Cumbria… Another nice Sunday stroll 20 Sep 2022 Off to Ambleside this week, for a walk through countryside that's just tinged with the first autumn colour, even on a damp misty morning with the clouds looming over the…
Cumbria… A Sunny Sunday Stroll 4 Aug 2022 After a drizzly start on Sunday morning the clouds rolled back to be replaced by glorious sunshine. We jumped in the car and dashed over to Ambleside, still reasonably early…
Cumbria… Two walk the promenade 18 Jan 2022 The promenade at Grange-over-Sands is a great place for a winter walk. It's long (at least one mile from end to end), it's level, the town's micro-climate keeps it from…
Cumbria… Corpses and coffins, oh my 20 Sep 202119 Nov 2021 Grasmere lake from the old coffin road We took advantage of a warm sunny morning to head for Grasmere for a coffee and a stroll to White Moss Common. The…
Cumbria… Two go to the seaside 29 Mar 202129 Mar 2021 Well, estuary-side would be closer to the mark. This morning we needed to collect something a friend had made for us. They live in a village that's just the other…
Cumbria… Watery Reward 13 Mar 202113 Mar 2021 You'll have noticed I haven't been posting much about trips out lately. There's a good reason for that - thanks to the latest lockdown, we haven't been allowed to make…
Cumbria… Two find some early snowdrops 6 Feb 20216 Feb 2021 Yesterday's Daily Walk (TM) took in some of the maze of back lanes and footpaths around the town of Windermere including Birthwaite Road and Old College Path. It's a fascinating…
Cumbria… Two go for a toddle 13 Jan 2021 There was a sudden cold snap last week, with a couple of snowfalls and a lot of nasty black ice. By Sunday, although it wasn't brilliant, it had warmed up…
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