Three things the snow has taught me

After this week’s unexpectedly bad snow fall, I’ve been taught a number of things. 1) You can never rely on a medium range weather forecast, let alone a long range forecast. I sort of knew this before, but I’m certain of it now. I’d booked a room in the Lake District on Friday night to

The Greatest Lake District Pub?

A lengthy walk over the fells is worth so much more when the reward is a pint in one of the many fine Lake District pub. We all have our favourites, for many different reasons, and I’ve shared three of mine below. Do you agree? And can you suggest any other gems that should be

Delays from above!

Putting a guide of 20 walks together is diffilcult enough, especially when you live 100 miles from where they are all based. I reckoned that I’d be able to get it done if I spent one weekend a month in the Lake District and did two or three chapters every time I went up. Unfortunately,

National Parks and Public Transport

Back in the day, when Sheffield Wednesday were in the Premier League and everyone in the countryside wore red laces on their boots, I regularly used public transport to get to the Lake District. A student at Lancaster University, I would get the 555 service most weekends and be filled with the excitement of reaching