Borrowdale and Castle Crag - A few pics

[Shewie]

Took a trip over to Keswick with swmbo today and had a great days walking and ice cream eating, followed by tea and cream scones. Om nom nom

Parked down at Falcon Crag and walked up to Borrowdale

Castle Crag in the distance

Lovely and scenic walking up the valley

Our route to the right

Into the valley proper

Then a steady climb up the slate paths laid down by the miners many years ago

Great vista despite the haze in the air

Up into the old quarry, the upright stones is an ongoing thing apparently, the NT volunteers keep laying them down but somebody keeps putting them back up again. Lots of pics of these sorry, I got a bit carried away

Views back down towards Derwent Water and Keswick. We'd set off from under the crag to the right of the lake.

Finished the day off with a steak and ale pie with a couple of pints of best en route back to the car.

All in all a great day out with the mrs

 

[locum76]

lovely jubbly.

 

[The Cumbrian]

Great stuff Rich, Borrowdale is my favourite valley, and luckily for me only half an hour away from home. I was camping there last weekend ( at Stonethwaite ) with my eldest son and two nephews, and the weather was as good as in your pics.

My wife and I walked over Castle Crag a few years ago on the day that all the male ants emerge. We were on the summit surrounded by thousands of flying ants, which were being eaten by scores of swallows and swifts.
Cheers, Michael.

 

[Shewie]

Great stuff Rich, Borrowdale is my favourite valley, and luckily for me only half an hour away from home.

You lucky swine, it's the first time I've ever explored up that side before and I'll definitely be going again. Sussed out quite a few nice bivvy spots aswell for the future

 

[Trunks]

Looks like you had a great time Rich, great pics too.

Cheers

 

[EdS]

just back from a camp at Seathwaite and a long day on Great Gable.

First time in Borrowdale for years

 

[SimonM]

Looks like a good time out - I love that part of the world too, justdon't get out often enough these days.

Simon

 

[Ryecroft]

Great pics, and looks like it was a great day! (Ice cream, beer AND a pie)

Why do NT keep removing the standing stones? Health and safety reasons is my bet

 

[Mesquite]

Looks a really good day out Rich, lovely scenery and great food to finish off with

Why do NT keep removing the standing stones? Health and safety reasons is my bet

More than likely but in that case I'd agree with them putting the standing stones down. Some of them didn't look too stable, they're just propped up with other stones leaning on them. All it takes is for a youngster to knock over a support to have it land on them and then the NT are held to account.

 

[andybysea]

Great pic's Rich,not been to the lakes for a couple of years now and my last trip had ''Lakedistrict weather'' looks like you had a cracker of a day.

 

[scrogger]

Looks like a good day Rich glad you managed to salvage something from the weekend.
The water looked nice!!! But I bet you were to scared to ask!!!

Will update you on the noo later got loads a meetings going on today!!!

Andy

 

[Barn Owl]

Nice walk by the looks of it Rich.

I like the standing stones,I assume they get laid back down more for H&S reasons.
Mind you what about any loose rock and slates already there

 

[Toddy]

Takes me back that did ......I fieldwalked miles of that area. It's full of archaeology and a lot of blooming soggy fields

Lovely bit of the world when the weather's for you though

Thanks for sharing,

cheers,
M

 

[Chambers]

Fantastic pics, we quite often go and stay at the little camp site in grange to go walking around there and its a lovely place. That walk up the slate is a bit iffy in places thought when you meet people the other way lol

 

[Shewie]

Fantastic pics, we quite often go and stay at the little camp site in grange to go walking around there and its a lovely place. That walk up the slate is a bit iffy in places thought when you meet people the other way lol

Lol

We followed a couple of wrinklies back down and it tool ages, they were down on all fours in some places.

The campsite at Hollows farm looked nice, is that the one you've stopped at ? I noticed they had a couple of yurts and tipees there too.

 

[The Cumbrian]

Takes me back that did ......I fieldwalked miles of that area. It's full of archaeology and a lot of blooming soggy fields

Lovely bit of the world when the weather's for you though

Thanks for sharing,

cheers,
M

Evening Mary.

Did you ever have anything to do with the archeology of Ennerdale? When I was 13 or 14 I used to practise my navigation by finding archeological sites mentioned in a library book that I can no longer remember the name of. A fascinating area, with evidence of occupation from at least the Bronze Age.

Cheers, Michael.

 

[falcon]

Great pics Rich The whole area around Keswick is one of my favourites....I've great memories of all the favourite felltops in the area, including a couple of days I bunked my lad off school when we did Great Gable and enjoyed Jennings' bitter...