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29 April 2012: This is a splendid walk in the north-western corner of the Lake District, offering some splendid views north towards Scotland, and a super high level walk along the ridge of Whiteside and on to Hopegill Head.
21 April 2012:
Today we open a picture gallery for Blencathra
31 March 2012:
This gentle walk takes us from Gosforth onto the flanks of Bleng Fell, one of the gentle grassy fells that line the lower reaches of the rivers Bleng and Calder, then visits the edge of Blengdale Forest before ending with a walk through the villages of Wellington and Gosforth.
11 March 2012:
We complete our guides to the Highlands by opening our guide to the Cairngorms.
3 March 2012:
This week we open our guides to Easter Ross, Lochaber, Caithness and Inverness
26 February 2012
: Our main update today is our ascent of Ben Nevis, while we also open our Guide to Sutherland.
19 February 2012: Today we open our Guide to the Highlands, with brief introductions to Wester Ross and Ullapool.
12 February 2012: Our first walk in Scotland takes us up Stac Pollaidh, perhaps the most impressive 2,000ft high mountain in Britain. We also add a picture gallery for Stac Pollaidh.
5 February 2012: We begin our coverage of the Scottish Highlands with a picture gallery for Fort William and Ben Nevis.
28 January 2012
: This walk visits Crinkle Crags, one of the busiest of the fells, but using a quiet route from Eskdale.
21 January 2012: Our second poem is The Other Side by Grace Gant, inspired by a visit to High Force.
15 January 2012:
Our first poem of the year: Mayburgh Henge by Grace Gant
8 January 2012: This walk uses a familiar route to reach an unfamiliar destination. The Corridor Route is normally used for the ascent of Scafell Pike, but is a delightful walk in its own right. This walk uses the same route to reach Lingmell, in many ways a more dramatic summit than Scafell Pike, but inevitably a much quieter one.
31 December: Esk Pike and Bow Fell from Eskdale: This lengthy walk takes us up to the head of Esk Dale, then swepts around onto Esk Pike, before finally reaching the summit of Bow Fell, one of the best viewpoints in the district.
17 December:
And the theme continues with a third poem by Grace, Down by the Water.
10 December: We follow with a second new poem by Grace, Osmotherley
26 November: Today we post a new poem by Grace Gant, Descent from Styhead Tarn.
19 November: Our 100th walk takes us up Glaramara from Borrowdale via Sty Head, for a good day's walk.
29 October:
This is one of the classic Lake District ridge walks. Starting with the famous frontal route up Red Pike, it continued along the High Stile Range, which provides the towering south wall to the Buttermere Valley, visiting three major summits before dropping down Gamlin End to Scarth Gap
Stories: Our fifth story, Hadrian's Wall and Hickory, sees the sheep visit Hadrian's Wall and run into an old enemy

This site is going to represent our knowledge of the United Kingdom. It is going to be an entirely arbitrary collection of material, connected only by the fact that one of our authors liked the area, took the photo, ate the meal or wrote the poem!

Yorkshire Moors The North Pennines The Lake District Hadrian's Wall The Yorkshire Dales Peak District Snowdonia Our clickable map shows the areas we currently intend to cover - hover over the map to visit the sections that are already in place.

We have now opened our walks section, and now have a selection of one hundred and seven walks in the North Pennines, Lake District, Yorkshire Dales, Peak District, Yorkshire Wolds, the Shropshire Hills and Scotland.

We have now opened a Walking in Britain Blog where we will be announcing all of our updates.

A warm welcome to Richie Mais who has submitted a poem that we are delighted to include on this web site.  Those who have walked in the Malham area of North Yorkshire will especially enjoy Richard’s powerful and evocative work:  Malham Trod.

We also add our first story: Suitable for all ages, Presenting Pavlova introduces the reader to sheep characters of the North Pennines.  Share in their lives and adventures.  Feel their elation and determination.  At times, note their sorrow.  Pavlova will lead you gently into the natural landscape of hills, dales, scars and valleys.

Yorkshire Dales - Hadrian's Wall - Lake District - North Pennines - Peak District - Snowdonia


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