Introduction Having had to cancel my planned trip to Provence in September to cycle up Mont Ventoux I was lucky to find an AirBnB with a short week’s availability in Penruddock, near Carlisle. It’s a good base for tackling Wainwright’s … Continue reading →
Finishing Wainwright’s Northern Fells Avid readers of this blog will have noticed that I haven’t posted anything here for a while. The middle part of the year has been a specially difficult time for me and I’m only just starting … Continue reading →
23 September 2015 On a drizzly afternoon in Keswick I took the opportunity to grab another Wainwright, Bleaberry Fell. Leaving the town by St John’s Street, Ambleside Road and Springs Road I passed by Springs Farm where my friend Steve … Continue reading →
Perhaps it’s the black cover on the book, or maybe the warnings about how lonely and unfrequented they are, that have always made me feel a bit wary of Wainwright’s Northern Fells. But each time I’ve been in Keswick over … Continue reading →