Wednesday 18th February 2026
This post continues on from my brief morning visit to Lydford Gorge, as I returned to the same car park. Persistent rain was… Persistent!
Continue reading “Gibbet Hill from Lydford Gorge”Wednesday 18th February 2026
This post continues on from my brief morning visit to Lydford Gorge, as I returned to the same car park. Persistent rain was… Persistent!
Continue reading “Gibbet Hill from Lydford Gorge”Sunday 13th November 2022
Having enjoyed a cup of tea and some solitude beneath the mound of Twmbarlwm, my walk would continue with a steep descent towards Cwm Carn. People had passed me, heading up and down the hill, as I sat and enjoyed my deserved respite.
Continue reading “Twmbarlwm Trek (Part 2)”Sunday 13th November 2022
At the time of this walk, Brunel Walking Group was away up in the Peak District. I’d passed on the opportunity to go away with them and didn’t want to waste what free time I had to myself. So, I crossed the border in to South Wales and set off on another walk that was new to me; destined for the summit of Twmbarlwm.
Continue reading “Twmbarlwm Trek (Part 1)”Tuesday 13th September 2022
My first ever walk in the Lake District! I’d skipped the chance to climb Scafell Pike on Monday, as the weather was abysmal and it was more than an hour’s drive from the campsite. But Coniston was only twenty-five minutes north of where I was staying. I hadn’t ranked the Old Man too highly on my to-do list but it would be very convenient and probably worth doing.
Continue reading “Old Man of Coniston”