Coast to Coast, UK, Grasmere-Patterdale 1

Grisdale Tarn on Coast to Coast walk

We were on the Coast to Coast walk across northern England and had overnighted at Grasmere in the Lake District. The fifth day: Our fellow breakfasters were an American couple who had walked the Coast to Coast path three years ago. Every year they return to Grasmere for a couple of weeks to indulge their [...]

Grasmere, Wordsworth and the Lake District – Part 1

Stone walls near Greenup Gill, Lake District

To Grasmere Part 1 We had overnighted at the wonderful small village of Stonethwaite in England’s Lake District. This was day four of a seventeen day walk from St. Bees on the Irish Sea to Robin Hood’s Bay on the North Sea. For any of you who want to do this walk, we have a comprehensive [...]

People make the walk (1)

Slow progress over bridge in Lake District

People make your journey. We were walking up to Skiddaw – I think – (this was in 1985) and we met two walkers heading in the same direction. It was a cold wet day so we shared some jokes and took some pictures of our rather slow progress up the valley. It’s amazing how meeting [...]