WalkLakes Blog
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17/07/21
• Buttermere shuttle bus from Cockermouth
There's a free shuttle bus running from Cockermouth to Buttermere from today until early September.
Starting today and running until 5th September the Lake District National Park Authority are running a free park and ride shuttle bus from Cockermouth to Buttermere. read more ... |
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09/07/21
• Labels and Footbridges
We've just put online a new release of our map tiles.
We've just put online a new release of our map tiles. We do new releases regularly, not least to pick up any changes in the data coming from OpenStreetMap and the latest updates from Ordnance Survey's OpenData programme. read more ... |
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04/07/21
• Lake District Trig Points
We've been looking back at some of our favourite trig points.
The tops of many hills in Great Britain are marked by trig points erected by Ordnance Survey and they make a welcome, and literal, high point to your walk. Although long since becoming redundant as far as Ordnance Survey are concerned as they've been overtaken by aerial photography and GPS the network of trig points was used to re-survey Britain back in 1936 when it became clear that Ordnance Survey needed more accurate mapping than they had before. read more ... |
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05/06/21
• The Missing Toposcope
On Scout Scar there is a shelter known as The Mushroom which used to have a toposcope around the inside of it. No more.
Just to the west of Kendal is a precipitous limestone escarpment which looks out westwards over the Lyth Valley beyond. This is Scout Scar and from the Underbarrow Road it is a short and excellent stroll, or an unhurried amble which we describe in our walk A Scout Scar Amble. read more ... |
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03/05/21
• Camping in the Lake District
As we're coming out of lock down here's our guide to camping in the Lake District.
This was a real problem in the Lake District last summer as everyone wanted to come here and camp. So camp sites got full. In addition people were irresponsibly wild camping and leaving a mess behind including whole tents, bags, rubbish and ... sadly ... poo. read more ... |
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16/02/21
• Chris Lewis Support Fund
Chris Lewis of Patterdale MRT suffered life changing injuries while assisting some camping illegally on Red Screes. Could you consider making a donation to his support fund?
In the early hours of 6th February, Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team was called out to assist someone camping on Red Screes above Kirkstone Pass. read more ... |
Participants in these activities should be aware of and accept these risks and be responsible for their own actions.