<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5466610409032192455</id><updated>2011-04-21T20:56:10.482+01:00</updated><title type='text'>Lake District Inn Way 2007</title><subtitle type='html'>90 Miles, 44 Pubs</subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ldinnway07.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5466610409032192455/posts/default?max-results=100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ldinnway07.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>MarkG</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17778725079419228675</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://lh3.google.com/image/Mark.IM.Graham/Rh-dOoFpqMI/AAAAAAAAAA8/GOi58RrBCOI/s144/markpic.jpg'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>11</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>100</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5466610409032192455.post-2162365128660628233</id><published>2007-09-22T23:00:00.002+01:00</published><updated>2008-10-27T18:13:33.435Z</updated><title type='text'>Introduction</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/RwEAstV6FMI/AAAAAAAAARg/zHVdNDaPAMU/s1600-h/IMG_0181+-+Great+Gable+from+Wasdale+Head.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:left; margin-right:20px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/RwEAstV6FMI/AAAAAAAAARg/zHVdNDaPAMU/s320/IMG_0181+-+Great+Gable+from+Wasdale+Head.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5116371419755320514" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;This is a photo guide to the Lake District Inn Way which we walked in September 2007.  It is a fantastic circular walk created by Mark Reid, taking you through the beautiful Lakeland landscape.  The route passes 44 traditional English pubs, many of which have a unique range of local Real Ales.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This page contains full details of all stages, or you can use the links on the right to view each individual stage.  We have also collected together details of the accommodation we stayed in.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We hope it will be of some use to those who may be planning to do the walk themselves, or encourage others to give it a try.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Please enjoy our report, and sign our guestbook or leave comments.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Rachael &amp; Mark.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5466610409032192455-2162365128660628233?l=ldinnway07.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5466610409032192455/posts/default/2162365128660628233'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5466610409032192455/posts/default/2162365128660628233'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ldinnway07.blogspot.com/2007/09/introduction.html' title='Introduction'/><author><name>MarkG</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17778725079419228675</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://lh3.google.com/image/Mark.IM.Graham/Rh-dOoFpqMI/AAAAAAAAAA8/GOi58RrBCOI/s144/markpic.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://bp3.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/RwEAstV6FMI/AAAAAAAAARg/zHVdNDaPAMU/s72-c/IMG_0181+-+Great+Gable+from+Wasdale+Head.jpg' height='72' width='72'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5466610409032192455.post-704025729050602425</id><published>2007-09-22T21:56:00.006+01:00</published><updated>2008-10-27T21:19:18.958Z</updated><title type='text'>Day 1 - Saturday 8th September</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;color:#000000;"&gt;Ambleside to Grasmere&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"&gt;8 miles, 3 3/4 hours (including pub visits)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;color:#000000;"&gt;About the day&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial;"&gt;The first day should be from Ambleside to Rosthwaite but we split it into two sections for a few reasons.  We had to travel up from Suffolk which took around six hours, not leaving much time for walking.  We could have simply started the walk on Sunday, but found it impossible to book any accommodation in Ambleside for a single night at a weekend.  As we had the extra days available we decided to spread the holiday out a little.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This meant we had plently of time to visit some of the numerous pubs on the first day.  The route lists 16 pubs on the first stage, 8 of which are in Ambleside.  We decided to save 3 for the final day when we return to Ambleside.  The places we visited were:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/RvWLidV6EFI/AAAAAAAAAIo/Dn-A3y7Wp70/s1600-h/IMG_0001+-+Salutation+Hotel+Ambleside+(600+x+450).jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5113146376057393234" style="CURSOR: hand; margin-right: 20px; float:left" align=middle alt="" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/RvWLidV6EFI/AAAAAAAAAIo/Dn-A3y7Wp70/s320/IMG_0001+-+Salutation+Hotel+Ambleside+(600+x+450).jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;color:#000000;"&gt;&lt;B&gt;1) Salutation Hotel, Ambleside&lt;/B&gt; - 11:40am&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;A smart hotel lounge bar. Comfortable seating, very quiet. Nice coffee.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br style=clear:both /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/RvWVAdV6EHI/AAAAAAAAAI4/7ybFHXzL7wo/s1600-h/IMG_0002+-+The+Churchill+Hotel+Ambleside+(450+x+600).jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="cursor:hand; margin-right: 20px; float:left" align=middle src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/RvWVAdV6EHI/AAAAAAAAAI4/7ybFHXzL7wo/s320/IMG_0002+-+The+Churchill+Hotel+Ambleside+(450+x+600).jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5113156787058118770" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;color:#000000;"&gt;&lt;B&gt;2) Churchills, Ambleside&lt;/B&gt; - 12:00pm&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;Large air conditioned, open plan modern pub with TV screens.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br style=clear:both /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/RvWWm9V6EII/AAAAAAAAAJA/1y1ioBqRl7U/s1600-h/IMG_0003+-+The+Royal+Oak+Ambleside+(600+x+450).jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="cursor:hand;margin-right: 20px; float:left" align=middle src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/RvWWm9V6EII/AAAAAAAAAJA/1y1ioBqRl7U/s320/IMG_0003+-+The+Royal+Oak+Ambleside+(600+x+450).jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5113158547994710146" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;color:#000000;"&gt;&lt;B&gt;3) Royal Oak, Ambleside&lt;/B&gt; - 12:30pm&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;Small cosy bar. Seating outside in a sunny spot.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br style=clear:both /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/RvWXFNV6EJI/AAAAAAAAAJI/rP5k4RL2c18/s1600-h/IMG_0004+-+White+Lion+Hotel+Ambeside+(600+x+447).jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="cursor:hand;margin-right: 20px; float:left" align=middle src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/RvWXFNV6EJI/AAAAAAAAAJI/rP5k4RL2c18/s320/IMG_0004+-+White+Lion+Hotel+Ambeside+(600+x+447).jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5113159067685752978" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;color:#000000;"&gt;&lt;B&gt;4) White Lion Hotel, Ambleside&lt;/B&gt; - 12:45pm&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;Family friendly food pub. Large indoors, limited seating outdoors.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br style=clear:both /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/RvWXWtV6EKI/AAAAAAAAAJQ/b4lQX1-Zba4/s1600-h/IMG_0008+-+The+Unicorn+Ambleside+(450+x+600).jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="cursor:hand;margin-right: 20px; float:left" align=middle src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/RvWXWtV6EKI/AAAAAAAAAJQ/b4lQX1-Zba4/s320/IMG_0008+-+The+Unicorn+Ambleside+(450+x+600).jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5113159368333463714" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;color:#000000;"&gt;&lt;B&gt;5) Unicorn Inn, Ambleside&lt;/B&gt; - 1:30pm&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;Very cosy, friendly traditional pub. Good beer.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br style=clear:both /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/RwVfM9V6FkI/AAAAAAAAAUg/SrwC9hza1Xg/s1600-h/IMG_0007+-+Bridge+House+Ambleside2.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:left; margin-right:20px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/RwVfM9V6FkI/AAAAAAAAAUg/SrwC9hza1Xg/s320/IMG_0007+-+Bridge+House+Ambleside2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5117601227805955650" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;With our rucksacks packed we finally set off from Bridge House in Ambleside at 2:30.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br style=clear:both /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/Rvab49V6EQI/AAAAAAAAAKA/TB8_qkEiHWA/s1600-h/IMG_0010+-+Track+to+Rydal+Hall.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="CURSOR: hand; margin-left: 20px; float:right" align=middle src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/Rvab49V6EQI/AAAAAAAAAKA/TB8_qkEiHWA/s320/IMG_0010+-+Track+to+Rydal+Hall.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5113445829767205122" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;"&gt;We began with a gentle stroll along the track towards Rydal Hall.  At Rydal we took a short detour down past the church to reach the next pub of the day.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br style=clear:both /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/RvWaVNV6ELI/AAAAAAAAAJY/g-qdVcsx0rk/s1600-h/IMG_0011+-+Badger+Bar+Rydal+(600+x+451).jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="cursor:hand;margin-right: 20px; float:left" align=middle src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/RvWaVNV6ELI/AAAAAAAAAJY/g-qdVcsx0rk/s320/IMG_0011+-+Badger+Bar+Rydal+(600+x+451).jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5113162641098543282" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;color:#000000;"&gt;&lt;B&gt;6) Badger Bar, Rydal&lt;/B&gt; - 3:25pm&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;On busy road, but nice beer garden. Lots of badger items inside. Seemed very dark after the bright sunshine.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br style=clear:both /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/RwVbuNV6FjI/AAAAAAAAAUY/s5Ty_8mx2gc/s1600-h/IMG_0012+-+Rydal+Water.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:right; margin-left:20px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/RwVbuNV6FjI/AAAAAAAAAUY/s5Ty_8mx2gc/s320/IMG_0012+-+Rydal+Water.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5117597400990094898" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;"&gt;Retracing our steps we returned to the path continuing through woods towards Grasmere.  There were occasional glimpses of Rydal Water through the trees.  The water looked very inviting on such a hot day.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br style=clear:both /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/Rvab5NV6ERI/AAAAAAAAAKI/NpoT3J4y6hc/s1600-h/IMG_0015+-+Alcock+Tarn.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="CURSOR: hand; margin-right: 20px; float:left" align=middle src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/Rvab5NV6ERI/AAAAAAAAAKI/NpoT3J4y6hc/s320/IMG_0015+-+Alcock+Tarn.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5113445834062172434" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Leaving the woods, there was a tough climb up towards Alcock Tarn.  This was hard going for our first day in the hills.  We were rewarded with great views over Grasmere lake and back along the length of Windermere.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br style=clear:both /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/Rvab5NV6ESI/AAAAAAAAAKQ/bXUYOb06fXI/s1600-h/IMG_0017+-+View+to+Helm+Crag.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="CURSOR: hand; margin-left: 20px; float:right" align=bottom src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/Rvab5NV6ESI/AAAAAAAAAKQ/bXUYOb06fXI/s320/IMG_0017+-+View+to+Helm+Crag.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5113445834062172450" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;"&gt;The route then dropped just as steeply back down to the valley to reach two more pubs on the roadside.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br style=clear:both /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/RvZP19V6EMI/AAAAAAAAAJg/aZbIuJ9x0JU/s1600-h/IMG_0018+-+Travellers+Rest+Grasmere+(600+x+450).jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="CURSOR: hand; margin-right: 20px; float:left" align=middle src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/RvZP19V6EMI/AAAAAAAAAJg/aZbIuJ9x0JU/s320/IMG_0018+-+Travellers+Rest+Grasmere+(600+x+450).jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5113362215343886530" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;color:#000000;"&gt;&lt;B&gt;7) Travellers Rest, Grasmere&lt;/B&gt; - 5:30pm&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;A nice floral pub with great views over to Helm Crag.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br style=clear:both /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/RvZP19V6ENI/AAAAAAAAAJo/wpu_KrkXDWQ/s1600-h/IMG_0019+-+The+Swan+Hotel+Grasmere+(600+x+450).jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="CURSOR: hand; margin-right: 20px; float:left" align=middle src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/RvZP19V6ENI/AAAAAAAAAJo/wpu_KrkXDWQ/s320/IMG_0019+-+The+Swan+Hotel+Grasmere+(600+x+450).jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5113362215343886546" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;color:#000000;"&gt;&lt;B&gt;8) The Swan, Grasmere&lt;/B&gt; - 5:50pm&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;A very smart hotel bar. Seating outside on busy road but with good view of Grasmere.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br style=clear:both /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;"&gt;After these quick stops we walked through Grasmere village and found our B &amp; B for the evening - Banerigg Guest House.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/RvbBzdV6ETI/AAAAAAAAAKY/U_3YQ5-dq7Y/s1600-h/IMG_0023+-+Banerigg+Guest+House.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:left; margin-right: 20px;margin-top:10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/RvbBzdV6ETI/AAAAAAAAAKY/U_3YQ5-dq7Y/s320/IMG_0023+-+Banerigg+Guest+House.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5113487516719780146" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/RvbBztV6EUI/AAAAAAAAAKg/LXk1jo28QkQ/s1600-h/IMG_0022+-+Banerigg+Guest+House.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:right; cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;margin-top:10px;" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/RvbBztV6EUI/AAAAAAAAAKg/LXk1jo28QkQ/s320/IMG_0022+-+Banerigg+Guest+House.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5113487521014747458" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br style=clear:both /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;"&gt;After freshening up we returned to the village for the final two pubs for today.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/RvZP2NV6EOI/AAAAAAAAAJw/QeWk9Nue3NQ/s1600-h/IMG_0020+-+Lamb+Inn+Grasmere+(600+x+450).jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="CURSOR: hand; margin-right: 20px; float:left" align=middle src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/RvZP2NV6EOI/AAAAAAAAAJw/QeWk9Nue3NQ/s320/IMG_0020+-+Lamb+Inn+Grasmere+(600+x+450).jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5113362219638853858" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;color:#000000;"&gt;&lt;B&gt;9) Lamb Inn, Grasmere&lt;/B&gt; - 7:45pm&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;A very busy popular pub.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br style=clear:both /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/RvZP2NV6EPI/AAAAAAAAAJ4/gjv9tySQ9Xc/s1600-h/IMG_0021Tweedies+Bar+Grasmere+(600+x+450).jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="CURSOR: hand; margin-right: 20px; float:left" align=middle src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/RvZP2NV6EPI/AAAAAAAAAJ4/gjv9tySQ9Xc/s320/IMG_0021Tweedies+Bar+Grasmere+(600+x+450).jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5113362219638853874" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;color:#000000;"&gt;&lt;B&gt;10) Tweedies Bar, Grasmere&lt;/B&gt; - 8:15pm&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;A lovely small bar with huge garden. Hosting the 1st Grasmere beer festival. A very good food menu here.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br style=clear:both /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br style=clear:both /&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5466610409032192455-704025729050602425?l=ldinnway07.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ldinnway07.blogspot.com/feeds/704025729050602425/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5466610409032192455&amp;postID=704025729050602425&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5466610409032192455/posts/default/704025729050602425'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5466610409032192455/posts/default/704025729050602425'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ldinnway07.blogspot.com/2007/09/day-1-saturday-8th-september.html' title='Day 1 - Saturday 8th September'/><author><name>MarkG</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17778725079419228675</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://lh3.google.com/image/Mark.IM.Graham/Rh-dOoFpqMI/AAAAAAAAAA8/GOi58RrBCOI/s144/markpic.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://bp2.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/RvWLidV6EFI/AAAAAAAAAIo/Dn-A3y7Wp70/s72-c/IMG_0001+-+Salutation+Hotel+Ambleside+(600+x+450).jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5466610409032192455.post-534252054165321954</id><published>2007-09-22T18:33:00.014+01:00</published><updated>2008-10-27T22:06:36.453Z</updated><title type='text'>Day 2 - Sunday 9th September</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;color:#000000;"&gt;Grasmere to Rosthwaite&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"&gt;12 miles, 7 hours (including pub visits)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/RvbnYNV6EWI/AAAAAAAAAKw/Lo4ctR6sEl0/s1600-h/IMG_0025+-+Grasmere+Lake.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:right; margin-left:20px; cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" align=middle src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/RvbnYNV6EWI/AAAAAAAAAKw/Lo4ctR6sEl0/s320/IMG_0025+-+Grasmere+Lake.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5113528830010200418" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;color:#000000;"&gt;About the day&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial;"&gt;Having cut the first day short we added on a little extra by walking round Grasmere lake back into the village.  Here we stopped for morning coffee at the remaining pub to visit in Grasmere.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br style=clear:both&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/RvbFWNV6EVI/AAAAAAAAAKo/ye0gS1dx29U/s1600-h/IMG_0029+-+Dove+and+Olive+Branch+Grasmere.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:left; margin-right: 20px;cursor:hand;" align=middle src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/RvbFWNV6EVI/AAAAAAAAAKo/ye0gS1dx29U/s320/IMG_0029+-+Dove+and+Olive+Branch+Grasmere.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5113491412255117650" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial;color:#000000"&gt;&lt;B&gt;11) Dove and Olive Branch, Grasmere&lt;/B&gt; - 10:55am&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial"&gt;&lt;i&gt;A very compact bar.  Part of the Wordsworth Hotel.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br style=clear:both /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/RvbnYNV6EXI/AAAAAAAAAK4/mW2pijJG5pY/s1600-h/IMG_0030+-+Start+of+path+to+Far+Easdale.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:right; margin-left:20px;margin-top:4px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" align=middle src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/RvbnYNV6EXI/AAAAAAAAAK4/mW2pijJG5pY/s320/IMG_0030+-+Start+of+path+to+Far+Easdale.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5113528830010200434" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial"&gt;Leaving Grasmere behind we took the long, gradually climbing&lt;br /&gt;path up Far Easedale.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/RvbnYdV6EYI/AAAAAAAAALA/xgs4Jx3gWbc/s1600-h/IMG_0036+-+View+back+down+Far+Easedale.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:left; margin-right: 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/RvbnYdV6EYI/AAAAAAAAALA/xgs4Jx3gWbc/s320/IMG_0036+-+View+back+down+Far+Easedale.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5113528834305167746" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br style=clear:both /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;On reaching Greenup Edge the mist descended, cutting off any distant views for a time.  The last time we were here, walking Coast to Coast, conditions were pretty much the same.  The route between Rosthwaite and Grasmere is common to both paths and so we met several people walking the opposite way.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/RvbnYdV6EZI/AAAAAAAAALI/Z7tkRKaYhlc/s1600-h/IMG_0038+-+View+from+Greenup+edge+towards+Derwent+Water.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:right; margin-left: 20px; cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" align=middle src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/RvbnYdV6EZI/AAAAAAAAALI/Z7tkRKaYhlc/s320/IMG_0038+-+View+from+Greenup+edge+towards+Derwent+Water.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5113528834305167762" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;As we descended towards Lining Crag the mist cleared, opening views to Derwent Water.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br style=clear:both /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/RvbnYdV6EaI/AAAAAAAAALQ/yHTmWppuuao/s1600-h/IMG_0039+-+View+from+Lining+Crag.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:left; margin-right: 20px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" align=middle src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/RvbnYdV6EaI/AAAAAAAAALQ/yHTmWppuuao/s320/IMG_0039+-+View+from+Lining+Crag.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5113528834305167778" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;From the top of Lining Crag we could see clearly down Greenup Gill.  The many drumlins and different vegetation formed a patchwork of colours below.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br style=clear:both /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/RvboJNV6EcI/AAAAAAAAALg/JenZiGvGW78/s1600-h/IMG_0042+Greenup+Gill+waterfall+.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:right; margin-left: 20px; margin-top:9px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/RvboJNV6EcI/AAAAAAAAALg/JenZiGvGW78/s320/IMG_0042+Greenup+Gill+waterfall+.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5113529671823790530" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;After a short steep section down the edge of Lining Crag we&lt;br /&gt;followed the gill past Eagle Crag on a more gentle incline.  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/RvboJNV6EbI/AAAAAAAAALY/Mfw3OrV64VY/s1600-h/IMG_0040+-+Eagle+Crag+from+Greenup+Gill.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:left; margin-right: 20px;margin-top:5px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/RvboJNV6EbI/AAAAAAAAALY/Mfw3OrV64VY/s320/IMG_0040+-+Eagle+Crag+from+Greenup+Gill.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5113529671823790514" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br style=clear:both /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/RwVVFdV6FiI/AAAAAAAAAUQ/Sz0tkl5qXUQ/s1600-h/IMG_0045+-+Langstrath+Beck.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:left; margin-right:20px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/RwVVFdV6FiI/AAAAAAAAAUQ/Sz0tkl5qXUQ/s320/IMG_0045+-+Langstrath+Beck.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5117590103840658978" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We briefly detoured up beside Langstrath Beck, across the footbridge and then continued along the other bank of Stonethwaite Beck into Stonethwaite.  Here we reached the next pub of the journey.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br style=clear:both /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/RvboJdV6EdI/AAAAAAAAALo/-gXlyCbjDyU/s1600-h/IMG_0046+-+Langstrath+Inn.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:left; margin-right: 20px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/RvboJdV6EdI/AAAAAAAAALo/-gXlyCbjDyU/s320/IMG_0046+-+Langstrath+Inn.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5113529676118757842" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial;color:#000000"&gt;&lt;B&gt;12) The Langstrath Inn, Stonethwaite&lt;/B&gt; - 3:45pm&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;i&gt;A very friendly bar.  Great food. Highly recommended.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br style=clear:both /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;After booking a table at the Langstrath to eat later, we moved along to Rosthwaite and the final pub for the day.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/RvboJdV6EeI/AAAAAAAAALw/BkX7i0zpV2A/s1600-h/IMG_0047+-+Riverside+Bar+Rosthwaite.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:left; margin-right:20px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/RvboJdV6EeI/AAAAAAAAALw/BkX7i0zpV2A/s320/IMG_0047+-+Riverside+Bar+Rosthwaite.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5113529676118757858" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial;color:#000000"&gt;&lt;B&gt;13) Riverside Bar, Rosthwaite&lt;/B&gt; - 4:40pm&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;i&gt;A large open bar.  Nicer inside than the approach suggests.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br style=clear:both /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Final stop was the B&amp;B for the evening, Gillercombe in Rosthwaite.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/RvboJdV6EfI/AAAAAAAAAL4/H4YJzNYJ2ok/s1600-h/IMG_0048+-+Gillercombe+Bed+and+breakfast.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:left; margin-right: 20px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/RvboJdV6EfI/AAAAAAAAAL4/H4YJzNYJ2ok/s320/IMG_0048+-+Gillercombe+Bed+and+breakfast.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5113529676118757874" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/Rvbok9V6EgI/AAAAAAAAAMA/rgDtfF59nY4/s1600-h/IMG_0049+-+Gillercombe+Bed+and+breakfast.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:right; cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/Rvbok9V6EgI/AAAAAAAAAMA/rgDtfF59nY4/s320/IMG_0049+-+Gillercombe+Bed+and+breakfast.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5113530148565160450" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5466610409032192455-534252054165321954?l=ldinnway07.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ldinnway07.blogspot.com/feeds/534252054165321954/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5466610409032192455&amp;postID=534252054165321954&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5466610409032192455/posts/default/534252054165321954'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5466610409032192455/posts/default/534252054165321954'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ldinnway07.blogspot.com/2007/09/day-2-sunday-9th-september.html' title='Day 2 - Sunday 9th September'/><author><name>MarkG</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17778725079419228675</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://lh3.google.com/image/Mark.IM.Graham/Rh-dOoFpqMI/AAAAAAAAAA8/GOi58RrBCOI/s144/markpic.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://bp2.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/RvbnYNV6EWI/AAAAAAAAAKw/Lo4ctR6sEl0/s72-c/IMG_0025+-+Grasmere+Lake.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5466610409032192455.post-8283590007609778956</id><published>2007-09-22T15:53:00.006+01:00</published><updated>2008-10-28T21:49:48.059Z</updated><title type='text'>Day 3 - Monday 10th September</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;"&gt;Rosthwaite to Braithwaite&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;13.5 miles, 8 hours (including pub visits)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/RvfjU9V6EhI/AAAAAAAAAMI/iBCNkUtJP3w/s1600-h/IMG_0050+-+View+from+Gillercombe+Bed+and+breakfast.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:right; margin-left:20px; cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/RvfjU9V6EhI/AAAAAAAAAMI/iBCNkUtJP3w/s320/IMG_0050+-+View+from+Gillercombe+Bed+and+breakfast.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5113805851105825298" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;"&gt;About the day&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Another bright sunny day and the view from the bedroom window made us keen to get started.  Today was our first 'full' day stage.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br style=clear:both /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/RvfjVNV6EiI/AAAAAAAAAMQ/Jh8MEBu0HBY/s1600-h/IMG_0052+-+River+Derwent+Rosthwaite.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:left; margin-right:20px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/RvfjVNV6EiI/AAAAAAAAAMQ/Jh8MEBu0HBY/s320/IMG_0052+-+River+Derwent+Rosthwaite.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5113805855400792610" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We left our B&amp;B and took the footpath along the River Derwent to rejoin the route just outside Rosthwaite.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br style=clear:both&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/RvfjVdV6EjI/AAAAAAAAAMY/ONcxVH8X1Bc/s1600-h/IMG_0055+Looking+back+down+Tongue+Gill+from+Rigghead+Quarries.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:right; margin-left:20px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/RvfjVdV6EjI/AAAAAAAAAMY/ONcxVH8X1Bc/s320/IMG_0055+Looking+back+down+Tongue+Gill+from+Rigghead+Quarries.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5113805859695759922" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It was then a steep climb up Tongue Gill, passing through Rigghead Quarries.  There are lots of mine entrances here.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/RvfjVtV6EkI/AAAAAAAAAMg/cmrefS-72Ac/s1600-h/IMG_0057+Mine+entrance+Rigghead+Quarries.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:left; margin-right:20px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/RvfjVtV6EkI/AAAAAAAAAMg/cmrefS-72Ac/s320/IMG_0057+Mine+entrance+Rigghead+Quarries.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5113805863990727234" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br style=clear:both /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/RvfjVtV6ElI/AAAAAAAAAMo/fV56t5GwN7k/s1600-h/IMG_0060+-+High+Spy.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:left; margin-right: 20px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/RvfjVtV6ElI/AAAAAAAAAMo/fV56t5GwN7k/s320/IMG_0060+-+High+Spy.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5113805863990727250" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Once through the quarries the going got easier and there was only a further short climb to the summit of High Spy.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br style=clear:both /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;From the top of High Spy there were clear views towards Grasmoor and Grisedale Pike to the West, and Causey Pike and Bassenthwaite Lake to the North.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/RwVCzNV6FfI/AAAAAAAAAT4/TC4d5uNz1AI/s1600-h/IMG_0064+-+View+towards+Grasmoor+Crag+Hill+and+Grisdale+Pike.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:left; margin-right:20px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/RwVCzNV6FfI/AAAAAAAAAT4/TC4d5uNz1AI/s320/IMG_0064+-+View+towards+Grasmoor+Crag+Hill+and+Grisdale+Pike.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5117569999098746354" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/RwVCydV6FeI/AAAAAAAAATw/ss6GfQgix4g/s1600-h/IMG_0063+-+View+towards+Causey+Pike+and+Newlands+Valley.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:right; cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/RwVCydV6FeI/AAAAAAAAATw/ss6GfQgix4g/s320/IMG_0063+-+View+towards+Causey+Pike+and+Newlands+Valley.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5117569986213844450" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br style=clear:both /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The following stage was a fairly easy ridge walk along Maiden Moor towards Catbells.  There were great views across Derwent Water to Keswick, Skiddaw and Blencathra.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/Rvq14tV6EmI/AAAAAAAAAMw/wTE_iVJgznI/s1600-h/IMG_0066+-+Maiden+Moor+from+Blea+Crag+.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:left; margin-right:20px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/Rvq14tV6EmI/AAAAAAAAAMw/wTE_iVJgznI/s320/IMG_0066+-+Maiden+Moor+from+Blea+Crag+.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5114600312681402978" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/Rvq149V6EnI/AAAAAAAAAM4/7zSTe1Za-PY/s1600-h/IMG_0070+-+Derwent+Water+from+Maiden+Moor.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:right; cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/Rvq149V6EnI/AAAAAAAAAM4/7zSTe1Za-PY/s320/IMG_0070+-+Derwent+Water+from+Maiden+Moor.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5114600316976370290" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br style=clear:both /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/RwVMBtV6FgI/AAAAAAAAAUA/6HewllnFuQw/s1600-h/IMG_0073+-+Newlands+valley+from+quarries.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:left; margin-right:20px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/RwVMBtV6FgI/AAAAAAAAAUA/6HewllnFuQw/s320/IMG_0073+-+Newlands+valley+from+quarries.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5117580143811499522" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Dropping down into the Newlands Valley we headed for the lunchtime pub stop for today.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br style=clear:both /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/Rvq15NV6EoI/AAAAAAAAANA/RcG0j2Hb6JM/s1600-h/IMG_0077+-+Swinside+Inn.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:left; margin-right: 20px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/Rvq15NV6EoI/AAAAAAAAANA/RcG0j2Hb6JM/s320/IMG_0077+-+Swinside+Inn.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5114600321271337602" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000000;"&gt;&lt;B&gt;14) Swinside Inn, Newlands Valley&lt;/B&gt; - 2:30pm&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;i&gt;A friendly feel, great views from the beer garden.  Unfortunately we were too late for food as they stop serving at 2pm.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br style=clear:both /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/Rvq15NV6EpI/AAAAAAAAANI/Ue9JvXwGpsc/s1600-h/IMG_0080+-+Track+up+the+side+of+Barrow.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:right; margin-left:20px; margin-top:4px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/Rvq15NV6EpI/AAAAAAAAANI/Ue9JvXwGpsc/s320/IMG_0080+-+Track+up+the+side+of+Barrow.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5114600321271337618" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Crossing to the far side of Newlands Valley we climbed on a track above Stonycroft Gill between Barrow and Causey Pike. Looking back we could see Catbells framed between the two.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/RwVMytV6FhI/AAAAAAAAAUI/yheUYp9A2h4/s1600-h/IMG_0081+-+View+back+to+Catbells.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:left; margin-right:20px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/RwVMytV6FhI/AAAAAAAAAUI/yheUYp9A2h4/s320/IMG_0081+-+View+back+to+Catbells.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5117580985625089554" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br style=clear:both /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We descended from Barrow Door into Braithwaite to reach the next pub.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/Rvq15dV6EqI/AAAAAAAAANQ/F8ABhdSQBe0/s1600-h/IMG_0083+-+Coledale+Inn+Braithwaite.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:left; margin-right:20px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/Rvq15dV6EqI/AAAAAAAAANQ/F8ABhdSQBe0/s320/IMG_0083+-+Coledale+Inn+Braithwaite.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5114600325566304930" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000000;"&gt;&lt;B&gt;15) Coledale Inn, Braithwaite&lt;/B&gt; - 5:10pm&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;i&gt;A quiet bar, nice garden but lacked atmosphere.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br style=clear:both /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;After a short break we dropped our bags off at our B&amp;B, The Sidings.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/Rvq4atV6EtI/AAAAAAAAANo/Vh_zUnso8y4/s1600-h/IMG_0086+-+The+Sidings+Bed+and+Breakfast+Braithwaite.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:left; margin-right:20px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/Rvq4atV6EtI/AAAAAAAAANo/Vh_zUnso8y4/s320/IMG_0086+-+The+Sidings+Bed+and+Breakfast+Braithwaite.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5114603095820210898" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/Rvq4atV6EuI/AAAAAAAAANw/YaP96LqBUH4/s1600-h/IMG_0087+-+The+Sidings+Bed+and+Breakfast+Braithwaite.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:right; cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/Rvq4atV6EuI/AAAAAAAAANw/YaP96LqBUH4/s320/IMG_0087+-+The+Sidings+Bed+and+Breakfast+Braithwaite.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5114603095820210914" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br style=clear:both /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Later on we visited the other two pubs in Braithwaite.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/Rvq4adV6ErI/AAAAAAAAANY/pDDonKuQtZI/s1600-h/IMG_0084+-+Middle+Ruddings+Country+Inn+Braithwaite.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:left; margin-right:20px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/Rvq4adV6ErI/AAAAAAAAANY/pDDonKuQtZI/s320/IMG_0084+-+Middle+Ruddings+Country+Inn+Braithwaite.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5114603091525243570" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000000;"&gt;&lt;B&gt;16) Middle Ruddings Country Inn, Braithwaite&lt;/B&gt; - 8:00pm&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;i&gt;A comfortable relaxed bar.  Very good food.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br style=clear:both /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/Rvq4atV6EsI/AAAAAAAAANg/cEVqjOf77l0/s1600-h/IMG_0085+-+Royal+Oak+Braithwaite.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:left; margin-right:20px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/Rvq4atV6EsI/AAAAAAAAANg/cEVqjOf77l0/s320/IMG_0085+-+Royal+Oak+Braithwaite.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5114603095820210882" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000000;"&gt;&lt;B&gt;17) Royal Oak, Braithwaite&lt;/B&gt; - 9:30pm&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;i&gt;A lively pub with a cosy friendly feel.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5466610409032192455-8283590007609778956?l=ldinnway07.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ldinnway07.blogspot.com/feeds/8283590007609778956/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5466610409032192455&amp;postID=8283590007609778956&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5466610409032192455/posts/default/8283590007609778956'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5466610409032192455/posts/default/8283590007609778956'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ldinnway07.blogspot.com/2007/09/day-3-monday-10th-september.html' title='Day 3 - Monday 10th September'/><author><name>MarkG</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17778725079419228675</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://lh3.google.com/image/Mark.IM.Graham/Rh-dOoFpqMI/AAAAAAAAAA8/GOi58RrBCOI/s144/markpic.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://bp2.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/RvfjU9V6EhI/AAAAAAAAAMI/iBCNkUtJP3w/s72-c/IMG_0050+-+View+from+Gillercombe+Bed+and+breakfast.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5466610409032192455.post-515653185330859589</id><published>2007-09-22T09:50:00.004+01:00</published><updated>2008-10-29T21:44:32.573Z</updated><title type='text'>Day 4 - Tuesday 11th September</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;"&gt;Braithwaite to Buttermere&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;12.5 miles, 7 1/2 hours (including pub visits)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/RvwnGdV6EvI/AAAAAAAAAN4/50pN1pnvLWo/s1600-h/IMG_0088+-+View+from+The+Sidings+Bed+and+Breakfast+Braithwaite.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:right; margin-left:20px; cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/RvwnGdV6EvI/AAAAAAAAAN4/50pN1pnvLWo/s320/IMG_0088+-+View+from+The+Sidings+Bed+and+Breakfast+Braithwaite.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5115006268695253746" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;"&gt;About the day&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;There wasn't a cloud in the sky as we set off from Braithwaite.  From outside the B&amp;B we had a view towards the hills surrounding the Coledale valley.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br style=clear:both /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/RvwnGtV6EwI/AAAAAAAAAOA/vE2KXB4vSrk/s1600-h/IMG_0090+-+Braithwaite+village.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:left; margin-right:20px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/RvwnGtV6EwI/AAAAAAAAAOA/vE2KXB4vSrk/s320/IMG_0090+-+Braithwaite+village.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5115006272990221058" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Leaving Braithwaite we walked passed some pretty vine covered outbuildings.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br style=clear:both /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/RvwnG9V6EyI/AAAAAAAAAOQ/-i-u5ckzHFo/s1600-h/IMG_0099+-+Force+Crag+Mine.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:right; margin-left:20px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/RvwnG9V6EyI/AAAAAAAAAOQ/-i-u5ckzHFo/s320/IMG_0099+-+Force+Crag+Mine.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5115006277285188386" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We then followed the long track leading up Coledale valley to the Force Crag mine buildings. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/RvwnGtV6ExI/AAAAAAAAAOI/MTHsQnc9Bz4/s1600-h/IMG_0094+-+Coledale+Valley+with+Crag+Hill+even+closer.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:left; margin-right: 20px;margin-top:18px; cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/RvwnGtV6ExI/AAAAAAAAAOI/MTHsQnc9Bz4/s320/IMG_0094+-+Coledale+Valley+with+Crag+Hill+even+closer.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5115006272990221074" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br style=clear:both /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/RwQVI9V6FcI/AAAAAAAAATg/GUDxsS9TLew/s1600-h/IMG_0098+-+Coleale+Beck.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:left; margin-right:20px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/RwQVI9V6FcI/AAAAAAAAATg/GUDxsS9TLew/s320/IMG_0098+-+Coleale+Beck.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5117238320249312706" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;From here we crossed Coledale beck and began the steep climb up to Coledale Hause.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br style=clear:both /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/RvwnG9V6EzI/AAAAAAAAAOY/6d7e3IIgCVQ/s1600-h/IMG_0104+-+View+to+Skiddaw+and+Blencathra.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:right; margin-left:20px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/RvwnG9V6EzI/AAAAAAAAAOY/6d7e3IIgCVQ/s320/IMG_0104+-+View+to+Skiddaw+and+Blencathra.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5115006277285188402" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Paths radiate out from here heading up to the surrounding peaks.  Looking back we could see Skiddaw and Blencathra in the distance.  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br style=clear:both /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Our path headed down into Gasgale Gill alongside some waterfalls. The path here was quite worn in places.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/RvwtGdV6E0I/AAAAAAAAAOg/kYqnY7D5NfM/s1600-h/IMG_0106+-+Liza+Beck+waterfall.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:left; margin-right:20px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/RvwtGdV6E0I/AAAAAAAAAOg/kYqnY7D5NfM/s320/IMG_0106+-+Liza+Beck+waterfall.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5115012865765020482" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/RvwtGtV6E1I/AAAAAAAAAOo/0todkiWZ8Tg/s1600-h/IMG_0110+-+Rough+path+down+Gasgale+Gill.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:left; cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/RvwtGtV6E1I/AAAAAAAAAOo/0todkiWZ8Tg/s320/IMG_0110+-+Rough+path+down+Gasgale+Gill.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5115012870059987794" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br style=clear:both /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The valley is very pretty, carpeted with heather and lots of small tumbling waterfalls as the Liza Beck makes its way down.  The combination of sunshine, smell of heather and sound of water made this a very enjoyable part of the walk.  Towards the end there were a few sections of path where some scrambling was needed.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/RvwtGtV6E2I/AAAAAAAAAOw/YffyStcn4fw/s1600-h/IMG_0117+-+View+back+up+the+gill.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:left; margin-right:20px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/RvwtGtV6E2I/AAAAAAAAAOw/YffyStcn4fw/s320/IMG_0117+-+View+back+up+the+gill.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5115012870059987810" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/RvwtGtV6E3I/AAAAAAAAAO4/SFU5Af-0Ajc/s1600-h/IMG_0123+-+Waterfall.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:left; cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/RvwtGtV6E3I/AAAAAAAAAO4/SFU5Af-0Ajc/s320/IMG_0123+-+Waterfall.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5115012870059987826" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br style=clear:both /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/RwQae9V6FdI/AAAAAAAAATo/HvxgYGH_vio/s1600-h/IMG_0119+-+View+towards+Melbreak+and+Loweswater+Fell.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:left; margin-right:20px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/RwQae9V6FdI/AAAAAAAAATo/HvxgYGH_vio/s320/IMG_0119+-+View+towards+Melbreak+and+Loweswater+Fell.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5117244195764573650" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Eventually the valley opened out with views over Crummock Water towards Mellbreak and Loweswater Fell.  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br style=clear:both /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We then reached the next pub of the walk.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/RvwtG9V6E4I/AAAAAAAAAPA/l9iJ6ehkSAQ/s1600-h/IMG_0156.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:left; margin-right:20px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/RvwtG9V6E4I/AAAAAAAAAPA/l9iJ6ehkSAQ/s320/IMG_0156.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5115012874354955138" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000000;"&gt;&lt;B&gt;18) Kirkstile Inn, Loweswater&lt;/B&gt; - 2:30pm&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;i&gt;A cosy welcoming pub.  A good selection of their own Loweswater Beer.  Good views from the garden.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br style=clear:both /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/RvwyXtV6E-I/AAAAAAAAAPw/ED4xniMZ32c/s1600-h/IMG_0160+-+Crummock+Water.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:right; margin-left:20px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/RvwyXtV6E-I/AAAAAAAAAPw/ED4xniMZ32c/s320/IMG_0160+-+Crummock+Water.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5115018659675902946" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The final section of the walk today followed the shore of Crummock Water.  By now the cloud had dropped and was covering parts of the valley we had descended.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br style=clear:both /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We then reached Buttermere and found our accommodation - Buttermere Youth Hostel.  Here we had our own room.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/Rvwwf9V6E8I/AAAAAAAAAPg/1Kuy4NUvwGs/s1600-h/IMG_0173.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:left; margin-right:20px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/Rvwwf9V6E8I/AAAAAAAAAPg/1Kuy4NUvwGs/s320/IMG_0173.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5115016602386568130" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/RvwwftV6E7I/AAAAAAAAAPY/JW7qgE3C7AU/s1600-h/IMG_0172.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:left; cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/RvwwftV6E7I/AAAAAAAAAPY/JW7qgE3C7AU/s320/IMG_0172.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5115016598091600818" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br style=clear:both /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;For the evening we had two further pubs to visit.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/RvwwftV6E6I/AAAAAAAAAPQ/bBzp7ZqeYKI/s1600-h/IMG_0168.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:left; margin-right:20px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/RvwwftV6E6I/AAAAAAAAAPQ/bBzp7ZqeYKI/s320/IMG_0168.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5115016598091600802" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000000;"&gt;&lt;B&gt;19) Bridge Hotel, Buttermere&lt;/B&gt; - 6:30pm&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;i&gt;An interesting old building, however very quiet.  Good basic pub food.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br style=clear:both /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/Rvwwf9V6E9I/AAAAAAAAAPo/VsSzW9ycARU/s1600-h/IMG_0176.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:left; margin-right:20px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/Rvwwf9V6E9I/AAAAAAAAAPo/VsSzW9ycARU/s320/IMG_0176.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5115016602386568146" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000000;"&gt;&lt;B&gt;20) Fish Hotel, Buttermere&lt;/B&gt; - 7:45pm&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;i&gt;A large bustling open plan bar.  A good range of beer.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5466610409032192455-515653185330859589?l=ldinnway07.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ldinnway07.blogspot.com/feeds/515653185330859589/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5466610409032192455&amp;postID=515653185330859589&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5466610409032192455/posts/default/515653185330859589'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5466610409032192455/posts/default/515653185330859589'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ldinnway07.blogspot.com/2007/09/day-4-tuesday-11th-september.html' title='Day 4 - Tuesday 11th September'/><author><name>MarkG</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17778725079419228675</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://lh3.google.com/image/Mark.IM.Graham/Rh-dOoFpqMI/AAAAAAAAAA8/GOi58RrBCOI/s144/markpic.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://bp1.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/RvwnGdV6EvI/AAAAAAAAAN4/50pN1pnvLWo/s72-c/IMG_0088+-+View+from+The+Sidings+Bed+and+Breakfast+Braithwaite.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5466610409032192455.post-2158958832180602117</id><published>2007-09-22T09:45:00.006+01:00</published><updated>2008-10-29T22:48:07.899Z</updated><title type='text'>Day 5 - Wednesday 12th September</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;"&gt;Buttermere to Boot&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;15 miles, 9 hours (including pub visits)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;"&gt;About the day&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The first section of the walk today was along the edge of Buttermere.  Once again we had ideal weather.  Bright and sunny, with no breeze either so the water was perfectly calm.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/Rv7K89V6E_I/AAAAAAAAAP4/clBYGb_tXfE/s1600-h/IMG_0147+-++Buttermere.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:left;margin-right:20px; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/Rv7K89V6E_I/AAAAAAAAAP4/clBYGb_tXfE/s320/IMG_0147+-++Buttermere.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5115749375346873330" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/Rv7K9NV6FAI/AAAAAAAAAQA/7qnvYdjLzl4/s1600-h/IMG_0149+-+Buttermere.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:right;cursor:hand;" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/Rv7K9NV6FAI/AAAAAAAAAQA/7qnvYdjLzl4/s320/IMG_0149+-+Buttermere.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5115749379641840642" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br style=clear:both /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/Rv7K9dV6FBI/AAAAAAAAAQI/_VLd4EfQ-U4/s1600-h/IMG_0151+-+Buttermere.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:left;margin-right:20px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/Rv7K9dV6FBI/AAAAAAAAAQI/_VLd4EfQ-U4/s320/IMG_0151+-+Buttermere.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5115749383936807954" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/Rv7K9dV6FCI/AAAAAAAAAQQ/bbdyiR2dh4s/s1600-h/IMG_0154+-+Buttermere+with+Whiteless+Pike+and+Grasmoor+beyond.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:right;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/Rv7K9dV6FCI/AAAAAAAAAQQ/bbdyiR2dh4s/s320/IMG_0154+-+Buttermere+with+Whiteless+Pike+and+Grasmoor+beyond.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5115749383936807970" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br style=clear:both /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The lake looked amazing with reflections mirrored everywhere so it took a while to get to the far end.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;center&gt;&lt;a href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/RwEoTtV6FZI/AAAAAAAAATI/uy7FXviR8Ds/s1600-h/IMG_0153P2+-+Buttermere+Panoramic2.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/RwEoTtV6FZI/AAAAAAAAATI/uy7FXviR8Ds/s400/IMG_0153P2+-+Buttermere+Panoramic2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5116414970723702162" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/center&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br style=clear:both&gt;&lt;br /&gt;At the end of the lake the path turned up hill to climb Scarth Gap Pass.  This is also the most direct route up to Hay Stacks and so was quite busy with walkers.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/Rv7K9dV6FDI/AAAAAAAAAQY/ao-if5ey-to/s1600-h/IMG_0159+-+View+fom+near+Scarth+Gap.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:right; margin-left:20px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/Rv7K9dV6FDI/AAAAAAAAAQY/ao-if5ey-to/s320/IMG_0159+-+View+fom+near+Scarth+Gap.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5115749383936807986" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;As we neared the top we had a final view back along to Buttermere.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br style=clear:both /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;When we reached Scarth Gap, everyone went off in separate directions.  Our way was to descend into Ennerdale rather than continue up to any of the nearby summits.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/Rv7NG9V6FEI/AAAAAAAAAQg/4C_hPiMl028/s1600-h/IMG_0163-+Black+Sail+Hut++Ennerdale+Valley.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:left; margin-right:20px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/Rv7NG9V6FEI/AAAAAAAAAQg/4C_hPiMl028/s320/IMG_0163-+Black+Sail+Hut++Ennerdale+Valley.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5115751746168820802" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;On reaching the valley floor the path briefly joins with the route of the Coast to Coast walk to pass Black Sail Hut Youth Hostel.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br style=clear:both /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/Rv7NItV6FFI/AAAAAAAAAQo/jsZqtgvYCzM/s1600-h/IMG_0164+-+River+Liza+Ennerale+valley.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:right; margin-left:20px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/Rv7NItV6FFI/AAAAAAAAAQo/jsZqtgvYCzM/s320/IMG_0164+-+River+Liza+Ennerale+valley.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5115751776233591890" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Very shortly afterwards we crossed the River Liza and turned to climb up Black Sail Pass.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br style=clear:both /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/Rv7PO9V6FGI/AAAAAAAAAQw/X9j8Zf8l7Hs/s1600-h/IMG_0166+-++Brandreth+from+Black+Sail+Pass.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:left;margin-right:20px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/Rv7PO9V6FGI/AAAAAAAAAQw/X9j8Zf8l7Hs/s320/IMG_0166+-++Brandreth+from+Black+Sail+Pass.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5115754082631029858" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;As we climbed the steep path up, Black Sail Hut shrank behind us to become a little dot in the vastness of Ennerdale.  There were wonderful clear views back across to Hay Stacks and Brandreth.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br style=clear:both /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/Rv7PPNV6FHI/AAAAAAAAAQ4/w4hClEd7Xww/s1600-h/IMG_0167+-+Old+Stile+at+the+top+of+Black+Sail+Pass.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:left;margin-right:20px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/Rv7PPNV6FHI/AAAAAAAAAQ4/w4hClEd7Xww/s320/IMG_0167+-+Old+Stile+at+the+top+of+Black+Sail+Pass.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5115754086925997170" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;At the top of Black Sail Pass was a very disused stile.  After a short rest and a chat with some other walkers we began a long descent into Mosedale.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br style=clear:both /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/Rv7PPdV6FII/AAAAAAAAARA/0nnSwSLrm1A/s1600-h/IMG_0169+-+View+down+towards+Mosedale+and+Yewbarrow.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:right;margin-left:20px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/Rv7PPdV6FII/AAAAAAAAARA/0nnSwSLrm1A/s320/IMG_0169+-+View+down+towards+Mosedale+and+Yewbarrow.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5115754091220964482" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The descent path started steeply down, then became more gradual.  Ahead the steep scree slopes of Yewbarrow dominated the view.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br style=clear:both /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/Rv7PPtV6FJI/AAAAAAAAARI/tJUA1AeTuZ4/s1600-h/IMG_0173+-+Gatherstone+Beck.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:left;margin-right:20px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/Rv7PPtV6FJI/AAAAAAAAARI/tJUA1AeTuZ4/s320/IMG_0173+-+Gatherstone+Beck.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5115754095515931794" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;As the path levelled out we reached Gatherstone Head, crossing the beck near a small waterfall.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br style=clear:both /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/Rv7PPtV6FKI/AAAAAAAAARQ/yHzDIWPZDJI/s1600-h/IMG_0175+-+View+back+to+Little+Scoat+Fell+and+Pillar.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:right;margin-left:20px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/Rv7PPtV6FKI/AAAAAAAAARQ/yHzDIWPZDJI/s320/IMG_0175+-+View+back+to+Little+Scoat+Fell+and+Pillar.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5115754095515931810" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We took a last look back up Mosedale with Pillar at the end before turning into Wasdale Head.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br style=clear:both /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/RwEAqtV6FLI/AAAAAAAAARY/hJWVJeTIs1Y/s1600-h/IMG_0179+-+Wasdale+Head+Inn.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:left; margin-right:20px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/RwEAqtV6FLI/AAAAAAAAARY/hJWVJeTIs1Y/s320/IMG_0179+-+Wasdale+Head+Inn.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5116371385395582130" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000000"&gt;&lt;B&gt;21) Wasdale Head Inn, Wasdale&lt;/B&gt; - 2:10pm&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;i&gt;Welcoming bar brewing it's own Great Gable Beers.  A few outside tables with good views.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br style=clear:both /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/RwEAstV6FMI/AAAAAAAAARg/zHVdNDaPAMU/s1600-h/IMG_0181+-+Great+Gable+from+Wasdale+Head.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:right; margin-left:20px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/RwEAstV6FMI/AAAAAAAAARg/zHVdNDaPAMU/s320/IMG_0181+-+Great+Gable+from+Wasdale+Head.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5116371419755320514" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Leaving Wasdale Head the patchy cloud threw shadows across Great Gable.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br style=clear:both /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We passed the head of Wast Water then followed a track up on to Eskdale Moor.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/RwEAudV6FNI/AAAAAAAAARo/KlLeV-lUeQQ/s1600-h/IMG_0185+-+Great+Gable+and+Mosedale+fom+Hollow+Gill.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:left; margin-right:20px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/RwEAudV6FNI/AAAAAAAAARo/KlLeV-lUeQQ/s320/IMG_0185+-+Great+Gable+and+Mosedale+fom+Hollow+Gill.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5116371449820091602" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/RwEAvdV6FOI/AAAAAAAAARw/RCca_bUEfgQ/s1600-h/IMG_0186+-+Yewbarrow+and+Wast+Water.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:right; cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/RwEAvdV6FOI/AAAAAAAAARw/RCca_bUEfgQ/s320/IMG_0186+-+Yewbarrow+and+Wast+Water.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5116371466999960802" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br style=clear:both /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/RwEjVtV6FPI/AAAAAAAAAR4/p1ANROQcF7w/s1600-h/IMG_0188+-+Bulatt+bridge+and+view+back+to+Yewbarrow.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:right; margin-left:20px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/RwEjVtV6FPI/AAAAAAAAAR4/p1ANROQcF7w/s320/IMG_0188+-+Bulatt+bridge+and+view+back+to+Yewbarrow.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5116409507525301490" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;From the end of the track a cairned path led us across the open moor towards Burnmoor Tarn.  The ground became wetter underfoot as several small streams fed into the tarn.  In some of these little fish darted away as we splashed through.  We crossed Whillan Beck at Bulatt Bridge.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br style=clear:both /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;There was then a long but gentle descent to Eskdale and the village of Boot.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/RwEjV9V6FQI/AAAAAAAAASA/vVzuZGD51sk/s1600-h/IMG_0190+-+View+back+to+Eskdale+Moor+and+Scafell.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:left;margin-right:20px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/RwEjV9V6FQI/AAAAAAAAASA/vVzuZGD51sk/s320/IMG_0190+-+View+back+to+Eskdale+Moor+and+Scafell.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5116409511820268802" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/RwEjV9V6FRI/AAAAAAAAASI/_m6oR7ts4zE/s1600-h/IMG_0192+-+Boot+Village.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:right;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/RwEjV9V6FRI/AAAAAAAAASI/_m6oR7ts4zE/s320/IMG_0192+-+Boot+Village.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5116409511820268818" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br style=clear:both /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/RwEjWNV6FSI/AAAAAAAAASQ/Ka3GDrkLyU0/s1600-h/IMG_0193+-+Boot+Inn+Boot.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:left; margin-right:20px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/RwEjWNV6FSI/AAAAAAAAASQ/Ka3GDrkLyU0/s320/IMG_0193+-+Boot+Inn+Boot.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5116409516115236130" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000000"&gt;&lt;B&gt;22) Boot Inn, Boot&lt;/B&gt; - 5:30pm&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;i&gt;A lovely old pub.  Staff very welcoming despite being very busy.  Lovely garden.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br style=clear:both /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/RwEjWNV6FTI/AAAAAAAAASY/0A44ZYWOH5A/s1600-h/IMG_0194+-+Brook+House+Inn+Boot.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:left; margin-right:20px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/RwEjWNV6FTI/AAAAAAAAASY/0A44ZYWOH5A/s320/IMG_0194+-+Brook+House+Inn+Boot.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5116409516115236146" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000000"&gt;&lt;B&gt;23) Brook House Inn, Boot&lt;/B&gt; - 5:45pm&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;i&gt;Nice, although we didn't stop for long.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br style=clear:both /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/RwEpv9V6FbI/AAAAAAAAATY/bTsFh5fGtjA/s1600-h/IMG_0196+-+Eskdale.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:right; margin-left:20px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/RwEpv9V6FbI/AAAAAAAAATY/bTsFh5fGtjA/s320/IMG_0196+-+Eskdale.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5116416555566634418" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;After a brief stop in the two pubs we left the village passing the church.  The fells surrounding Eskdale looked lovely as the evening light fell on them.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br style=clear:both /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Our B&amp;B was about a mile further on, at Penny Hill Farm.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/RwElU9V6FVI/AAAAAAAAASo/KsNk0GBXKt4/s1600-h/IMG_0201+-+Penny+Hill+Farm+Boot.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:left; margin-right:20px;margin-top:10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/RwElU9V6FVI/AAAAAAAAASo/KsNk0GBXKt4/s320/IMG_0201+-+Penny+Hill+Farm+Boot.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5116411693663655250" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/RwElVNV6FWI/AAAAAAAAASw/TxStw890-4I/s1600-h/IMG_0202+Penny+Hill+Farm+Boot.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:right; margin-top:10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/RwElVNV6FWI/AAAAAAAAASw/TxStw890-4I/s320/IMG_0202+Penny+Hill+Farm+Boot.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5116411697958622562" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br style=clear:both /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;For the evening we had one more pub to visit.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/RwElVNV6FXI/AAAAAAAAAS4/b0Cr-_Gg6uk/s1600-h/IMG_0200+-+Woolpack+Inn+Boot.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:left; margin-right:20px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/RwElVNV6FXI/AAAAAAAAAS4/b0Cr-_Gg6uk/s320/IMG_0200+-+Woolpack+Inn+Boot.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5116411697958622578" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000000"&gt;&lt;B&gt;24) Woolpack Inn, Boot&lt;/B&gt; - 5:30pm&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;i&gt;Very quiet.  Own brewed beers with unusual taste.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br style=clear:both /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Woolpack were short staffed, so they wouldn't serve food except to residents.  This meant we had to walk back into the main village again where we returned to the Boot Inn for a meal.  We weren't disappointed as the menu here was excellent and it was a lovely evening so we sat outside.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5466610409032192455-2158958832180602117?l=ldinnway07.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ldinnway07.blogspot.com/feeds/2158958832180602117/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5466610409032192455&amp;postID=2158958832180602117&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5466610409032192455/posts/default/2158958832180602117'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5466610409032192455/posts/default/2158958832180602117'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ldinnway07.blogspot.com/2007/09/day-5-wednesday-12th-september.html' title='Day 5 - Wednesday 12th September'/><author><name>MarkG</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17778725079419228675</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://lh3.google.com/image/Mark.IM.Graham/Rh-dOoFpqMI/AAAAAAAAAA8/GOi58RrBCOI/s144/markpic.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://bp1.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/Rv7K89V6E_I/AAAAAAAAAP4/clBYGb_tXfE/s72-c/IMG_0147+-++Buttermere.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5466610409032192455.post-5792574094509233065</id><published>2007-09-22T09:40:00.002+01:00</published><updated>2008-10-30T21:55:59.322Z</updated><title type='text'>Day 6 - Thursday 13th September</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;"&gt;Boot to Broughton in Furness&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;15 miles, 9 hours (including pub visits)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/RwaSkdV6FlI/AAAAAAAAAUo/pq_dhQl1y8k/s1600-h/IMG_0203+-+Penny+Hill+Farm.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:right; margin-left:20px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/RwaSkdV6FlI/AAAAAAAAAUo/pq_dhQl1y8k/s320/IMG_0203+-+Penny+Hill+Farm.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5117939181602608722" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;"&gt;About the day&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This was the first day where the weather didn't look too promising as we set out.  Leaving Penny Hill Farm behind, we climbed up towards Harter Fell.  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br style=clear:both /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/RwaSktV6FmI/AAAAAAAAAUw/Y4YKfwUdbRU/s1600-h/IMG_0206+-+Hard+Knott+and+upper+Eskdale.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:left; margin-right:20px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/RwaSktV6FmI/AAAAAAAAAUw/Y4YKfwUdbRU/s320/IMG_0206+-+Hard+Knott+and+upper+Eskdale.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5117939185897576034" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This was quite a steady climb for first thing in the day.  As we gained height we could see up towards the head of Eskdale, and Hard Knott.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br style=clear:both /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/RwaSk9V6FnI/AAAAAAAAAU4/vR58mynFEAs/s1600-h/IMG_0208+-+Path+through+Dunnerdale+Forest.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:right; margin-left:20px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/RwaSk9V6FnI/AAAAAAAAAU4/vR58mynFEAs/s320/IMG_0208+-+Path+through+Dunnerdale+Forest.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5117939190192543346" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Through Dunnerdale Forest the path was quite wet in places.  The track here took us around the slopes of Harter Fell.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br style=clear:both /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/RwaSk9V6FoI/AAAAAAAAAVA/mHCQ2-V-HMA/s1600-h/IMG_0211+-+Grassguards+Gill.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:left; margin-right:20px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/RwaSk9V6FoI/AAAAAAAAAVA/mHCQ2-V-HMA/s320/IMG_0211+-+Grassguards+Gill.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5117939190192543362" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Leaving the main forest track we followed a meandering path alongside Grassguards Gill.  This was a very pretty area of flowering heather and varied grassland, leading down into the Duddon Valley.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br style=clear:both /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;After passing Grassguards Farm much of the coniferous woodland has been cleared, replaced by a plantation of native Rowan, Birch and Juniper.  There were open views back to Harter Fell.  Ahead the track curved around Wallowbarrow Crag before descending down to Seathwaite.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/RwaSlNV6FpI/AAAAAAAAAVI/x9rbdKxIQ0Y/s1600-h/IMG_0213+-+Harter+Fell+and+Grassguards+Farm.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:left; margin-right:20px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/RwaSlNV6FpI/AAAAAAAAAVI/x9rbdKxIQ0Y/s320/IMG_0213+-+Harter+Fell+and+Grassguards+Farm.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5117939194487510674" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/RwaUpdV6FqI/AAAAAAAAAVQ/viVx0lK_txo/s1600-h/IMG_0214+-+Passing+Wallowbarrow+Crag.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:right; cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/RwaUpdV6FqI/AAAAAAAAAVQ/viVx0lK_txo/s320/IMG_0214+-+Passing+Wallowbarrow+Crag.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5117941466525210274" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br style=clear:both /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/RwaUpdV6FrI/AAAAAAAAAVY/QX6-CmneI-g/s1600-h/IMG_0218+-+Newfield+Inn+Seathwaite.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:left; margin-right:20px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/RwaUpdV6FrI/AAAAAAAAAVY/QX6-CmneI-g/s320/IMG_0218+-+Newfield+Inn+Seathwaite.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5117941466525210290" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000000"&gt;&lt;B&gt;25) Newfield Inn, Seathwaite&lt;/B&gt; - 12:45pm&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;i&gt;A lovely cosy inn.  Wonderful patterned slate floor.  Good lunchtime food.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br style=clear:both /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Having refuelled we headed up Park Head Road, a bridleway through Dunnerdale Fells.  This was a long gentle climb along a clear rocky track.  Looking back along the track we could still see Harter Fell, with Bowfell and Crinkle Crags now visible in the distance.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/RwaUptV6FsI/AAAAAAAAAVg/VYhvwPhOVfw/s1600-h/IMG_0219+-+Park+Head+Road+looking+back+to+Harter+fell+with+Crinkle+Crags+in+the+distance.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:left; margin-right:20px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/RwaUptV6FsI/AAAAAAAAAVg/VYhvwPhOVfw/s320/IMG_0219+-+Park+Head+Road+looking+back+to+Harter+fell+with+Crinkle+Crags+in+the+distance.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5117941470820177602" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/RwaUptV6FtI/AAAAAAAAAVo/CTuJresIUUk/s1600-h/IMG_0220+-+View+to+Bowfell+and+Crinkle+Crags+in+distance.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:right; cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/RwaUptV6FtI/AAAAAAAAAVo/CTuJresIUUk/s320/IMG_0220+-+View+to+Bowfell+and+Crinkle+Crags+in+distance.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5117941470820177618" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br style=clear:both /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/RwaUp9V6FuI/AAAAAAAAAVw/hYwAIPw5HVw/s1600-h/IMG_0223+-+Duddon+Valley+with+view+towards+Harter+Fell+and+Scafell.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:left; margin-right:20px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/RwaUp9V6FuI/AAAAAAAAAVw/hYwAIPw5HVw/s320/IMG_0223+-+Duddon+Valley+with+view+towards+Harter+Fell+and+Scafell.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5117941475115144930" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;There were lovely views down into the Duddon Valley.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br style=clear:both /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;At the end of the track views opened out towards the Lickle Valley and we could see the sea at the Duddon Estuary.  After following a narrow footpath through bracken we descended to the road, crossed over the River Lickle and arrived at Broughton Mills.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/RwaVvtV6FvI/AAAAAAAAAV4/IbT6-7TrkYs/s1600-h/IMG_0226+-+Blacksmiths+Arms+Broughton+Mills.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:left; margin-right:20px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/RwaVvtV6FvI/AAAAAAAAAV4/IbT6-7TrkYs/s320/IMG_0226+-+Blacksmiths+Arms+Broughton+Mills.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5117942673411020530" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000000"&gt;&lt;B&gt;26) Blacksmith's Arms, Broughton Mills&lt;/B&gt; - 4:00pm&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;i&gt;Closed when we arrived.  However we returned on our journey home and it was well worth it.  Amazing pub and great food.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br style=clear:both /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/RwaVv9V6FwI/AAAAAAAAAWA/eBz6vE8znLw/s1600-h/IMG_0227+-+Cows+in+the+Lickle+Valley.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:right; margin-left:20px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/RwaVv9V6FwI/AAAAAAAAAWA/eBz6vE8znLw/s320/IMG_0227+-+Cows+in+the+Lickle+Valley.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5117942677705987842" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Returning to the footpaths we headed through several farm fields to reach the edge of Broughton in Furness.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br style=clear:both /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/RwaVwNV6FxI/AAAAAAAAAWI/FvUvpCvfzZI/s1600-h/IMG_0230+-+High+Cross+Inn+Broughton+in+Furness.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:left; margin-right:20px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/RwaVwNV6FxI/AAAAAAAAAWI/FvUvpCvfzZI/s320/IMG_0230+-+High+Cross+Inn+Broughton+in+Furness.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5117942682000955154" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000000"&gt;&lt;B&gt;27) High Cross Inn, Broughton in Furness&lt;/B&gt; - 5:30pm&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;i&gt;A quiet, smart bar with a lovely log fire.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br style=clear:both /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Heading into the town centre we found the final three pubs for the day.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/RwaVwdV6FzI/AAAAAAAAAWY/57A9zAFObso/s1600-h/IMG_0232+-+Old+Kings+Head+Broughton+in+Furness.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:left; margin-right:20px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/RwaVwdV6FzI/AAAAAAAAAWY/57A9zAFObso/s320/IMG_0232+-+Old+Kings+Head+Broughton+in+Furness.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5117942686295922482" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000000"&gt;&lt;B&gt;28) Old Kings Head, Broughton in Furness&lt;/B&gt; - 6:00pm&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;i&gt;A welcoming relaxed bar. Very smart.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br style=clear:both /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The next inn was also where we were staying for the night.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000000"&gt;&lt;B&gt;29) The Black Cock Inn, Broughton in Furness&lt;/B&gt; - 6:30pm&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/RwaWl9V6F0I/AAAAAAAAAWg/Je_yHvr8L70/s1600-h/IMG_0233+-+The+Black+Cock+Broughton+in+Furness.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:left; margin-right:20px;margin-top:10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/RwaWl9V6F0I/AAAAAAAAAWg/Je_yHvr8L70/s320/IMG_0233+-+The+Black+Cock+Broughton+in+Furness.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5117943605418923842" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/RwaWl9V6F1I/AAAAAAAAAWo/xjleAEaJ7iM/s1600-h/IMG_0234+-+The+Black+Cock+Broughton+in+Furness.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:right;cursor:pointer;margin-top:10px; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/RwaWl9V6F1I/AAAAAAAAAWo/xjleAEaJ7iM/s320/IMG_0234+-+The+Black+Cock+Broughton+in+Furness.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5117943605418923858" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br style=clear:both /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;i&gt;An old beamed inn with low ceilings giving a very cosy feel.  A very welcoming pub.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br style=clear:both /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/RwaVwdV6FyI/AAAAAAAAAWQ/k78ns1U7cwk/s1600-h/IMG_0231+-+Manor+Arms+Broughton+in+Furness.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:left; margin-right:20px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/RwaVwdV6FyI/AAAAAAAAAWQ/k78ns1U7cwk/s320/IMG_0231+-+Manor+Arms+Broughton+in+Furness.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5117942686295922466" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000000"&gt;&lt;B&gt;30) Manor Arms, Broughton in Furness&lt;/B&gt; - 9:15pm&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;i&gt;A comfortable busy bar with a good beer selection.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5466610409032192455-5792574094509233065?l=ldinnway07.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ldinnway07.blogspot.com/feeds/5792574094509233065/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5466610409032192455&amp;postID=5792574094509233065&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5466610409032192455/posts/default/5792574094509233065'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5466610409032192455/posts/default/5792574094509233065'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ldinnway07.blogspot.com/2007/09/day-6-thursday-13th-september.html' title='Day 6 - Thursday 13th September'/><author><name>MarkG</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17778725079419228675</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://lh3.google.com/image/Mark.IM.Graham/Rh-dOoFpqMI/AAAAAAAAAA8/GOi58RrBCOI/s144/markpic.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://bp3.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/RwaSkdV6FlI/AAAAAAAAAUo/pq_dhQl1y8k/s72-c/IMG_0203+-+Penny+Hill+Farm.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5466610409032192455.post-4144017759004953684</id><published>2007-09-22T09:35:00.004+01:00</published><updated>2008-10-31T20:59:18.431Z</updated><title type='text'>Day 7 - Friday 14th September</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;"&gt;Broughton in Furness to Coniston&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;14 miles, 8 hours (including pub visits)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/RwkYWWupWHI/AAAAAAAAAWw/km7wphppsNg/s1600-h/IMG_0235+-+View+towards+Dunnerdale+Fells+and+Old+Man+of+Coniston.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:right; margin-left:20px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/RwkYWWupWHI/AAAAAAAAAWw/km7wphppsNg/s320/IMG_0235+-+View+towards+Dunnerdale+Fells+and+Old+Man+of+Coniston.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5118649223820695666" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;"&gt;About the day&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We left Broughton through a series of farm fields and meadows before a short climb on to Thornthwaite Latter Rigg.  The walking was easy going, with ever present views of the Old Man of Coniston in the distance.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br style=clear:both /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/RwkYWmupWII/AAAAAAAAAW4/MnVnqw4mhTY/s1600-h/IMG_0238+-+bridge+over+Green+Moor+Beck+.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:left; margin-right:20px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/RwkYWmupWII/AAAAAAAAAW4/MnVnqw4mhTY/s320/IMG_0238+-+bridge+over+Green+Moor+Beck+.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5118649228115662978" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We crossed Green Moor beck on a little stone bridge, then continued on to Woodland Fell.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br style=clear:both /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/RwkYWmupWJI/AAAAAAAAAXA/1nySak1CJAY/s1600-h/IMG_0240+-+Track+across+Woodland+Fell+near+join+to+Cumbria+Way.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:right; margin-left:20px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/RwkYWmupWJI/AAAAAAAAAXA/1nySak1CJAY/s320/IMG_0240+-+Track+across+Woodland+Fell+near+join+to+Cumbria+Way.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5118649228115662994" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The area here was very pretty grassland with heather and gorse in flower.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br style=clear:both /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/RwkYW2upWKI/AAAAAAAAAXI/dyUVWZVKK28/s1600-h/IMG_0241+-+Beacon+Tarn.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:left; margin-right:20px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/RwkYW2upWKI/AAAAAAAAAXI/dyUVWZVKK28/s320/IMG_0241+-+Beacon+Tarn.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5118649232410630306" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The path then formed part of the Cumbria Way (a walk we plan to do next year).  Here we passed by two tarns, Beacon Tarn and Torver Tarn, before reaching Torver and two pubs.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br style=clear:both /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/RwkYW2upWLI/AAAAAAAAAXQ/NTBy4AyO1is/s1600-h/IMG_0246+-+The+Wilson+Arms+Torver.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:left; margin-right:20px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/RwkYW2upWLI/AAAAAAAAAXQ/NTBy4AyO1is/s320/IMG_0246+-+The+Wilson+Arms+Torver.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5118649232410630322" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000000"&gt;&lt;B&gt;31) Wilson Arms, Torver&lt;/B&gt; - 2:30pm&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;i&gt;A bright bar, but limited beer selection.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br style=clear:both /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/RwkZjGupWMI/AAAAAAAAAXY/WOD7Ff05FhE/s1600-h/IMG_0247+-+Church+House+Inn+Torver.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:left; margin-right:20px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/RwkZjGupWMI/AAAAAAAAAXY/WOD7Ff05FhE/s320/IMG_0247+-+Church+House+Inn+Torver.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5118650542375655618" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000000"&gt;&lt;B&gt;32) Church House Inn, Torver&lt;/B&gt; - 2:45pm&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;i&gt;A smart bar with nice decor and comfy seats.  Good coffee!&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br style=clear:both /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/RwkZjGupWNI/AAAAAAAAAXg/06VzKfvmr8A/s1600-h/IMG_0249+-+Old+Man+of+Coniston+in+Cloud+ahead.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:right; margin-left:20px;margin-top:6px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/RwkZjGupWNI/AAAAAAAAAXg/06VzKfvmr8A/s320/IMG_0249+-+Old+Man+of+Coniston+in+Cloud+ahead.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5118650542375655634" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Leaving Torver we walked up a good bridleway towards Banishead quarry.  Here we were surprised by a waterfall pouring in to the old quarry.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/RwkZjWupWOI/AAAAAAAAAXo/DwlQzn3F_M0/s1600-h/IMG_0251+-+Deep+Pool+Banishead+Quarry.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:left; margin-right:20px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/RwkZjWupWOI/AAAAAAAAAXo/DwlQzn3F_M0/s320/IMG_0251+-+Deep+Pool+Banishead+Quarry.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5118650546670622946" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br style=clear:both /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Old Man of Coniston now looked much larger as we continued upwards to reach the Walna Scar Road.  From here we descended along the track to reach Bowmanstead just outside Coniston, and the next pub.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/RwkZjWupWPI/AAAAAAAAAXw/_o_fu4F4M6I/s1600-h/IMG_0256+-+Ship+Inn+Bowmanstead+Coniston.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:left; margin-right:20px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/RwkZjWupWPI/AAAAAAAAAXw/_o_fu4F4M6I/s320/IMG_0256+-+Ship+Inn+Bowmanstead+Coniston.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5118650546670622962" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000000"&gt;&lt;B&gt;33) Ship Inn, Coniston&lt;/B&gt; - 5:10pm&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;i&gt;Looked nice, but unfortunately did not open until 6pm so we never got to see inside.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br style=clear:both /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;There was just a short easy walk from here to reach Coniston where we stopped in one more pub before finding our B&amp;B.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/RwkZjmupWQI/AAAAAAAAAX4/4ym3Eja1HAI/s1600-h/IMG_0258++-+Sun+Inn+Coniston.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:left; margin-right:20px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/RwkZjmupWQI/AAAAAAAAAX4/4ym3Eja1HAI/s320/IMG_0258++-+Sun+Inn+Coniston.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5118650550965590274" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000000"&gt;&lt;B&gt;34) Sun Hotel, Coniston&lt;/B&gt; - 5:45pm&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;i&gt;A busy friendly pub with large open fire.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br style=clear:both /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We called in to Dixon Ground Farm next to drop off our bags and clean up before heading in to town for food and the final three pubs for the day.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/Rwkag2upWRI/AAAAAAAAAYA/KV6J_8Uyoo0/s1600-h/IMG_0260+-+Dixon+Ground+Farm+B%26B+Coniston.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:left; margin-right:20px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/Rwkag2upWRI/AAAAAAAAAYA/KV6J_8Uyoo0/s320/IMG_0260+-+Dixon+Ground+Farm+B%26B+Coniston.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5118651603232577810" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/Rwkag2upWSI/AAAAAAAAAYI/gSNsA216L_M/s1600-h/IMG_0259+-+Dixon+Ground+Farm+B%26B+Coniston.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:right; cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/Rwkag2upWSI/AAAAAAAAAYI/gSNsA216L_M/s320/IMG_0259+-+Dixon+Ground+Farm+B%26B+Coniston.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5118651603232577826" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br style=clear:both /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/RwkahWupWVI/AAAAAAAAAYg/P_Pcj0X0tfM/s1600-h/IMG_0263+-+The+Black+Bull+Hotel+Coniston.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:left; margin-right:20px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/RwkahWupWVI/AAAAAAAAAYg/P_Pcj0X0tfM/s320/IMG_0263+-+The+Black+Bull+Hotel+Coniston.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5118651611822512466" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000000"&gt;&lt;B&gt;35) Black Bull Hotel, Coniston&lt;/B&gt; - 8:00pm&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;i&gt;Very busy bustling pub.  Large but friendly.  Good food and beer.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br style=clear:both /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/RwkahGupWTI/AAAAAAAAAYQ/2L8s_rUkvY0/s1600-h/IMG_0261+-+Crown+Inn+Coniston.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:left; margin-right:20px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/RwkahGupWTI/AAAAAAAAAYQ/2L8s_rUkvY0/s320/IMG_0261+-+Crown+Inn+Coniston.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5118651607527545138" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000000"&gt;&lt;B&gt;36) Crown Hotel, Coniston&lt;/B&gt; - 9:10pm&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;i&gt;Very busy pub with sport on large screen TV.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br style=clear:both /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/RwkahGupWUI/AAAAAAAAAYY/SADz6wlMDUE/s1600-h/IMG_0262+-+Yewdale+Hotel+Coniston.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:left; margin-right:20px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/RwkahGupWUI/AAAAAAAAAYY/SADz6wlMDUE/s320/IMG_0262+-+Yewdale+Hotel+Coniston.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5118651607527545154" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000000"&gt;&lt;B&gt;37) Yewdale Hotel, Coniston&lt;/B&gt; - 9:30pm&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;i&gt;Large open bar, not much character.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5466610409032192455-4144017759004953684?l=ldinnway07.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ldinnway07.blogspot.com/feeds/4144017759004953684/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5466610409032192455&amp;postID=4144017759004953684&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5466610409032192455/posts/default/4144017759004953684'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5466610409032192455/posts/default/4144017759004953684'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ldinnway07.blogspot.com/2007/09/day-7-friday-14th-september.html' title='Day 7 - Friday 14th September'/><author><name>MarkG</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17778725079419228675</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://lh3.google.com/image/Mark.IM.Graham/Rh-dOoFpqMI/AAAAAAAAAA8/GOi58RrBCOI/s144/markpic.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://bp1.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/RwkYWWupWHI/AAAAAAAAAWw/km7wphppsNg/s72-c/IMG_0235+-+View+towards+Dunnerdale+Fells+and+Old+Man+of+Coniston.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5466610409032192455.post-1807946378545735750</id><published>2007-09-22T01:30:00.004+01:00</published><updated>2008-10-31T21:16:33.330Z</updated><title type='text'>Day 8 - Saturday 15th September</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;"&gt;Coniston to Great Langdale&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;13 miles, 8 1/2 hours (including route detour)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/RwlGbGupWWI/AAAAAAAAAYo/ey9BuhsGA8o/s1600-h/IMG_0265+-++Track+towards+Coppermines+valley.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:right; margin-left:20px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/RwlGbGupWWI/AAAAAAAAAYo/ey9BuhsGA8o/s320/IMG_0265+-++Track+towards+Coppermines+valley.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5118699882959952226" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;"&gt;About the day&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This was another stage of the walk that we had decided to split over two days.  Rather than going to Ambleside, we would stop at Great Langdale leaving a short walk for the last day before travelling home.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The cloud lingered low over the fells as we left Coniston.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br style=clear:both /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/RwlGbWupWXI/AAAAAAAAAYw/9KlVGovAZoA/s1600-h/IMG_0266a+-+Church+Beck+waterfalls+.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:left; margin-right:20px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/RwlGbWupWXI/AAAAAAAAAYw/9KlVGovAZoA/s320/IMG_0266a+-+Church+Beck+waterfalls+.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5118699887254919538" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;At Miners bridge the waterfalls of Church Beck were quite impressive.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br style=clear:both /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We debated whether to take the high or low level route as we continued up the track towards Coppermines Valley.  Although it was misty, the weather was dry and forecast to improve so we continued up to pass the Youth Hostel beside Levers Water Beck waterfall.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/RwlGbWupWYI/AAAAAAAAAY4/satmHnASa2c/s1600-h/IMG_0267-+Coppermine+Valley.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:left; margin-right:20px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/RwlGbWupWYI/AAAAAAAAAY4/satmHnASa2c/s320/IMG_0267-+Coppermine+Valley.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5118699887254919554" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/RwlGbWupWZI/AAAAAAAAAZA/Gl9xMKrq0tk/s1600-h/IMG_0268a+-+Levers+Water+Beck.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:left; cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/RwlGbWupWZI/AAAAAAAAAZA/Gl9xMKrq0tk/s320/IMG_0268a+-+Levers+Water+Beck.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5118699887254919570" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br style=clear:both /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/RwlGbmupWaI/AAAAAAAAAZI/s2Tiw8og8TQ/s1600-h/IMG_0270+-+View+back+to+Coniston+Water.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:right; margin-left:20px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/RwlGbmupWaI/AAAAAAAAAZI/s2Tiw8og8TQ/s320/IMG_0270+-+View+back+to+Coniston+Water.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5118699891549886882" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The path then climbed steeply upwards, giving us a view back down to Coniston Water.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br style=clear:both /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/RwlIiWupWbI/AAAAAAAAAZQ/ssnA0ZHPh4U/s1600-h/IMG_0272+-+Levers+Water.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:left; margin-right:20px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/RwlIiWupWbI/AAAAAAAAAZQ/ssnA0ZHPh4U/s320/IMG_0272+-+Levers+Water.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5118702206537259442" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;At Levers Water the mist swirled around.  The water was very calm and the air so still and quiet.  It was very peaceful, and relaxing to watch the cloud dropping and clearing.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br style=clear:both /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/RwlIiWupWcI/AAAAAAAAAZY/hKQEGsCO39E/s1600-h/IMG_0276+-+Levers+Water+from+Swirl+Hawse.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:right; margin-left:20px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/RwlIiWupWcI/AAAAAAAAAZY/hKQEGsCO39E/s320/IMG_0276+-+Levers+Water+from+Swirl+Hawse.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5118702206537259458" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Beyond Levers Water the path gradually climbed up to Swirl Hawse.  We had one last look back before ascending Prison Band up into the cloud.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br style=clear:both /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/RwlIjmupWdI/AAAAAAAAAZg/IgiyDS3B61Y/s1600-h/IMG_0277+-+Swirl+How+summit.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:left; margin-right:20px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/RwlIjmupWdI/AAAAAAAAAZg/IgiyDS3B61Y/s320/IMG_0277+-+Swirl+How+summit.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5118702228012095954" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It was a steep but enjoyable scramble up to the summit of Swirl How, despite not having any views.  On top we were surrounded by mist and the temperature suddenly dropped in the wind.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br style=clear:both /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Whilst taking a picture at the summit the first of many fell runners passed us by at speed and disappeared ahead into the mist.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/RwlIjmupWeI/AAAAAAAAAZo/Nqi_6R43XTE/s1600-h/IMG_0278+-+Memorial+on+top+of+Broad+Slack.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:right; margin-left:20px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/RwlIjmupWeI/AAAAAAAAAZo/Nqi_6R43XTE/s320/IMG_0278+-+Memorial+on+top+of+Broad+Slack.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5118702228012095970" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;As we made our way across the Top of Broad Slack we passed the memorial at the site of a crashed wartime Royal Canadian Air Force bomber.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br style=clear:both /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/RwlIjmupWfI/AAAAAAAAAZw/F0jGX0-EpSE/s1600-h/IMG_0282+-+Fell+Runners+Wet+Side+Edge-.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:left; margin-right:20px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/RwlIjmupWfI/AAAAAAAAAZw/F0jGX0-EpSE/s320/IMG_0282+-+Fell+Runners+Wet+Side+Edge-.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5118702228012095986" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Below Little Carrs we were passed by more and more runners.  Dropping down below the mist they descended Wet Side Edge much quicker than us.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br style=clear:both /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/RwlMGWupWgI/AAAAAAAAAZ4/31BEPZdg0ac/s1600-h/IMG_0283+-+Three+Shires+Stone+and+cold+Pike.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:right; margin-left:20px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/RwlMGWupWgI/AAAAAAAAAZ4/31BEPZdg0ac/s320/IMG_0283+-+Three+Shires+Stone+and+cold+Pike.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5118706123547433474" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We crossed the Wrynose Pass road at the Three Shire Stone and headed on towards Red Tarn between the summits of Cold Pike and Pike o Blisco.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br style=clear:both /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;At Red Tarn the cloud had lifted considerably and so we opted to detour to the left up and over Crinkle Crags rather than descend straight down alongside Browney Gill into Great Langdale.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/RwlMGmupWhI/AAAAAAAAAaA/8CjHdonb5EI/s1600-h/IMG_0287+-+Red+Tarn+and+Crinkle+Crags.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:left; margin-right:20px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/RwlMGmupWhI/AAAAAAAAAaA/8CjHdonb5EI/s320/IMG_0287+-+Red+Tarn+and+Crinkle+Crags.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5118706127842400786" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/RwlMGmupWiI/AAAAAAAAAaI/VXPi18NdJ3o/s1600-h/IMG_0288+-+View+down+Browney+Gill+towards+Pike+of+Stickle+and+Loft+Crag+.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:right; cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/RwlMGmupWiI/AAAAAAAAAaI/VXPi18NdJ3o/s320/IMG_0288+-+View+down+Browney+Gill+towards+Pike+of+Stickle+and+Loft+Crag+.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5118706127842400802" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br style=clear:both /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/RwlMG2upWjI/AAAAAAAAAaQ/OU87Pbl-BZQ/s1600-h/IMG_0292+-+Pike+O+Blisco+and+Great+Langdale.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:right; margin-left:20px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/RwlMG2upWjI/AAAAAAAAAaQ/OU87Pbl-BZQ/s320/IMG_0292+-+Pike+O+Blisco+and+Great+Langdale.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5118706132137368114" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We weren't disappointed as there were extensive views back towards Swirl How where we had come from, and ahead over Pike o Blisco to Windermere, and down the full length of Great Langdale.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br style=clear:both /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/RwlMHGupWkI/AAAAAAAAAaY/1UhrWj8vbwY/s1600-h/IMG_0294+-+Great+Langdale+through+the+cloud.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:left; margin-right:20px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/RwlMHGupWkI/AAAAAAAAAaY/1UhrWj8vbwY/s320/IMG_0294+-+Great+Langdale+through+the+cloud.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5118706136432335426" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;After Crinkle #1 the cloud and mist descended again.  A hole opened up giving a framed view down into the valley.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br style=clear:both /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The 'Bad Step' at Crinkle #2 proved too big for short legs and large rucksacks and so we detoured around to the left, with visability dropping all the time.  We turned too soon to follow a series of small cairns, thinking we had rejoined the main path.  Instead we found ourselves heading down Long Top to the North West.  Several other walkers had made the same mistake, and so we returned en-masse to the correct path with the aid of GPS.  One lone walker had become disoriented and was planning to return to Red Tarn, but decided to continue with the group as we offered to arrange to get him back to his car from Great Langdale.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/RwlUEmupWlI/AAAAAAAAAag/2WokISQ9MK4/s1600-h/IMG_0297+-+Pike+O+Blisco.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:right; margin-left:20px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/RwlUEmupWlI/AAAAAAAAAag/2WokISQ9MK4/s320/IMG_0297+-+Pike+O+Blisco.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5118714889575684690" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We didn't see anything much until dropping down out of the cloud at the end of Crinkle Crags to Three Tarns.  We then took the long route down The Band to Stool End Farm.  On the way down the sun broke through the clouds, shining on to Pike o Blisco.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br style=clear:both /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/RwlUE2upWmI/AAAAAAAAAao/IAGJ40j26WM/s1600-h/IMG_0299+-+Great+Langdale.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:left; margin-right:20px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/RwlUE2upWmI/AAAAAAAAAao/IAGJ40j26WM/s320/IMG_0299+-+Great+Langdale.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5118714893870652002" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Rather than stopping off at the Old Dungeon Ghyll we took the direct route along the road to the New Dungeon Ghyll hotel to arrange a lift for Jim back over to his car on the Wrynose Pass.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br style=clear:both /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/RwlYq2upWrI/AAAAAAAAAbQ/ZitDSXZeS1I/s1600-h/IMG_0307+-+New+Dungeon+Ghyll+Hotel+Great+Langdale.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:left; margin-right:20px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/RwlYq2upWrI/AAAAAAAAAbQ/ZitDSXZeS1I/s320/IMG_0307+-+New+Dungeon+Ghyll+Hotel+Great+Langdale.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5118719944752192178" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000000"&gt;&lt;B&gt;38) New Dungeon Ghyll Hotel, Great Langdale&lt;/B&gt; - 6:30pm&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;i&gt;Clean friendly relaxed bar.  A welcome drink after a tough day.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br style=clear:both /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/RwlUE2upWnI/AAAAAAAAAaw/F85vvbGw4eQ/s1600-h/IMG_0300+-+Robinson+Place+Farm+Great+Langdale.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:left; margin-right:20px;margin-top:6px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/RwlUE2upWnI/AAAAAAAAAaw/F85vvbGw4eQ/s320/IMG_0300+-+Robinson+Place+Farm+Great+Langdale.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5118714893870652018" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We then headed on to our B&amp;B, Robinson Place Farm.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/RwlUFGupWoI/AAAAAAAAAa4/w2N6e5nkNtc/s1600-h/IMG_0301+-+Robinson+Place+Farm+Great+Langdale.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:right; margin-left:20px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/RwlUFGupWoI/AAAAAAAAAa4/w2N6e5nkNtc/s320/IMG_0301+-+Robinson+Place+Farm+Great+Langdale.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5118714898165619330" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br style=clear:both /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We went to Stickle Barn Tavern next for some food, and had to sit outside as it was so busy.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/RwlYqmupWqI/AAAAAAAAAbI/Ti-7u5Jr_cg/s1600-h/IMG_0306+-+Sticke+Barn+Tavern.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:left; margin-right:20px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/RwlYqmupWqI/AAAAAAAAAbI/Ti-7u5Jr_cg/s320/IMG_0306+-+Sticke+Barn+Tavern.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5118719940457224866" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000000"&gt;&lt;B&gt;39) Stickle Barn Tavern, Great Langdale&lt;/B&gt; - 8:30pm&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;i&gt;Busy bar, very crowded&lt;br /&gt;(photo taken next morning).&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br style=clear:both /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Afterwards we went to the final pub of the day for a drink.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/RwlUFGupWpI/AAAAAAAAAbA/uE_62NvVv8Q/s1600-h/IMG_0302+-+Hikers+Bar+Old+Dungeon+Ghyll+Hotel+Great+Langdale.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:left; margin-right:20px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/RwlUFGupWpI/AAAAAAAAAbA/uE_62NvVv8Q/s320/IMG_0302+-+Hikers+Bar+Old+Dungeon+Ghyll+Hotel+Great+Langdale.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5118714898165619346" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000000"&gt;&lt;B&gt;40) Old Dungeon Ghyll Hotel, Great Langdale&lt;/B&gt; - 9:45pm&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;i&gt;Unusual old pub with wooden benches.  Nice but very noisy.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5466610409032192455-1807946378545735750?l=ldinnway07.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ldinnway07.blogspot.com/feeds/1807946378545735750/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5466610409032192455&amp;postID=1807946378545735750&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5466610409032192455/posts/default/1807946378545735750'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5466610409032192455/posts/default/1807946378545735750'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ldinnway07.blogspot.com/2007/09/day-8-saturday-15th-september.html' title='Day 8 - Saturday 15th September'/><author><name>MarkG</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17778725079419228675</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://lh3.google.com/image/Mark.IM.Graham/Rh-dOoFpqMI/AAAAAAAAAA8/GOi58RrBCOI/s144/markpic.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://bp0.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/RwlGbGupWWI/AAAAAAAAAYo/ey9BuhsGA8o/s72-c/IMG_0265+-++Track+towards+Coppermines+valley.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5466610409032192455.post-3186329314836918324</id><published>2007-09-22T01:25:00.004+01:00</published><updated>2008-10-31T21:30:22.611Z</updated><title type='text'>Day 9 - Sunday 16th September</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;"&gt;Great Langdale to Ambleside&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;8.5 miles, 4 hours (including pub visits)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/RwlgDGupWsI/AAAAAAAAAbY/SJhwUZv6Z1I/s1600-h/IMG_0304+-+Dungeon+Ghyll+waterfall.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:right; margin-left:20px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/RwlgDGupWsI/AAAAAAAAAbY/SJhwUZv6Z1I/s320/IMG_0304+-+Dungeon+Ghyll+waterfall.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5118728057945414338" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;"&gt;About the day&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It was raining as we left our B&amp;B, for the first time this holiday.  We got a lift back to the path at the Old Dungeon Ghyll Hotel to walk the section that we had missed the day before.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The rain overnight had swelled the falls at Dungeon Ghyll.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br style=clear:both /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/RwlgDWupWtI/AAAAAAAAAbg/giCV11c7ECo/s1600-h/IMG_0305+-+Approaching+Stickle+Ghyll.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:left; margin-right:20px;;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/RwlgDWupWtI/AAAAAAAAAbg/giCV11c7ECo/s320/IMG_0305+-+Approaching+Stickle+Ghyll.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5118728062240381650" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We followed a good track, again part of the Cumbria Way, towards the Stickle Barn Tavern and New Dungeon Ghyll Hotel.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br style=clear:both /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Here officials were preparing for the Langdale Marathon due to start later that day.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/RwlgEGupWuI/AAAAAAAAAbo/G-qPhsnkkkE/s1600-h/IMG_0306+-+Stickle+Barn+Tavern.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:left; margin-right:20px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/RwlgEGupWuI/AAAAAAAAAbo/G-qPhsnkkkE/s320/IMG_0306+-+Stickle+Barn+Tavern.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5118728075125283554" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/RwlgEWupWvI/AAAAAAAAAbw/SQc_xATbIZc/s1600-h/IMG_0307+-+New+Dungeon+Ghyll+Hotel+Great+Langdale.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:right; cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/RwlgEWupWvI/AAAAAAAAAbw/SQc_xATbIZc/s320/IMG_0307+-+New+Dungeon+Ghyll+Hotel+Great+Langdale.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5118728079420250866" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br style=clear:both /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/RwlgE2upWwI/AAAAAAAAAb4/yLsjux0xRow/s1600-h/IMG_0308+-+View+back+to+Stickle+Ghyll.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:right; margin-left:20px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/RwlgE2upWwI/AAAAAAAAAb4/yLsjux0xRow/s320/IMG_0308+-+View+back+to+Stickle+Ghyll.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5118728088010185474" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Crossing to the far side of the valley we followed a good path to Oak Howe.  The cloud was low, cutting off the normally good views of the Langdale Pikes.  Stickle Ghyll waterfall stood out full of water.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br style=clear:both /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/RwliXGupWxI/AAAAAAAAAcA/XRi5cc_5BDc/s1600-h/IMG_0309+-+View+back+to+Crinkle+Crags+and+Bowfell+in+cloud.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:left; margin-right:20px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/RwliXGupWxI/AAAAAAAAAcA/XRi5cc_5BDc/s320/IMG_0309+-+View+back+to+Crinkle+Crags+and+Bowfell+in+cloud.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5118730600566053650" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;At the head of the valley Crinkle Crags and Bowfell were completely hidden from view.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br style=clear:both /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/RwliX2upWzI/AAAAAAAAAcQ/J6VnDOJSYGw/s1600-h/IMG_0311+-+Hag+wood+near+Baysbrown+farm.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:right; margin-left:20px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/RwliX2upWzI/AAAAAAAAAcQ/J6VnDOJSYGw/s320/IMG_0311+-+Hag+wood+near+Baysbrown+farm.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5118730613450955570" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We continued along a good track past Baysbrown Farm through woodland to reach Elterwater.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br style=clear:both /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/RwliYGupW0I/AAAAAAAAAcY/9oXJI5ieOHo/s1600-h/IMG_0312+-+Britannia+Inn+Elterwater.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:left; margin-right:20px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/RwliYGupW0I/AAAAAAAAAcY/9oXJI5ieOHo/s320/IMG_0312+-+Britannia+Inn+Elterwater.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5118730617745922882" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000000"&gt;&lt;B&gt;41) Britannia Inn, Elterwater&lt;/B&gt; - 12:00pm&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;i&gt;Small cosy bar with good beer.  Nice seating area in front.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br style=clear:both /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;As we sat in front of the pub the marathon runners passed us by.  We felt quite lazy sitting drinking beer as they ran by.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/RwliYWupW1I/AAAAAAAAAcg/NNR-8-nvJQs/s1600-h/IMG_0313+-+View+towards+Great+Langdale+from+Elterwater.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:left; margin-right:20px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/RwliYWupW1I/AAAAAAAAAcg/NNR-8-nvJQs/s320/IMG_0313+-+View+towards+Great+Langdale+from+Elterwater.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5118730622040890194" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Leaving Elterwater we could see the approaching cloud becoming heavier and rain laden.  We could only imagine the familiar view of the Langdale Pikes from here today.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br style=clear:both /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The final section of the walk around Loughrigg Tarn and below Loughrigg Fell to Ambleside was rather wet.  We arrived in the town centre and made our way to the nearest pub.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/Rwlop2upW4I/AAAAAAAAAc4/xeOJzk3WkUo/s1600-h/IMG_0315+-+Sportsman+Inn+Ambleside.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:left; margin-right:20px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/Rwlop2upW4I/AAAAAAAAAc4/xeOJzk3WkUo/s320/IMG_0315+-+Sportsman+Inn+Ambleside.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5118737519758367618" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000000"&gt;&lt;B&gt;42) Sportsman Inn, Ambleside&lt;/B&gt; - 2:15pm&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;i&gt;Friendly relaxed pub.  Larger and better than expected inside.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br style=clear:both /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;After lunch at the Sportsman we headed to the final two pubs left to visit.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/RwlopmupW2I/AAAAAAAAAco/zvD-A1F4Gjg/s1600-h/IMG_0314+-+Queens+Hotel++Ambleside.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:left; margin-right:20px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/RwlopmupW2I/AAAAAAAAAco/zvD-A1F4Gjg/s320/IMG_0314+-+Queens+Hotel++Ambleside.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5118737515463400290" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000000"&gt;&lt;B&gt;43) Queens Hotel, Ambleside&lt;/B&gt; - 3:15pm&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;i&gt;Large smart bar.  Relaxed and comfortable.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br style=clear:both /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/Rwlop2upW3I/AAAAAAAAAcw/8nkmIbnpwQg/s1600-h/IMG_0315+-+Golden+Rule+Ambleside.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:left; margin-right:20px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/Rwlop2upW3I/AAAAAAAAAcw/8nkmIbnpwQg/s320/IMG_0315+-+Golden+Rule+Ambleside.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5118737519758367602" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000000"&gt;&lt;B&gt;44) Golden Rule, Ambleside&lt;/B&gt; - 4:20pm&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;i&gt;Lovely cosy old bar, full of character.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br style=clear:both /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/RwloqGupW5I/AAAAAAAAAdA/SNYauF4qmYM/s1600-h/IMG_0316+-+Finish+at+Bridge+House+Ambleside.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:right; margin-left:20px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/RwloqGupW5I/AAAAAAAAAdA/SNYauF4qmYM/s320/IMG_0316+-+Finish+at+Bridge+House+Ambleside.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5118737524053334930" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Finally we returned to Bridge House where we had started out just over a week ago.  A thoroughly enjoyable walk, highly recommended!&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5466610409032192455-3186329314836918324?l=ldinnway07.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ldinnway07.blogspot.com/feeds/3186329314836918324/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5466610409032192455&amp;postID=3186329314836918324&amp;isPopup=true' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5466610409032192455/posts/default/3186329314836918324'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5466610409032192455/posts/default/3186329314836918324'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ldinnway07.blogspot.com/2007/09/day-9-sunday-16th-september.html' title='Day 9 - Sunday 16th September'/><author><name>MarkG</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17778725079419228675</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://lh3.google.com/image/Mark.IM.Graham/Rh-dOoFpqMI/AAAAAAAAAA8/GOi58RrBCOI/s144/markpic.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://bp0.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/RwlgDGupWsI/AAAAAAAAAbY/SJhwUZv6Z1I/s72-c/IMG_0304+-+Dungeon+Ghyll+waterfall.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5466610409032192455.post-7775705182207552964</id><published>2007-09-21T21:12:00.004+01:00</published><updated>2008-10-27T18:01:43.419Z</updated><title type='text'>Accommodation</title><content type='html'>A list of all the accommodation we used including contact details and web sites.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Click &lt;a href="http://maps.google.co.uk/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&amp;hl=en&amp;msa=0&amp;msid=113670631571844659081.00043c0123de15c23c3fa&amp;ll=54.391753,-3.087158&amp;spn=0.762795,1.658936&amp;z=9&amp;om=1" target="_blank"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; to see a map of all locations (will open a new window).&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000000;font-size:130%"&gt;&lt;B&gt;1.Grasmere&lt;/B&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Banerigg House, Lake Road, Grasmere, Cumbria, LA22 9PW&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/RvbBzdV6ETI/AAAAAAAAAKY/U_3YQ5-dq7Y/s1600-h/IMG_0023+-+Banerigg+Guest+House.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:left; margin-right: 20px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/RvbBzdV6ETI/AAAAAAAAAKY/U_3YQ5-dq7Y/s320/IMG_0023+-+Banerigg+Guest+House.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5113487516719780146" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/RvbBztV6EUI/AAAAAAAAAKg/LXk1jo28QkQ/s1600-h/IMG_0022+-+Banerigg+Guest+House.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:left; cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/RvbBztV6EUI/AAAAAAAAAKg/LXk1jo28QkQ/s320/IMG_0022+-+Banerigg+Guest+House.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5113487521014747458" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br style=clear:both /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000000"&gt;Contact:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Angela &amp; Martin Clark&lt;br /&gt;Tel: 015394 35204&lt;br /&gt;Web: &lt;a href="http://guesthouse-cumbria.co.uk/"&gt;guesthouse-cumbria.co.uk/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Grid Ref: NY 343 063&lt;br /&gt;Distance from route: 0.8 miles&lt;br /&gt;Cost: £64 - double, en-suite bath room&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000000"&gt;Comments:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;A lovely, large en-suite room with a bath.  Very friendly and helpful hosts.  Great breakfast in the dining room overlooking Grasmere Lake.  Comfortable guest lounge with tea / coffee facilities.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000000;font-size:130%"&gt;&lt;B&gt;2.Rosthwaite&lt;/B&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Gillercombe B&amp;B, Stonethwaite Road End, Rosthwaite, Borrowdale, CA12 5XG&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/RvboJdV6EfI/AAAAAAAAAL4/H4YJzNYJ2ok/s1600-h/IMG_0048+-+Gillercombe+Bed+and+breakfast.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:left; margin-right: 20px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/RvboJdV6EfI/AAAAAAAAAL4/H4YJzNYJ2ok/s320/IMG_0048+-+Gillercombe+Bed+and+breakfast.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5113529676118757874" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/Rvbok9V6EgI/AAAAAAAAAMA/rgDtfF59nY4/s1600-h/IMG_0049+-+Gillercombe+Bed+and+breakfast.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:left; cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/Rvbok9V6EgI/AAAAAAAAAMA/rgDtfF59nY4/s320/IMG_0049+-+Gillercombe+Bed+and+breakfast.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5113530148565160450" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br style=clear:both /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000000"&gt;Contact:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Mrs Rachel Dunckley&lt;br /&gt;Tel: 017687 77602&lt;br /&gt;Web: &lt;a href="http://www.coasttocoastguides.co.uk/accommodation/gillercombe/index.htm"&gt;www.coasttocoastguides.co.uk/accommodation/gillercombe/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Grid Ref: NY 247 152&lt;br /&gt;Distance from route: 0.4 miles&lt;br /&gt;Cost: £52 - double, shared bath/shower room&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000000"&gt;Comments:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Compact room with wash basin.  Large smart shared bathroom.  Cup of tea and biscuits on arrival.  Great views of Borrowdale from bedroom window.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000000;font-size:130%"&gt;&lt;B&gt;3.Braithwaite&lt;/B&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Sidings, Braithwaite, Keswick, Cumbria, CA12 5RY&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/Rvq4atV6EtI/AAAAAAAAANo/Vh_zUnso8y4/s1600-h/IMG_0086+-+The+Sidings+Bed+and+Breakfast+Braithwaite.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:left; margin-right:20px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/Rvq4atV6EtI/AAAAAAAAANo/Vh_zUnso8y4/s320/IMG_0086+-+The+Sidings+Bed+and+Breakfast+Braithwaite.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5114603095820210898" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/Rvq4atV6EuI/AAAAAAAAANw/YaP96LqBUH4/s1600-h/IMG_0087+-+The+Sidings+Bed+and+Breakfast+Braithwaite.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:left; cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/Rvq4atV6EuI/AAAAAAAAANw/YaP96LqBUH4/s320/IMG_0087+-+The+Sidings+Bed+and+Breakfast+Braithwaite.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5114603095820210914" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br style=clear:both /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000000"&gt;Contact (via Braithwaite Farm):&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Mrs Clark&lt;br /&gt;Tel: 017687 78411&lt;br /&gt;Web: &lt;a href="http://www.braithwaitefarm.co.uk"&gt;www.braithwaitefarm.co.uk&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Grid Ref: NY 235 241&lt;br /&gt;Distance from route: 0.4 miles&lt;br /&gt;Cost: £60 - double, en-suite bath/shower room;  £4.50 - Packed lunch&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000000"&gt;Comments:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Very spacious and spotlessly clean room.  Lovely en-suite bathroom.  TV &amp; tea/coffee facilities in the room.  Very welcoming and helpful.  Wonderful breakfast including cereals, fruit, toast, full english &amp; croissants. Good packed lunch too.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000000;font-size:130%"&gt;&lt;B&gt;4.Buttermere&lt;/B&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Buttermere Youth Hostel, Buttermere, Cockermouth, CA13 9XA&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/Rvwwf9V6E8I/AAAAAAAAAPg/1Kuy4NUvwGs/s1600-h/IMG_0173.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:left; margin-right:20px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/Rvwwf9V6E8I/AAAAAAAAAPg/1Kuy4NUvwGs/s320/IMG_0173.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5115016602386568130" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/RvwwftV6E7I/AAAAAAAAAPY/JW7qgE3C7AU/s1600-h/IMG_0172.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:left; cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/RvwwftV6E7I/AAAAAAAAAPY/JW7qgE3C7AU/s320/IMG_0172.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5115016598091600818" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br style=clear:both /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000000"&gt;Contact:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Tel: 017687 70245&lt;br /&gt;Web: &lt;a href="http://www.yha.org.uk/find-accommodation/the-lake-district/hostels/Buttermere/index.aspx"&gt;www.yha.org.uk/find-accommodation/the-lake-district/hostels/Buttermere/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Grid Ref: NY 178 169&lt;br /&gt;Distance from route: 0.25 miles&lt;br /&gt;Cost: £48 - twin bunk room (incl non member supplement);  £3.50 - Packed lunch&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000000"&gt;Comments:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Narrow compact room with wash basin.  Good clean shared showers and toilets.  Friendly staff.  Good buffet style breakfast.  Good packed lunch with homemade flapjack.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000000;font-size:130%"&gt;&lt;B&gt;5.Boot&lt;/B&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Penny Hill Farm, Boot, Eskdale, Cumbria, CA19 1TH&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/RwElU9V6FVI/AAAAAAAAASo/KsNk0GBXKt4/s1600-h/IMG_0201+-+Penny+Hill+Farm+Boot.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:left; margin-right:20px;margin-top:10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/RwElU9V6FVI/AAAAAAAAASo/KsNk0GBXKt4/s320/IMG_0201+-+Penny+Hill+Farm+Boot.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5116411693663655250" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/RwElVNV6FWI/AAAAAAAAASw/TxStw890-4I/s1600-h/IMG_0202+Penny+Hill+Farm+Boot.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:left; margin-top:10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/RwElVNV6FWI/AAAAAAAAASw/TxStw890-4I/s320/IMG_0202+Penny+Hill+Farm+Boot.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5116411697958622562" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br style=clear:both /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000000"&gt;Contact:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Margaret and Ralph Jackson&lt;br /&gt;Tel: 019467 23274&lt;br /&gt;Web: &lt;a href="http://www.eskdale.info/eskdaleb&amp;b.html"&gt;www.eskdale.info/eskdaleb&amp;b.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Grid Ref: NY 194 008&lt;br /&gt;Distance from route: 0 miles&lt;br /&gt;Cost: £45 - double, shared bath/shower room&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000000"&gt;Comments:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Lovely old farmhouse building with original features.  Large comfortable room with shared bathroom and toilet.  Nice quiet location.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000000;font-size:130%"&gt;&lt;B&gt;6.Broughton in Furness&lt;/B&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Black Cock Inn, Princes Street, Broughton in Furness, Cumbria, LA20 6HQ&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/RwaWl9V6F0I/AAAAAAAAAWg/Je_yHvr8L70/s1600-h/IMG_0233+-+The+Black+Cock+Broughton+in+Furness.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:left; margin-right:20px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/RwaWl9V6F0I/AAAAAAAAAWg/Je_yHvr8L70/s320/IMG_0233+-+The+Black+Cock+Broughton+in+Furness.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5117943605418923842" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/RwaWl9V6F1I/AAAAAAAAAWo/xjleAEaJ7iM/s1600-h/IMG_0234+-+The+Black+Cock+Broughton+in+Furness.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:left; cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/RwaWl9V6F1I/AAAAAAAAAWo/xjleAEaJ7iM/s320/IMG_0234+-+The+Black+Cock+Broughton+in+Furness.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5117943605418923858" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br style=clear:both /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000000"&gt;Contact:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;David Pike&lt;br /&gt;Tel: 012297 16529&lt;br /&gt;Web: &lt;a href="http://www.blackcockinncumbria.com/"&gt;www.blackcockinncumbria.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Grid Ref: SD 212 875&lt;br /&gt;Distance from route: 0 miles&lt;br /&gt;Cost: £60 - double, en-suite shower room;  Packed lunches available&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000000"&gt;Comments:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Cosy beamed room with small en-suite shower room.  Comfortable room, with TV &amp; tea/coffee facilities.  Very friendly efficient staff.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000000;font-size:130%"&gt;&lt;B&gt;7.Coniston&lt;/B&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Dixon Ground Farm, Coniston, Cumbria, LA21 8HQ&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/Rwkag2upWRI/AAAAAAAAAYA/KV6J_8Uyoo0/s1600-h/IMG_0260+-+Dixon+Ground+Farm+B%26B+Coniston.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:left; margin-right:20px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/Rwkag2upWRI/AAAAAAAAAYA/KV6J_8Uyoo0/s320/IMG_0260+-+Dixon+Ground+Farm+B%26B+Coniston.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5118651603232577810" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/Rwkag2upWSI/AAAAAAAAAYI/gSNsA216L_M/s1600-h/IMG_0259+-+Dixon+Ground+Farm+B%26B+Coniston.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:left; cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/Rwkag2upWSI/AAAAAAAAAYI/gSNsA216L_M/s320/IMG_0259+-+Dixon+Ground+Farm+B%26B+Coniston.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5118651603232577826" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br style=clear:both /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000000"&gt;Contact:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Mrs Susanna Johnston&lt;br /&gt;Tel: 015394 41443&lt;br /&gt;Web: &lt;a href="http://www.dixongroundfarm.co.uk/"&gt;www.dixongroundfarm.co.uk/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Grid Ref: SD 300 977&lt;br /&gt;Distance from route: 500 ft&lt;br /&gt;Cost: £60 - double, en-suite bath/shower room;  £2.50 - Packed lunch&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000000"&gt;Comments:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Very large, extremely comfortable room with spotlessly clean modern bathroom.  Lovely views over Coniston.  A welcome cup of tea on arrival.  Very friendly host.  Tea/coffee facilities in the room.  Lovely breakfast and good value packed lunches.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000000;font-size:130%"&gt;&lt;B&gt;8.Great Langdale&lt;/B&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Robinson Place Farm, Great Langdale, Ambleside, Cumbria, LA22 9JS&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/RwlUE2upWnI/AAAAAAAAAaw/F85vvbGw4eQ/s1600-h/IMG_0300+-+Robinson+Place+Farm+Great+Langdale.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:left; margin-right:20px;margin-top:12px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/RwlUE2upWnI/AAAAAAAAAaw/F85vvbGw4eQ/s320/IMG_0300+-+Robinson+Place+Farm+Great+Langdale.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5118714893870652018" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/RwlUFGupWoI/AAAAAAAAAa4/w2N6e5nkNtc/s1600-h/IMG_0301+-+Robinson+Place+Farm+Great+Langdale.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:left; margin-top:40px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_t2wtcvCaXYw/RwlUFGupWoI/AAAAAAAAAa4/w2N6e5nkNtc/s320/IMG_0301+-+Robinson+Place+Farm+Great+Langdale.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5118714898165619330" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br style=clear:both /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000000"&gt;Contact:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Mrs Vicky Edmondson&lt;br /&gt;Tel: 015394 37214&lt;br /&gt;Web: &lt;a href="http://www.lake-district-farm.co.uk/"&gt;www.lake-district-farm.co.uk/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Grid Ref: NY 312 063&lt;br /&gt;Distance from route: 0.5 miles&lt;br /&gt;Cost: £46 - double, shared shower room&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000000"&gt;Comments:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Spacious farmhouse with a very friendly welcoming host.  Large bedroom with basin.  Shared shower room and separate toilet.  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