by Jan | Feb 1, 2020 | News item
This cheeky robin was quite happy to perch on the wire netting just a yard from us as we walked down from the terrace path near the zig zags close to the cattle grid on the road below Cat Bells. He remained perched on the netting for some time while we took photos...
by Jan | Jan 25, 2020 | News item
On a beautiful “twixmas” day this was the view from the terrace path on the eastern flank of Cat Bells looking across Derwentwater with several wooded islands to the well known outline of Blencathra with the “saddleback” summit and several...
by Jan | Jan 18, 2020 | News item
When the route up over Cat Bells is busy with walkers you can escape to quieter paths on the eastern flank of the fell with outstanding views across Derwentwater and to Keswick and Blencathra beyond. The terrace path can be picked up at Manesty but we like to start...
by Jan | Jan 9, 2020 | News item
Pavey Ark is just 2288 feet high. It has several claims to fame – one being the infamous Jack’s Rake – most definitely a rock climb not a path – which traverses across the face of the crag. It is also associated with the group of fells known as...
by Jan | Jan 4, 2020 | News item
Coniston Old Man at 2633 feet is the most well known of the Coniston fells. It looms above the village of Coniston in much the same way that Skiddaw does for the town of Keswick. A feature of the Coniston fells is the amount of quarrying and mining that has been done...
by Jan | Dec 21, 2019 | News item
Last Sunday Keswick awoke to find the first instance this winter of snow at ground level – just a light covering. It is rare to get snow at ground level in the Keswick area – when it does arrive it does not last long. Our children were always very...
