Helvellyn Lake District

Lake District , Cumbria, England, United Kingdom
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  • 1

    Pay it Forward

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    ... in our chests but it was easy to press on knowing we were heading towards and amazing reward. Similar to the Codswolds, the Lake district's fields are lined with stone fences, but not the same honey colored stone.  The stone fences here may be ...

  • 2

    It's time to start walking

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    ... days catching up with Matt & Vicki, then Tony, but it was time to get Sheila’s motor running again. We headed for the Lake District where we plan to go hiking. We stopped at a couple of towns along the way before making our way to our stop for ...

  • 3

    PART VI

    ... to consolidate our bits and pieces at home. Nestling between the peaks at the head of the Honister Pass in the Lake District, the Buttermere and Westmorland Green Slate Company Limited is England's only Slate Mine. Unlike slate taken from ...

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    Day 4: Grasmere to Patterdale, 7.5 miles

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    ... things - that which is around me. The next few days are tough, lots of miles to cover and tomorrow we leave the Lake District. Leaving such a place is never nice, the splendour we have experienced in these four days will not be repeated, but the walking ...

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    Day4: Grasmere to Patterdale

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    ... with her assessment of this being the best day of the walk so far.     Four days in the Lake District with no rain, we defied susperstitious notions and fatefully discussed the possibility of a rain free coast to coast walk.  ...

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    Highest peaks in the Lake District

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    ... sprinkling tarn and thence Borrowdale.  We finished still dry and in fine sunshine. Saturday 12th May - Dollywagon Pike and Helvellyn Meanwhile, John, Rory, Jane and Vince were doing Helvellyn via Dollywagon Pike. The route upwards was new to all ...

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    The Lake District "with the lads"

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    ... has taken so long to update - I've only just got around to it! And so comes the first leg of the gap year journey - The Lake District! I'd been looking forward to this for a long time, as I'd never been before. I began to wonder why... So off we drove, ...

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    Grasmere to Patterdale (9 miles)

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    ... Grisedale Tarn before descending Grisedale into Patterdale. The weather was changeable, windy but again no rain. No detours up Helvellyn or St Sundays's - the wind and visibility made it unwise. Pleasant company all the way with Jennie and Trevor - ...

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    Day 3: Borrowdale to Grasmere

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    ... over Calf Crag, Gibson Knot, and onto Helm Crag overlooking Grasmere and offering panoramic views of several peaks - most notably Helvellyn. The peak we hope to conquer tomorrow.     The descent to Grasmere featured the most ankle ...