This delightful walk will take you through England’s most rugged and mountainous landscape: the Lake District National Park, celebrated by the poetry of Wordsworth and more recently by the stories of Beatrix Potter and Arthur Ransome. The trail leads past the peaceful depths of Coniston Water and Derwentwater, two of the prettiest lakes, as well as the incomparable Tarn Hows, set like a jewel in the wooded hills between Coniston and Langdale.

The walk starts in the market town of Ulverston, on the shores of Morecambe Bay and gradually ascends first through rolling hills and farms to Coniston, a pretty village on the shores of the lake of the same name dominated by the 2650 feet high Old Man of Coniston.
Then it’s over the fells past the remains of old copper mines to Langdale. Perhaps the prettiest and most dramatic of Lakeland valleys. Our next port of call is Borrowdale which also lays claim to this title. It would take a judgement of Solomon to decide between the two, but why worry, just enjoy the scenery and the mountains.

Journey’s end is in the charming market town of Keswick. An excellent spot to maybe linger an extra day and tackle Skiddaw, or take an easy walk to the prehistoric Castlerigg Stone Circle.