenburn Beck - Bridge End - Fell foot - Wrynose Pass - Three Shire Stone

29th August 2010

Skiddaw House from Threlkeld

10.6 mile \ 1800 ft ascent

Threlkeld - High Row Farm - Blencathra Centre - ford over Roughton Gill - Guide Stone - Skiddaw House - Guide Stone - Lonscale Crags - Gale Road car park - Brundholme - Wescoe - Threlkeld

27th August 2010

Causey Pike, Scar Crags and Rigg Beck

5.7 mile \ 2050 ft ascent

Stoneycroft - Sleet Hause - Causey Pike - Scar Crags - Rigg Beck - Newlands Valley road - Stoneycroft

22nd August 2010

Red Screes, Middle Dodd and Scandale

9.2 mile \ 2680 ft ascent

Miller Bridge - Ambleside - Kirkstone Road - Snarker Pike - Red Screes - Middle Dodd - Scandale Pass - Scandale - High Sweeden Bridge - Ambleside - Miller Bridge

21st August 2010

Glenridding Dodd and Sheffield Pike

5.1 mile \ 2010 ft ascent

Stybarrow Crag - Ullswater path to Glenridding - Rake Cottages - The Rake - Glenridding Dodd - Heron Pike - Sheffield Pike - Nick Head - Bleabank Side - Seldon Seen - Ullswater - Stybarrow Crag

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Central area	27 fells including:- The Langdales, Eagle Crag, Ullscarf, Helm Crag, High Rigg

Eastern Area	36 fells including:- Helvellyn, The Dodds, Fairfield Horseshoe, Red Screes

Far Eastern Area	40 fells including:- Full High Street ridge, Shap fells, Kentmere Horseshoe

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The Lake District Directory From walkthefells.net

I’ve always maintained that the Lake District has much more to offer than the fell tops themselves. So, with this in mind, I have created a Lake District Directory in the website, the main aim of which is to offer a photographic insight, not only into the more popular places, but also the more obscure which are found in out of the way areas normally reserved for the eyes of the more inquisitive fell walker.

In addition to the photographs, all items have a location map, and many also include additional information such as their history. The unique feature, however, is the link back to the walking section of the site, where you have a choice of walks which include the location at some point along the route. These are all real, documented walks actually done by the person offering the information.

Lamplugh Church

St Michaels' Church Lamplugh

In very early times the church belonged to the Diocese of York; in 1541 Chester was made into a new bishopric and the church came under this. Lamplugh remained in this bishopric until 1850 when it was transferred to Carlisle.

In 1658 there are records of reconstruction work being carried out. The church up until this time was still thatched. There was also more reconstruction work in 1771 and according to the churchwardens accounts book the total cost to the parishioners was £67-2s-10d. There had been a lead roof on the chancel, but there was a letter from the parsons urging that the slates be put on in its place as the lead was very old and letting in the rain! A note in the old registers indicates the following improvements; "Lamplugh Church; flagged, backed seats, five new windows ceil'd overhead".

Ghyll Foot Bridge

There are two bridges at Ghyll Foot, one crossing Green Burn and the other crossing Raise Beck. Both are found just outside Grasmere near the point at which they join up to form the River Rothay.

Middlesteads Gill Bridge

I'm not sure why this is such a solid looking bridge for such a small beck, although I do know that this was at one time a major route from Armboth straight over to Watendlath and Borrowdale. Perhaps the bridge dates from a time when there was more than the occasional fell walker travelling this way.

Burneside church

The church in Burneside

There was a church in this village in 1602, The Chester diocese archives record "This chappell was erected in 1602 as farre as can be collected from figures on walls" It is mentioned n the reign of Charles I, and a baptism register records in 1620 "Baptism of Thomas sonne of Sir John Wood of Helsfell."

Cragsteads Bridge

This little clapper bridge may not be much to look at but I thought it was still worthy of inclusion because of it's almost secret location and also because of it's immediate surroundings.

I can only assume that the old walls found near the bridge we once used by the farmers who worked in the area prior to the flooding of the valley to create Thirlmere reservoir. The most interesting thing is what looks like an old road or track running between two of the walls.

Honister Pass Bridge

This is the middle of the three bridges that cross Gatesgarthdale Beck on the Buttermere side of Honister Pass. It is found at a height of 750ft asl.

Docker Nook Bridge

There are actually two bridges here, and although it was only the small clapper bridge which I originally intended to photograph, I ended up taking pictures of both of them.

The bridges are found in the south east corner of the Lake District in the lovely valley of Longsleddale.

Selside Church

St Thomas's Church, Selside, built 1838 with a tower added in 1894. The tower is oddly broad, and entirely open to the old nave. There was a chapel here a hundred years earlier that was built in a burial ground

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12 nights Baltic cruise and a 7 night Norwegian Fjord cruise.

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