All I can say is that Fleetwith Pike is one of my favourite viewpoints, a truely lovely spot. The Lake District as we know is a bit of a playground, look at what's been done to Grizedale and Whinlatter for evidence. However, once you start getting up onto the high fells for mass organised activities I think a dangerous prescendent (sic?) is being established. I truely believe that the rough ground of the fell summits should remain the preserve of those prepared to make the effort on foot and not via a paid bus service from Honister Slate mine. The bloke down at Honister will always make the excuse that these fells have always suffered from human activity, however, never on the scale that is likely if he gets his wish over Fleetwith.