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  1. We're Yorkshire through and through. But now and then it's good to check ont neighbours.

    Saturday's view from Walla Crag, looking down into the Jaws of Borrowdale.

    Not bad, Cumbria. 👍

    #outdoors #lakedistrict #uk #britain #england #hiking

  2. A Stay In The Lake District #5

    Friar’s Crag & Strandshag Bay.

    After our clockwise boat trip around Derwentwater, we had a break for lunch at Treeby’s Café on Lake Road. It’s a lovely eating place sited on the ground floor beneath the Treeby and Bolton Gallery, accessible either through the gallery or via the entrance on Lake Road.

    We then returned to the lakeside to take a look at Friar’s Crag, a small promontory overlooking the lake and Strandshag Bay and giving distant views of the jaws of Borrowdale.

    You can read the rest of this post, and see the attached photographs of this beautiful area by using this link to reach the full post on Medium. Don’t worry if you’re not a member, the link will allow you to read the whole piece with no cost. And, who knows, perhaps the introduction to this rapidly developing site for writers will appeal to you!

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    #Author #CreativeWriting #LakeDistrict #Photography #Tourism #Travel #Writing
  3. Furness Abbey Medieval Fair

    On Saturday, September 5, 2026, The Mereland Chronicles will be featured at the Furness Abbey Medieval Fair in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria - right in the neighbourhood that inspired the novel’s setting.

    pjscribbans.co.uk/2026/08/30/f

  4. This really easy #LakeDistrict walk on the Uldale Fells provides some great views including the Solway Firth & the Scottish hills beyond & a view of Skiddaw few see, with the benefit of escaping the crowds. See happyhiker.co.uk/MyWalks/LakeD

    More Lake District walks at happyhiker.co.uk/MyWalks/LakeD

  5. Also extremely accurate in the fact that the lake at Coniston is actually called Coniston Water. #lakedistrict

  6. Another #LakeDistrict dog rescue by MRT. This time it's Kendal MRT who stretchered an injured dog (and their uninjured owner😃) off the fell.

    itv.com/news/border/2026-08-21

  7. This #LakeDistrict walk on Gowbarrow Fell provides fabulous views along Ullswater, without a massive amount of climbing. Excellent views of Blencathra (Saddleback) & the famous Sharp Edge. Ends with impressive waterfall Aira Force plus minor falls. See happyhiker.co.uk/MyWalks/LakeD

  8. A dog missing for nearly three weeks, has been rescued in the #LakeDistrict.

    Teddy went missing on the 2nd August after disappearing on Helvellyn.

    On Friday (21st August) volunteers were out searching for him, when they heard Teddy barking from Dry Gill.

    itv.com/news/border/2026-08-22

  9. Lake District: A Family Road Trip Through Ullswater, Kirkstone Pass & Ambleside

    The Lake District National Park is, without a doubt, one of the most beautiful parts of Northern England. I had already visited the area once with friends, so this time, taking my family there was almost a must. One of the advantages of visiting the same place more than once is that it never really feels like the same place. Different weather, different seasons and different routes can completely change the experience. Besides, there were still quite a few places I had not explored during my […]

    muzakkirmasum.wordpress.com/20

  10. The #LakeDistrict hill Whitbarrow (which means white hill) is a limestone plateau which looks like an escapee from the Yorkshire Dales. It is relatively little known and a way of escaping the crowded main fells & sometimes bad weather. See happyhiker.co.uk/MyWalks/LakeD

  11. For you #LakeDistrict Wainwright conquerers, a pretty cool way of recording your progress in an easy, ornamental display on this Wainwright Fells 'Completed' Map. Put a red peg in as you complete each one. Make a good birthday/Christmas present maybe. See etsy.com/uk/listing/4411000359

  12. From the blog: We have always tended to visit the Lake District at Easter or during the summer. This was our first visit in October and the autumn colors did not disappoint. #lakedistrict #travel

    mark.hysted.com/autumn-in-the-

  13. The Old Dungeon Ghyll Hotel at Great Langdale now have a live streaming #LakeDistrict #webcam here odg.co.uk/webcam looking south over their car park towards Side Pike and Pike of Blisco.

    We've added it to our webcam page which you can find here walklakes.co.uk/webcams.html

  14. This #LakeDistrict walk follows a ridge to visit ‘The Dodds’: Stybarrow Dodd, Watson’s Dodd and Great Dodd. Also Clough Head, looking directly at Blencathra, across the valley. There is no climbing/scrambling or difficult terrain on this walk. See happyhiker.co.uk/MyWalks/LakeD

  15. Scafell Pike in the #LakeDistrict and the highest peak in England is on most hikers’ bucket lists. This route from Wasdale Head is probably the shortest. Fabulous views. Please park responsibly & be properly equipped. Weather can change quickly! See happyhiker.co.uk/MyWalks/LakeD

  16. From the blog: The Lake District National Park has been one of my happy places for a good number of years, here are some highlights from my recent visit. #lakedistrict #travel

    mark.hysted.com/a-week-in-the-

  17. Murder at the Bridge "A midnight drowning below Ouse Bridge exposes a connection" Sale: $3.99 to FREE by Bruce Beckham Rating: 4.5/5 (1,319 Reviews) #Crime #Mystery #Thriller #Detective #British #LakeDistrict #Whodunnit #BookSky

    Murder at the Bridge

  18. Maybe a trip to the #LakeDistrict next? Joanna E. Taylor & Ian N. Gregory present this innovative, interdisciplinary study bringing together #LiteraryStudies on #Literature & #History of the Lake District 1622-1900, with tools from geography & #digitalhumanities

    #spatialhumanities #Romanticism

  19. The Skiddaw Hermit : Eccentricity on a Mountaintop

    Many of you have likely heard of Millican Dalton, the so-called hermit and adventurer of Castle Crag in Borrowdale. In the 1920s and 30s, he managed to carve out a reputation by living in a cave and offering guided walks and canoe trips for tourists seeking a bit of excitement. A hermit in name only, he was more of a seasonal escapee from the drudgery of o ...

    fhithich.uk/?p=37108

    #Keswick #LakeDistrict #Skiddaw #history

  20. The Bleak Back o’ Skiddaw

    It‘s been a wet and windy day in the Lakes, so naturally very little was accomplished. Instead, here is a photo from yesterday. The “back o’ Skiddaw” offers little to marvel at—a few sheepfolds dot an otherwise featureless landscape. Any rock that dares to stand out gets christened and turned into a boundary marker. This one, the Cloven Stone, is so named because it happens to be s ...

    fhithich.uk/?p=37098

    #LakeDistrict #Mungrisedale #Skiddaw

  21. ‘A 100-year vision’: #Skiddaw’s barren peak to spring to life in ambitious #rewilding - theguardian.com/uk-news/articl "More than 1,200 hectares of Cumbrian forest will be transformed into England’s highest nature reserve" fab news; now do the rest of the #LakeDistrict

  22. #introduction

    Bonjour tout le monde

    I’ve just joined Mastodon after ditching “X”. It used to be a lot of fun but now, not so much.

    Anyway, I hope to connect with lots of interesting folk on here and apologies in advance if I get a tad over enthusiastic posting on the following topics…

    #oragami
    #skateboarding
    #ddd
    #soa
    #java
    #massimoosti
    #tranmererovers
    #cardiffcity
    #lakedistrict
    #yorkshiredales
    #breconbeacons
    #shack
    #michaelheadandtheredelasticband
    #billryderjones
    #djangodjango

  23. LONG POST ON #ELNINO / #FLOODING
    As we hear of the effects of the #ClimateEmergency round the world, and see #flooding in #Norway I am reminded of #StormDesmond that hit #Cumbria between 5th & 6th Dec 2015. In 48 hours #Thirlmere in #LakeDistrict recorded 405mm of rainfall in combination with severe gales up to 81mph. This was an El Nino year.

    It was the 4th major storm of the autumn. The ground and the lakes were already saturated.

    #ClimateCrisis
    #ClimateAction
    #FloodPrevention
    #Hydrology

  24. One of my #DukinfieldCC clubmates (Phil Cunningham) has just completed All Points North...a HUGE ride from #Sheffield, through the #LakeDistrict, up to the #Scottish border, back down through #Northumbria and then back into #Yorkshire. He's classing this 1000km+ ride as training for the #TransContinental that he's madly got on! Took him four days!

    allpointsnorth.cc/

    #BikeToot #BikeTooter #Cycling #LongDistanceCycling #YouAreMadPhilButImReally EnviousAndInAweOfYou