For someone who has never open water swam, who is nervous of the unknown and is very comfortable being on dry land, I challenged myself to do the Great North Swim this year.
Cycling in the Lake District here, including mountain bike and electric bike hire at Coniston and Hawkshead, and quiet and off-road routes to download on OS Maps.
A route from the bottom of the car park beside the cafe and information centre at National Trust's Sizergh Castle, a 1.9km circular route.
The best industrial heritage sites to visit in the Lake District, from copper and slate mines, to bobbin mills, damns and tanneries. Many sites free to visit.
A level walk along Ennerdale Water's western shore with fantastic views of the wild Ennerdale fells.
Information on access to Rusland Pool for vehicles.
Jon Bennett, now in his 12th season as a National Park Fell Top Assessor will during this year hit the heady heights of his 600th assent of Helvellyn.
A walk along the shoreline of Coniston Water.
The mountains were never on my radar but after a sudden realisation that my life had spiralled out of control, due to a poisonous combination of depression, alcoholism, smoking and obesity, this all changed.
Information on access around Parkamoor for vehicles.
In 2017 I walked all 446 mountains over 2000ft in England and Wales in six months - the fastest ever time. 171 of these mountains are in the Lake District - so it included loads of explorations in Lakeland, which was amazing.
The Lake District National Park Authority has today confirmed a new organisational structure to secure its work in the Park, in response to the impacts of the coronavirus pandemic.
The Lake District National Park’s Fell Top Assessor team return today for the 2020 winter season. They might just have one of the most socially distanced roles in the UK. Long before this year’s coronavirus pandemic the Fell Top Assessors have been used to working in solitary conditions to keep walkers safe on the fells.
Guided walk, routes and maps to download, accessible routes for pushchairs and wheelchairs, what to take walking, and what different rights of way mean for walkers in the Lake District National Park.
Photographs from the 1890s and later of Brockhole House.
