by Stuart Hodgson | Jun 9, 2022 | Lake District Walks, popular
Helvellyn is one of the Lake Districts most popular walks and I’ve done it plenty of times on various routes with friends of all levels of experience and fitness. Here’s my top 4 routes with maps that you should know about. The 4 best Helvellyn walks ...
by Stuart Hodgson | May 16, 2022 | popular, Yorkshire
The Yorkshire 3 Peaks challenge is an excellent challenge for serious walkers and I’d definitely recommend it if you’ve thought about doing the walk. It’s a long hike of 25 miles and there are some tips and useful bits of info that I’ve learned...
by Stuart Hodgson | May 10, 2022 | popular, wild swimming
What an amazing place for a swim! I’ve visited many wild swimming spots in the Lake District – but none are quite like this deep natural infinity pool on a steep fell side! Read on to learn more about this epic location… A hidden natural...
by Stuart Hodgson | Oct 13, 2020 | Lake District Walks, Outdoor Adventures, popular
You’ll get incredible views like this on your Scafell Pike walk. There are quite a few walking routes up to Scafell Pike – but the Corridor Route from Seathwaite is the best way in my humble opinion and is often referred to as the Connoisseurs route (as...
by Stuart Hodgson | Jul 20, 2020 | Lake District Walks, popular
The impressive main chamber cave at Cathedral Quarry, a man-made cave featuring a majestic 40 foot high vaulted roof. Cathedral Quarry is a small network of interlinked quarries above Little Langdale that where mined hundreds of years ago, and although now disused,...
by Stuart Hodgson | Jul 7, 2015 | Lake District Walks, popular
The summit of Catbells (left of centre of the photo) overlooking Derwent Water, near Keswick in the English Lake District. Cat Bells is one of the best popular walks in the Lakes and for good reason. For any visitors in the Lake District looking for walks for all ages...