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This corner of the Lake District, with England’s highest
The Lake District National Park, in England’s north-west, has inspired countless poets, authors and artists, hillwalkers, nature lovers and day trippers. With its rugged peaks, green valleys, seemingl
Vivienne Crow was staying at Newfield Hall as a guest of HF Holidays, which organises walking holidays in the Yorkshire Dales and other UK and European destinations. Self-guided, three-night breaks at
Ascent 903m/2960ft 12.3km / 7.6 miles / 4 hours
The traditional Lake District village of Threlkeld nestles at the foot of Blencathra – so you can make this a car-free weekend.
Experience the charm of the Peak District ’s dales, while visiting quaint country villages and stopping in unique youth hostels.
It’s been a long mile, trudging uphill in the rain, across uninspiring fields, past rickety ruins of long-abandoned farm buildings, mud slowly working its way up my waterproof trousers. Sometimes walk