MY WALKING WORLD

THE LAKE DISTRICT

Mountain Areas
The Eastern Fells
The Far Eastern Fells
The Central Fells

The Southern Fells

The Northern Fells

The North Western Fells

The Western Fells

Towns and Villages
Kendal

Windermere

Coniston

Ambleside

Grasmere

Keswick
Hill Lists
Wainwrights
Birketts
Nuttalls
The Lakes

Ullswater

Haweswater

Windermere

Coniston Water

Wastwater

Ennerdale Water

Loweswater

Bassenthwaite Lake

Crummock Water

Buttermere

Derwentwater

Thirlmere

Grasmere

Rydal Water

The Lake District National Park covers 120 square miles and includes some of the most beautiful scenery in the British Isles. I have walked in many places in Britain, once in Ireland in the Macgillycuddy Reeks and several places in Europe. I have completed the Tour Du Mont Blanc and the Walkers Haute Route from Chamonix to Zermatt, all very beautiful places.

However the English Lake District is certainly one of the most beautiful places I have ever walked in. It is easily accessible and has a good network of public transport which enables the walker to do linear walks and then to use public transport to get back to the start point
Due to its compact area you can climb any of the hills and mountains and return each night to the comfort of your accommodation or if you wish, you can undertake backpacking tours using your tent and camp in the most wild and beautiful places. The choice is yours. The weather can be varied which only adds to the stunning beauty of the whole area.

For detailed information of places to stay, check the following websites

1 Virtual Cumbria

2 Go Lakes

3 Cumbria and Lake District Information

Some of the photos of the area and the places I have visited are shown below


This is one of my favorite pictures. It was taken from the shores of Wastwater looking north with Great Gable in the centre. On the left is Yewbarrow and on the right is Lingmell

Yewbarrow

My wild camp on the summit of Great Carla. My aim was to spend the night alone above 2000ft. It was a wild night but my trusty Vango stood up to the very strong winds all night long. I did not get a lot of sleep but it certainly was an experience.

I saved Mellbreak till the last when I climbed the Wainwrights Maybe you can see why, its not particulaly high at 512m - 1676ft but it is imposing as it looks over Crummock Water and Loweswater

Looking across Crummock Water to Grasmoor from Mellbreak

The summit of Great gable as walkers gather for the Remembrance Day Service 2005

Wild camp on the summit of High Street with members of 40sWalkersNorth

Some recommended books	The Pictorial Guides to The Lakeland Fells - Volumes 1 - 7 by A Wainwright published by Frances Lincoln The Outlying Fells of Lakeland by A Wainwright published by A wainwright Walking the Ridges of Lakeland by Bob Allen and Peter Linney published by by Michael Joseph Walking More Ridges of Lakeland by Bob Allen and Peter linney published by Michael Joseph Walking Round the Lakes by John and Anne Nuttall published by Cicerone Complete Lakeland Fells by Bill Birkett published by Collins
Hill Lists
The Wainwrights	There are 214 Wainwrights in the Lake District as described by Alfred Wainwright, they are the Fells and Summits of varying heights and are an absolute pleasure to achieve
The Nuttalls	The Nuttalls are a comprehensive list of all the Summits of England and Wales with a height of over 2000ft
The Birketts	There are 514 Birketts and are described as all the fell tops with a height of over 1000ft

Towns and Villages
Kendal	Kendal is a fine market town to the south of the Lake District with a population of over 28,000 people, it is around 9 miles to the south of Lake Windermere and is often described as the Gateway to the Lake District. Alfred Wainwright lived here from ..... until he died in 1991 and during his working life he was Borough Treasurer of Kendal The town has several castles and many interesting historic Buildings, Churches and Inns
Return to Main Page