Blog | Reasons to go North

In twelve short months my son has become an urbanite. He is not a native Cumbrian, brought up in the flatlands of Warwickshire, but over...

The current ‘Prince Fever’ across our green and pleasant land reminded me of a rather unusual Helvellyn family hike in July 2009....

Driving over the Lakeland passes of Wrynose and Hardknott is a way for those who do not want to exert themselves or put on boots, to...

The evening was far too lovely to ignore. Long Sleddale Fell may not look so remote on the map but in reality it has one of the...

Before we set off on this hike I was cheerfully told we were going up the quick way. Straight up the front from Wasdale. . You can just...

Posted by reasons on Jul 15, 2013 in Blog, Cumbria | 0 comments

Borrowdale is, according to Wainwright, the fairest of the Lake District Valleys. July 13th 2013 it lived up to its reputation. ...