No particular rush - an easy day today.
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Petterdale from Side Farm Campsite |
Relaxed breakfast, pack up the gear and Rafe gets a plodge in Ullswater from the lovely beach by the campsite.
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Rafe in Ullswater - Side Farm Campsite |
A straightforward route too - the bridleway along the eastern shore of Ullswater, back to the campsite near Pooley Bridge. Off we go...
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Cherry Holm and Wall Holm, Ullswater from above Side Farm Campsite |
The good path undulates above the lake - the views of the fells opening up as we ascended out of the trees.
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Rafe - below Silver Crag, Ullswater |
We wandered on...
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Views south over Ullswater |
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Rafe - Silver Point, Ullswater |
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Rafe - on the bridleway east of Ullswater below Birk Fell |
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Rafe - Roscombe Rigg, Ullswater |
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Ullswater, views north to Hallin Fell |
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Roe Deer - by Ullswater |
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Roe Deer - by Ullswater |
There was a tearoom, adjacent to the path, just west of Sandwick - we were ready for a cuppa - but we were there too early, it didn't open until 11am and it was only 10:45! Everything was shut up and nobody was about - aww well.
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Hallin Fell from Scalehow Wood |
We spied a grey squirrel at Scalehow Wood - not good in a red squirrel area - we
reported this later. But Rafie was more interested in the deer that were browsing in the woods - his nose was quivering for ages!
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Rafe - Hallinhag Wood near Howtown |
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Rafe - Geordie's Crag, near Howtown |
We watched the steamboats pulling into and out of Howtown and had a mooch around the village, before continuing on, north east, above Ullswater.
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Ullswater Steamer |
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Howtown |
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Ullswater from east of Howtown |
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Old barn above Ullswater - near Bonscale |
We found a comfy, mossy rock for lunch, under the crags of Bonscale Fell - Rafe had some biscuits and I tucked into my favourite flapjack in the whole world - apricot flapjack from Glenridding Stores - yum.
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Favourite flapjack - from Glenridding Stores |
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Rafe - Swarthbeck Gill |
Rafe and I were soon dumping our gear, back at the
Cross Dormont campsite, glad to take off the big pack.
Tent up and kettle on.
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Rafe - duckboards near Pooley Bridge |
It was still early in the day - so we had a saunter on, along Ullswater lakeside to Pooley Bridge. It felt good to be rucksackless.
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Rafe - Ullswater - Pooley Bridge |
Rafie spent most of the walk in the water...
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Pooley Bridge |
Had to try a scone at the scrumptious
Granny Dowbekin's Tea Garden, right beside the river.
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Granny Dowbekins scone in Pooley Bridge |
After a bit of an explore around the village, we returned to the camsite and watched the world go by...
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Evening at Cross Dormont Campsite, Ullswater |
Route: Side Farm Campsite (NY398163), N along lakeside bridleway, Sandwick, Howtown village, fp SE then NE to Mellguards, N along bridleway along fell edge, at NY447203 take R fork and continue on bridleway to Auterstone Wood (NY406214), fp N over Sharrow Mire to fp near Crook-a-dyke, fp NE to Seat Farm and Cross Dormond Campsite (NY461226).
Statistics: Distance: 18.5km Ascent: 570m Time: 5 hours
Map: OS Outdoor Leisure 5 - The English Lakes, North-eastern area
See also: Around Ullswater and
Ullswater High
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