Day 2 - Sunday 9th September

Grasmere to Rosthwaite
12 miles, 7 hours (including pub visits)


About the day

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.




11) Dove and Olive Branch, Grasmere - 10:55am

A very compact bar. Part of the Wordsworth Hotel.



Leaving Grasmere behind we took the long, gradually climbing
path up Far Easedale.




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.





As we descended towards Lining Crag the mist cleared, opening views to Derwent Water.





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.



After a short steep section down the edge of Lining Crag we
followed the gill past Eagle Crag on a more gentle incline.







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.




12) The Langstrath Inn, Stonethwaite - 3:45pm

A very friendly bar. Great food. Highly recommended.


After booking a table at the Langstrath to eat later, we moved along to Rosthwaite and the final pub for the day.




13) Riverside Bar, Rosthwaite - 4:40pm

A large open bar. Nicer inside than the approach suggests.


Final stop was the B&B for the evening, Gillercombe in Rosthwaite.