I (and others) were with him but in essence: the Blue Bell is short on charity.Originally Posted by mr brightside
I (and others) were with him but in essence: the Blue Bell is short on charity.
"...as dry as the Atacama desert".
I seem to recall that before it was stripped out and turned into a posh joint with loads of crap on the walls, that it was a better place. It seems to have been restyled as a gastropub and rejected its roots.
Luke Appleyard (Wharfedale)- quick on the dissent
10.01 miles, 2,645 feet, 3 hours 29 minutes: Loughrigg trails, including down the race route to the road at High Close, down through Deerbolts Woods to Grasmere shore, along to White Moss, back on the other side of the river, and up to the top again. A wonderful inversion was present over Windermere, extending - patchily - all the way to Great Langdale. Wall to wall sunshine above the inversion - the latter had completely vanished within a couple of hours. No rain. A lovely breeze from the south west. Terrain dry/damp with good grip. Lots of walkers about; no runners seen.
10.6 miles, 2,861 feet, 3 hours 17 minutes: Rothay Bridge - Miller Bridge - Low Sweden Bridge - rock step - High Sweden Bridge - Scandale - Red Screes - south ridge - Golden Rule Pub - Ambleside. Sunshine/blue sky, no rain nor wind, terrain mainly dry with good grip. Walkers seen: lots. Runners seen: one.
Last edited by Mike T; Yesterday at 01:52 PM.
12.14 miles, 3,055 feet, 3 hours 21 minutes: Rothay Bridge - Roman Ruins - Borrans Park - Stagshaw Gardens - Champion Tree Trail - High Skelghyll - down to the main road at Low Wood and back up again - Skelghyll Lane - Mirk Lane - Wain Lane - Fell lane - Robin Lane - Troutbeck - Nanny Lane - Wansfell Pike - race descent - Ambleside. Sunshine, blue sky, and banks of cloud at multiple levels. Misty in the distance. No rain, a moderately strong wind from the south. Terrain dry with good grip. Quite a few walkers about; no runners seen.
Apparently the Douglas Fir on the Champion Tree Trail has grown 6 feet since last measured in 2012 - now 196 feet. Measuring it involves climbing it.
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