Driving around the Lake District is like walking a tightrope in an art gallery. Death lurks around every tight, stone-walled, sheep-strewn corner but your eyes constantly stray to the epic vistas that surround you.
Today Mum and I drove through scenery that I’m sure I’ve seen in car commercials – mossy forests, windswept valleys, past tumbling waterfalls and cottages that are literally (and I do mean literally) from a Beatrix Potter book.
To see the Lake District in any weather is to understand why authors, poets, craftsmen, and artists find the place so inspiring.
Honiston Pass.
It is countryside made for walking and criss-crossed with thousands of trails. Mum and I spotted many walkers on high ridges and every car park was full of families in sensible clothing carrying rucksacks and walking poles.
Every track was enchantingly inviting.
Tell me you wouldn’t follow this path.
Next chance I get I’m buying an os map and some more waterproof clothing and heading out. Although possibly not in the school holidays.
I’m not done with you yet, Lake District.
Here Comes The Planet 
It really is a stunning part of the world and one I want to re-visit too! A couple of days to explore from our backpackers in Ambleside was insufficient (note though: best backpackers ever). Get to Low Sizergh Barn if you can: decent coffee, amazing cake. http://www.lowsizerghbarn.co.uk/
I did think of you yesterday, what with all the walking and photography opportunities:). Will visit that place when Luke and I come back – the website makes it look fantastic! Plus I haven’t been to a farm shop yet.
duuuuuuude. These are stunning. Makes me want to get up to the lakes again ASAP!
tell me about it! I want to go back and I only just left.
A plan for when you get back from Africa?!
I think such a cunning plan could be on the cards… *rubs chin thoughtfully*. By then I’ll have a pile of camping gear, too.
Oh oh me too! I want to go! 😉
So. Freaking. Beautiful! *adds it to the list for 2016* Did you see any Hobbits?
How much does it look like hobbit country? And yet Hobbiton is based on the Birmingham surrounds.
I want to go to there! So many places we have to hit up when we get back. Excitedness! 😀
I remember our short stay there involved a lot of walking… it is very picturesque tho.
I think I recognised the place where we stayed! And we drove past Blackwell House, the arts and crafts building we went to when you were here.
Wow, that is truly magnificent. It’s for scenery like this I would travel all the way to the UK. The walking would be sublime!
I honestly had trouble keeping my eyes on the road. And this is just the stuff you can see from the road! There’s even better stuff that you have to walk to.