Reasons to go North

Coniston and Coniston Old Man are usually synonymous with me and most other walkers. Head to this westerly Cumbrian village and I’m most...

This week will be remembered for the weather. Even on the southern edge of Cumbria my village was cut off by flooding. Houses no...

I have lost count of the times I have been up Helvellyn. My parents took myself and 4 other ‘kids’ up when I, the eldest, was only...

Posted by reasons on Dec 29, 2013 in Blog, Cumbria, Walking | 0 comments

A few months ago I was scrabbling about in the ‘bargain bin’ at a local farm shop and pulled out The Tarns of Lakeland by John and Anne...

Posted by reasons on Aug 20, 2013 in Blog, Cumbria, Walking | 0 comments

There are a few Wainwrights which don’t form a logical circuit from Coniston and had so far eluded me. Previously I had seen...