Kilometres walked : 12kms

Floors climbed : 85

Tuesday 21st March, 2023.

Welcome to The Lake District, one of the wettest areas in the United Kingdom. Surrounded by spectacular scenic fells that overlook the many lakes giving the area its name. Ambleside, a beautiful little village full of slate buildings on the shore of Lake Windemere is where we have chosen to base ourselves for the next week whilst we explore the area.

We braved the wet weather 💦 and set off with all of our waterproofs to 🥾 walk up Loughrigg Fell, right on the edge of Ambleside which we are also lucky enough to see from our cottage windows. With our glasses fogging up we battled the wind and cold to be totally awe inspired by our surroundings. Magical Fells rose up out of the mist and mossy dry stone walls went on for miles.

It was boggy and hard going but once we arrived at the top and the mist sort of disappeared, the views were just amazing. Looking out over Lake Windemere, Ambleside and the other surrounding fells, you really just felt like you were in a magical place.

A few Herdwick Sheep were dotted here and there. Quite an amazing creature as they are one of the most hardy of all the British Hill Sheep Breeds, withstanding the cold, relentless rain and harsh winter conditions of The Lake District.

And yes we kind of took a wrong turn, but in the end it worked out for the best as we were able to take in more views and found a different beautiful mossy steep track down to the harbour. We finished off with a pint at the Ambleside Inn 🍺