Lake District Walking - Borrowdale Walks
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| The upper Borrowdale Valley has been attracting walkers ever since it was "discovered" and popularised by the Lake Poets, such as Coleridge, Southey and of course Wordsworth. |
The Borrowdale Valley |
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"Who sees them in their summer hour,
Sees but their beauty half and knows not half their power" - Southey |
"I weary for the fountain foaming,
For shady holm and hill,
My mind is on the mountain roaming,
My spirit's voice is still." - Ruskin |
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Alfred Wainwright - famous for his meticulous hand drawn pictorial guides reckoned that "The Jaws of Borrowdale" formed the most beautiful square mile in the whole of The Lake District. He made sure that his long distance path - The Coast to Coast walk spent a night in the Shangri La of Rosthwaite. Another long distant path also stops in Rosthwaite - The Cumbrian Way - this climbs over Stake Pass from Langdale and descends the most Glen like valley of Langstrath en-route for Keswick. Increasingly popular is The Inn Way where thirsty walkers stop for a pint or two of local beer en route between Ambleside and Braithwaite. |
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"Only a hill; but all of life to me,
up there, between the sunset and the sea." - G W Young. |
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Most visitors will want to explore the fells that surround the valley. Either tackling the challenges of Great Gable, Scafell Pike, and Glaramara or seeking out more moderate hills like Castle Crag, Kings How or High Spy. For those whose high fell days are over - memories can be rekindled with gentle strolls along Stonethwaite Beck and the shores of Derwentwater. The Atlantic Oak woodlands and curiosities like "The Bowder Stone" are also there to be enjoyed. |
| If you are new to the area you may wish to buy or borrow from your local library the following guide books: |
| Alfred Wainwright - Pictorial Guides to The Lake District
The Guide Books of John & Anne Nuttall. - occasional guests of ours!
The Lakeland Fells - FRCC On Lower Lakeland Fells - Bob Allen
Complete Lakeland Fells - Bill Birkett |
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| The following are challenging walks - some passing through and spending only one night - others best enjoyed during a longer stay. |
