Cumbria, near Coniston

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Camped there before, it never cost owt though, who do you pay?

Have climbed there a bit and used to absail onto the steel staging when it was still there.

 

[Jim_aramis]

Sounds and looks like a great spot. I'd definitely be interested.

 

[Tripitaka]

Me me me me me!!!

Definately up for it - just give me the dates for the diary.

Dived here loads in the '80s.

 

[*Big Beast*]

Camped there before, it never cost owt though, who do you pay?

the same guy the divers pay, John. he`s put 2 gates up now and he charges for access to dive and camp

 

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the same guy the divers pay, John. he`s put 2 gates up now and he charges for access to dive and camp

Fair enough, never knew thats all.

Not camped there for a long time mind.

 

[*Big Beast*]

it`s still a great spot, myself & a few from the BB club spent a few weekends early last year cleaning up after the idiots, broken bottles, car wheels(tyres burn off) beer cans & general litter including uncovered human toilet habits and loo paper, John lets me use the site now because of the work we put in, (he was going to ban camping all together), it would be a shame to lose such a great place for good, so we ask everybody who goes to take all litter home, clean up and leave the site like we had never been there, it`s on this understanding that we are always welcome back now.

 

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it`s still a great spot, myself & a few from the BB club spent a few weekends early last year cleaning up after the idiots, broken bottles, car wheels(tyres burn off) beer cans & general litter including uncovered human toilet habits and loo paper, John lets me use the site now because of the work we put in, (he was going to ban camping all together), it would be a shame to lose such a great place for good, so we ask everybody who goes to take all litter home, clean up and leave the site like we had never been there, it`s on this understanding that we are always welcome back now.

Do you ever go round to the Cathedral cavern as well? Thats worth a visit of you have never seen it although the climbings pretty hard work over there.

If I want to go again where do I find him?
I went for a walk up there this summer and noticed that there was a lot less parking space but never really paid any heed.

 

[*Big Beast*]

yes that is a good cave, there`s a few tunnels i`ve discovered this year with some climbing inside them.

 

[BigShot]

Big Beast...
Good on you, and thanks for clearing it up and keeping the camp open.

It just happens I had a chat with my younger brother about going camping soon and he was keen so I may well think about heading there. It looks like it could be a really good spot if we decide against wild camping somewhere more remote.

"Leave no trace" - is it a carry out EVERYTHING site? Or is digging a poo-pit and burying it according to usual wild camping best practice ok?

 

[weyhey]

Hello BigBeast I'm here at last!
I'm the newbie on this site and am just getting back into this kind of thing and I'm defo up for the Bush craft weekend hope a few of you will show me and my son the way to do things though as we are only learners, really looking forward to it

 

[Neanderthal]

I know the area pretty well but have never camped there. A spring meet sounds great.

Stu

 

[*Big Beast*]

as soon as we have a few dates set i`ll post and we can start a list of people attending

 

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One time whilst coming back from climbing at Hodge Close a mate and I spotted a good looking black woman dressed in a red velvet kaftan thing surrounded by those reflective umbrella things photographers use.
She was on the right of the road about four hundred yards away from the quarry before we got back onto the main Ambleside to Coniston road, we just figured it was a photographic shoot and worried out heads no more about it.

Few months later and there THIS video by The Shamen on the telly and there she is.

Looking at the video they also shot some of it at Long Meg and her Daughters stone circle and also Castlerigg stone circle.

 

[mentalnurse]

i have spent many a happy day diving at Hodge Close , its great and some great caves to dive in before most were closed up,

 

[*Big Beast*]

i have spent many a happy day diving at Hodge Close , its great and some great caves to dive in before most were closed up,

had many a great dive there myself, but now i just go for the freedom & camping

 

[*Big Beast*]

Big Beast...
Good on you, and thanks for clearing it up and keeping the camp open.

It just happens I had a chat with my younger brother about going camping soon and he was keen so I may well think about heading there. It looks like it could be a really good spot if we decide against wild camping somewhere more remote.

"Leave no trace" - is it a carry out EVERYTHING site? Or is digging a poo-pit and burying it according to usual wild camping best practice ok?

it`s a carry everything out, but digging a poopot might be hard, tends to be cover well with slate lol

 

[mentalnurse]

i may of missed it but when is this camp thinking of being held?

 

[EdS]

sounds internesting

 

[*Big Beast*]

looks like spring bank holiday week, last week in May. hope that`s OK folks

 

[Wayland]

Is this one a defo date?