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Eskdale & Wasdale walking holiday May 2011

In 2011 our walking holiday was in South West Lake District. We stayed at the excellent Santon Bridge Inn and our walks were all within a short drive from this. After a first day loosener, we drove to Wasdale Head to walk along the Corpse Road to Boot. Persistent rain meant that we could see nothing of the surrounding grandeur and we walked a lower level route back to Santon Bridge. Next came a walk from Ravenglass across Muncaster Fell to Boot and back by the La'al Ratty train. Wednesday one group started at Boot and the other at Brotherilkeld car park with the intention of joining up partway. We failed in this but both groups enjoyed the route around Harter Fell and lunch at Newfield Inn, Seathwaite. Thursday morning was the ascent of Black Combe from Whicham church and after lunch we did a gentle but very scenic walk at the foot of Wastwater. 14 of us enjoyed a super week.
sunday - bruce (the pub dog) took us for a walk
sunday - bruce (the pub dog) took us for a walk
chris, john and philip
chris, john and philip
Eskdale & Wasdale walking holiday May 2011
Eskdale & Wasdale walking holiday May 2011
tuesday - ross's camp on cloudy muncaster fell
tuesday - ross's camp on cloudy muncaster fell
finished lunch at king george iv
finished lunch at king george iv
walking eskdale gn to boot
walking eskdale gn to boot
la'al ratty back to ravenglass
la'al ratty back to ravenglass
wed - start from boot towards seathwaite
wed - start from boot towards seathwaite
heading up eskdale from boot
heading up eskdale from boot
delightful path
delightful path
philip, chas, sue & chris
philip, chas, sue & chris
any ideas?
any ideas?
heading up eskdale from boot
heading up eskdale from boot
wed - starting from brotherilkeld
wed - starting from brotherilkeld
looking back on eskdale
looking back on eskdale
looking back on eskdale
looking back on eskdale
another one of the lovely eskdale
another one of the lovely eskdale
towards harter fell
towards harter fell
steep path
steep path
mountain pony
mountain pony
valuable signs left to help us
valuable signs left to help us
it was quite damp
it was quite damp
wallowbarrow
wallowbarrow
low crag
low crag
wonderful walker - he featured in a wordsworth sonnet
wonderful walker - he featured in a wordsworth sonnet
river duddon nr birks bridge
river duddon nr birks bridge
looking down on lower hardknott pass
looking down on lower hardknott pass
top of hardknott pass - a tough walk up
top of hardknott pass - a tough walk up
ulpha fell
ulpha fell
looking across to harter fell
looking across to harter fell
nearing the very welcome woolpack inn
nearing the very welcome woolpack inn
thurs - looking down from black combe
thurs - looking down from black combe
looking down from black combe
looking down from black combe
looking down from black combe
looking down from black combe
clouds above black coombe
clouds above black coombe
a glimpse of duddon valley
a glimpse of duddon valley
towards the mountains from black combe
towards the mountains from black combe
chas - elegant dresser
chas - elegant dresser
allan at trig point
allan at trig point
mike, chas and philip on black combe
mike, chas and philip on black combe
descending black combe
descending black combe
descending black combe
descending black combe
whicham churchyard
whicham churchyard
towards wastwater from nether wasdale
towards wastwater from nether wasdale
towards wastwater screes
towards wastwater screes
towards wastwater from nether wasdale
towards wastwater from nether wasdale
allan & john
allan & john
looking towards wasdale head
looking towards wasdale head
wastwater
wastwater
wastwater
wastwater
wastwater
wastwater
chris & chas searching for good skimming stones
chris & chas searching for good skimming stones
skimmers (ducks & drakes in my language)
skimmers (ducks & drakes in my language)
wastwater
wastwater
wastwater
wastwater
wastwater
wastwater
wastwater
wastwater
wastwater screes
wastwater screes
road to wasdale head
road to wasdale head
looking back towards wasdale head
looking back towards wasdale head
looking back towards wasdale head
looking back towards wasdale head
looking back towards wasdale head
looking back towards wasdale head
good mix of colours
good mix of colours
craftmanship or what?
craftmanship or what?
bad hair day
bad hair day
santon bridge bar - allan, chris & allan
santon bridge bar - allan, chris & allan
santon bridge bar - allan, philip & janet
santon bridge bar - allan, philip & janet
santon bridge restaurant
santon bridge restaurant
santon bridge restaurant
santon bridge restaurant
our base for the week
our base for the week